#WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — Pharmacy Magazine’s Talking Pharmacy (2026, Episode 3)
The latest episode of Pharmacy Magazine’s Talking Pharmacy podcast (2026, Episode 3) is a must-listen, lasting 29 minutes. Ross Ferguson joins the team as the new group clinical editor to discuss the critical shortage of Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs) that is severely disrupting this year’s foundation training year. Currently, over 400 pharmacy graduates undergoing foundation training lack an assigned DPP, through no fault of their own.
The CCA has raised concerns regarding the NHSE decision in December 2024 to postpone mandatory multi-sector rotations, which leaves little incentive for DPPs in other settings to offer supervision to community pharmacy trainees. The profession cannot simply wait for other sectors to fill that gap.
This episode also addresses transparency issues at CPE, the funding crisis in Wales, and celebrates a pharmacy legend marking 50 years in business. It presents a rich and honest conversation about whether pharmacy needs to advocate more forcefully for systemic solutions, including a nationally commissioned independent prescribing service.
Listen here
- Pharmacy Magazine: Talking Pharmacy 2026, Episode 3
- Spotify: Talking Pharmacy 2026, Episode 3
Originally shared on LinkedIn.
#WIALT #podcast #pharmacy-training #DPP-shortage #foundation-pharmacist #UK-pharmacy #pharmacy-workforce