The UKMi Workforce Development Working Group (WDWG) aims to equip pharmacy staff with the appropriate knowledge and skills required to promote safe, effective and efficient use of medicines within the NHS for patients. This may be through supporting a number of MI training programmes that are already established including the National Medicines Information Training Course (NMITC) and the Medicines Information and Advice Training Programme (MIATP) as well as the CPPE programme Answering Medicines Related Enquiries in Practice. These courses develop and train pharmacy staff dealing with queries about medicines.
UKMi WDWG also has a role in supporting the professional development of the Medicines Information pharmacy team to enable career progression and role development. This includes provides guidance on advanced practice as well as resources available to support MI staff with their own professional development. MI pharmacy teams are involved in lots of training opportunities including with trainee pharmacists, placement students and the overall pharmacy team. UKMi WDWG recognises that each team has different training workloads and capacity so intends to provide a series of general webinars about managing training capacity and ensuring equitable and appropriate training.
Co-chairs
Sarah O’Beirne (Lead Pharmacist, Grampian Medicines Information Centre)
Tiffany Barrett (Lead MI Pharmacist, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust)
Secretary
Neelam Bulsara (Advanced Pharmacist - MI & Formulary, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust)
Contact
Get Involved
If you are interested in helping the network develop and you would like to be involved with the QRMG, then please submit your expression of interest using the following form. Note: all other subgroups have a similar form
Expression of Interest - WDWG
Last Reviewed: April 2026
