Time for management training? Investigating the support for the continuous professional development of critical management skills amongst community and hospital pharmacists

Abstract

Aims and Objectives The vision for the future Great Britain pharmacy workforce development has been proposed as of August 2015 and this starts/reignites discussions as to how pharmacists continue to operate as a body whilst maintaining and extending their professional acumen and experience [1]. The pharmacy sector has grown substantially and qualified pharmacists are often assumed to be managers, without having completed management modules during their degree [2]. The aim of this study was to determine how CPD supports management skills development (MSD) of pharmacists in these sectors.