BSc CLINICAL PHARMACY HANDBOOK

2024-2025

Division of Pharmacy and Optometry

School of Health Sciences

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

WELCOME TO PHARMACY

Welcome to the 5-year dual degree Bachelor of Clinical Pharmacy programme hosted by China Pharmaceutical University (CPU) and the University of Manchester (UoM). May we take this opportunity to offer our congratulations on your success in the recent examinations and wish you well during your time with us in the United Kingdom (UK) – we especially look forward to meeting you in person when you join us in the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry at UoM. We hope that your time on the programme, including your stay in Manchester, will be rewarding, not only in the academic areas but also due to your participation in any extra-curricular activities associated with CPU and UoM and the regions in which these universities are based.

The purpose of this handbook is to bring together information to help you answer queries that you might have about the 5-year BSc in Clinical Pharmacy programme. The handbook focuses on your studies during years 3 and 4 of this programme at UoM and provides some general information about the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry at UoM. Please get in touch with CPU to learn more about your studies during years 1, 2 and 5 of the programme. We have tried to answer all the questions relevant to studying in this course (and specifically at UoM), but if you feel that any critical information has been omitted, please let us know.

As with any publication of this type, all the information contained was correct at the time of compilation. Although not anticipated at this stage, it may be necessary to make changes as the year progresses. Where there is such a need, you will be informed.

Professor Kaye Williams – Head of Division

Dr Susan Cochran – Programme Lead for Pharmacy (Years 1 and 2)

Mrs Victoria Tavares – Programme Lead for Pharmacy (Years 3 and 4)

Professor Jason Hall – Director, BSc Clinical Pharmacy programme

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Staff List and contact details

ACADEMIC STAFF
Name	Email address
Professor Darren Ashcroft	darren.ashcroft@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Sam Butterworth	sam.butterworth@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Li-Chia Chen	Li-Chia.Chen@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Aleksandra Galetin	Aleksandra.Galetin@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Alison Gurney	Alison.gurney@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Jason Hall	Jason.Hall@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Mike Harte	Michael.Harte@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Jayne Lawrence	Jayne.Lawrence@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Andrew McBain	Andrew.Mcbain@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Jo Neill	Joanna.Neill@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Anna Nicolaou	anna.nicolaou@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Amin Rostami-Hochaghan	Amin.Rostami@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Alberto Saiani	A.Saiani@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Ellen Schafheutle	ellen.schafheutle@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Ian Stratford	Ian.Stratford@manchester.ac.uk
Professor Kaye Williams Head of Division	Kaye.Williams@manchester.ac.uk

Enas Al-Ani Lecturer	enas.al-ani@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. David Allison Reader	David.Allison@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Harmesh Aojula Senior Lecturer	Harmesh.Aojula@manchester.ac.uk
Caroline Barrett Senior Clinical Tutor	caroline.barrett-2@mft.nhs.uk
Dianne Bell Senior Lecturer	dianne.bell@manchester.ac.uk
Jonathan Berry Lecturer	jonathan.berry@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Elena Bichenkova Reader	Elena.V.Bichenkova@manchester.ac.uk
Alan Bloomer Lecturer	alan.bloomer@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Richard Bryce Reader	Richard.Bryce@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Cyril Bussy Lecturer	cyrill.bussy@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Richard Campbell Senior Lecturer	richard.campbell@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Susan Cochran Programme Director	susan.cochran@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Costas Demonacos Senior Lecturer	Constantinos.Demonacos@manchester.ac.uk
Mohamed Elsawy Lecturer	mohamed.elsawy@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Katie Finegen Senior Lecturer	K.G.Finegan@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Sally Freeman Reader	Sally.Freeman@manchester.ac.uk
Ali Hindi Lecturer	ali.hindi@manchester.ac.uk
Mrs. Jenny Hughes Senior Lecturer	Jenny.k.hughes@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Gavin Humphreys Senior Lecturer	gavin.humphreys@manchester.ac.uk
Ireny Iskandar Lecturer	ireny.iskandar@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Sally Jacobs Lecturer	sally.r.jacobs@manchester.ac.uk
Akhil Jain Lecturer	akhil.jain@manchester.ac.uk
Shreena Joshi Pradhan Lecturer	Shreena.joshi@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Richard Keers Senior Lecturer	richard.keers@manchester.ac.uk
Ms. Sarah Knighton Senior Clinical Lecturer	sarah.knighton@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Ayse Latif Lecturer	ayse.latif@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Ruth Ledder Senior Lecturer	ruth.ledder@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Andrew Leech Senior Lecturer	andrew.leach@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Penny Lewis Senior Lecturer	penny.lewis@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Esnath Magola Senior Clinical Lecturer	esnath.magola@manchester.ac.uk
Andrew Mawdsley Senior Lecturer	andrew.mawdsley@manchester.ac.uk
Diane Mitchell Senior Clinical Tutor	diane.mitchell@cmft.nhs.uk
Kate Oates Senior Clinical Tutor	kate.oates@cmft.nhs.uk
Dr. Kayode Ogungbenro Senior Lecturer	kayode.ogungbenro@manchester.ac.uk
Harsha Parmar Senior Lecturer	Harsha.Parmar@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Jeff Penny Senior Lecturer	Jeff.Penny@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Denham Phipps Senior Lecturer	denham.phipps@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Alain Pluen Senior Lecturer	Alain.Pluen@manchester.ac.uk
Sadia Qayyum Lecturer	sadia.qayyum@manchester.ac.uk
Mary Rhodes Senior Lecturer	Mary.Rhodes@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Daniel Scotcher Lecturer	daniel.scotcher@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Victoria Silkstone Reader	victoria.silkstone@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Jenny Silverthorne Reader	Jennifer.Silverthorne@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Doug Steinke Senior Lecturer	douglas.steinke@manchester.ac.uk
Victoria Tavares Senior Lecturer and Deputy Programme Director	Victoria.tavares@manchester.ac.uk
Kirsty Worrall Teaching Practitioner	kirsty.worrall@manchester.ac.uk
Mrs Fatima Zulfiqar Lecturer	fatima.zulfiqar@manchester.ac.uk

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES STAFF
Victoria O’Reilly Divisional Operations Manager	victoria.oreilly@manchester.ac.uk
Paula Rosson Academic Group Administration Manager	Paula.M.Rosson@manchester.ac.uk
Glenys Fry Academic Group Administrator	glenys.fry@manchester.ac.uk
Sarah Fairhurst Academic Group Administrator	sarah.fairhurst@manchester.ac.uk
Michelle Riddehough Academic Group Administrator	Michelle.riddehough@manchester.ac.uk
Alyssa Piasecki Academic Group Administrator	Alyssa.piasecki@manchester.ac.uk

TECHNICAL STAFF
Karen Purcell Senior Technician (Teaching) Pharmacy Ground floor Pharmacy Skills Suite (PSS)	Karen.purcell@manchester.ac.uk
Sara Evans Technician (Teaching) Pharmacy Ground floor Pharmacy Skills Suite (PSSS)	sara.evans@manchester.ac.uk
Mark Oldfield Technician (Teaching) 1st Floor 1SUGT	mark.oldfield@manchester.ac.uk
Mr Anthony Steel Technical Manager 1st Floor 1SUGT	Anthony.steel@manchester.ac.uk
Nicola Steel Deputy Technical Manager 1st Floor 1SUGT	nicola.steel@manchester.ac.uk
Mrs Dawn Rearden Deputy Technical Manager 2nd Floor 2SUGT	dawn.rearden@manchester.ac.uk
Mr David Garvey Technician (Teaching) 2nd Floor 2SUGT	david.j.garvey@manchester.ac.uk

School of Health Sciences Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Staff :

In order for staff to respond as quickly as possible to your request, and to ensure that your request reaches the correct member of staff, we have set-up dedicated email addresses that serve a different function. If your query relates to any of the below, please email the relevant email address.

Email Address	Supports queries about:
shs.assessment@manchester.ac.uk	Examination queries Assessment queries Assessment submissions Resit/reassessment queries
shs.attendance@manchester.ac.uk	Attendance monitoring
shs.dc@manchester.ac.uk	Disability support
shs.mitcircs@manchester.ac.uk	Mitigating circumstances
shs.placements@manchester.ac.uk	All placement queries
shs.programmes@manchester.ac.uk	Registration advice and guidance Course unit selection and enrolment Timetable queries Programme content
shs.wellbeing@manchester.ac.uk	Wellbeing student support, appointments and signposting
shs.hub@manchester.ac.uk	Student Support Hub – general queries and advice not covered by the above teams

As these inboxes are associated with staff supporting multiple programmes, please could you ensure that you always include the following details in your email, which will help us to ensure that your message is dealt with promptly:

Full Name

Student ID Number

Year of Study

Programme

1.2 Examination and Teaching Timetables

1.2.1 Examination Timetables

There are three examination periods each academic year:

Semester 1 Examinations
Semester 2 Examinations
Resit Examinations

You must ensure that you are available during all examination periods, including the resit period. Exams can fall at any point within an examination period, so this should be taken into account when arranging holidays/jobs. Failure to present for resit examinations may prevent you from continuing on the course.

Information on the exact dates, times, and locations of your individual examinations is provided directly to students by the University Examinations Office. Your individual exam timetables, for centrally timetabled exams, can be accessed via the Student Portal:

Exams | Exam Timetable | The University of Manchester

You are responsible for checking your exam timetable, reporting any errors and ensuring that you attend the correct exams.

The Exam Timetables are produced using dedicated software for which the overarching factor is the production of a timetable with no, or as few as possible, student clashes. While attempts are made to ensure that students have a spread of examination dates throughout the examination period, in many cases this is not possible given the institutional constraints on the numbers of examination venues that are available, the number of examinations that are scheduled to take place and the options available to students on any particular programme of study. Therefore you should expect to have some exams on consecutive days and, potentially, have more than one examination within a single day.

1.2.2 Teaching Timetables

All students have access to a personalised timetable through the Publish timetable app, which is also linked through your My Manchester account.

A brief guide on using Publish is available here.

It is your responsibility to check your timetable on a regular basis to ensure you are accessing the most up to date information, as changes may occur due to unforeseen circumstances.

You will have classes in lots of different building across the campus so please familiarise yourself with the locations using our interactive Campus Map.

The following lecture theatres, laboratories and tutorial rooms are located within the Stopford Building. Please note that you will need your student ID card to gain entry to the Stopford Building:

Lecture Theatres 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Interprofessional Education Suite (IPE Suite) (Room G.183)
Clinical Skills Suite (Room G.123)
Pharmacy Skills Suite (Room G.229/G.226)
The Training Room (G.223)
The Project Room (G.382)
Teaching labs: 1SUGT (1^st Floor) and 2SUGT (2nd floor)

1.3 Learning Resources

1.3.1 Library

The University of Manchester Library provides you with the resources and support you need throughout your degree programme. The Main Library will house all of the essential textbooks whilst the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons provide a 24/7 learning environment in addition to study skills workshops. The Library also has an extensive collection of eBooks, databases and journals available online.

The My Library tab in My Manchester has quick links to all of the Library’s resources and services available to students.

The My Learning Essentials page of the Library website has links to all of the Library’s online resources and services available to students.

Getting Started

Here is all the information you need to get started with the Library – a guide to using the Library for students

You will need your student card to access all library sites around campus. Many of our services and resources also require you to confirm that you are a registered student. This authentication can be your student card, the ID number on the card, your Library PIN, the central username and password you use to log on, or a combination of these.

The Library provides a search facility to access resources, whether it is books, digitised readings, journal articles or websites.

Each course unit in Blackboard includes an online reading list, so you can quickly check availability and directly access e-books, digitised chapters and e-journals, or articles.

The Main Library

The Main Library holds the principal collection of books and journals available.

The Main Library offers group study rooms, individual study space options and computer clusters. WiFi is available throughout the building and a cafe lounge can be found on the ground floor. The Library has long opening hours and extends these during exam periods. Please check Locations and Opening Hours for full details.

The Alan Gilbert Learning Commons

The Alan Gilbert Learning Commons is a state-of-the-art learning environment with 24/7 opening hours throughout term-time. The Learning Commons has flexible open learning spaces with multimedia facilities, computer clusters and 30 bookable group study rooms with whiteboards and media screens.

Please check Locations and Opening Hours for full details.

There is a series of training workshops covering a variety of academic and transferable skills hosted in the training room at the Learning Commons. These workshops include training on revision/study skills, note-taking and other topics and have been developed by Learning Commons staff in partnership with other teams across the University. Full details of training sessions are available in the My Learning Essentials Calendar.

My Learning Essentials

My Learning Essentials is the Library’s comprehensive programme of online resources, workshops and drop-ins designed to support you in your personal and professional development.

Workshops and drop-ins are held throughout the year and include special sessions during exams and the summer. The online resources are available at all times, providing flexible support for your development from undergraduate to postgraduate level and beyond.

Full details of workshops and online resources can be viewed on the My Learning Essentials website.

The My Learning Essentials programme is run by The University of Manchester Library in collaboration with other services across campus.‌

Textbooks and other requirements

Included in most of the unit descriptions and on the Blackboard sites for each unit are the textbook(s) recommended for the unit, and any other special requirements. You are advised not to purchase textbooks until the Unit Coordinator has had a chance to discuss these with you, and perhaps show you samples – sometimes there is a choice of recommended texts, depending on the other units that you are taking. Copies of all recommended texts are in The University of Manchester Library and multiple copies are available for overnight loan.

Where no ‘recommended reading’ list has been provided in the unit description or on Blackboard, it can be assumed that there are no set texts that cover the unit or that would be useful to read before the unit begins, and that reading material will be recommended once the course has started.

1.3.2 The Stopford Library

The Stopford Library is a smaller site library for Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Biological Sciences and holds multiple copies of all new editions of core and useful texts. Full details of what is available can be found using library search or asking a member of customer service staff. In addition to books, Stopford Library also has half skeletons and iPads available for loan.

The Stopford Library also has a computer suite, Wi-Fi and 6 group study rooms with a large table and 14 chairs, a 32 inch LCD monitor and a large “sqwiggle” board. Bookings can be made at the customer service desk in the Stopford Library.

Please check Locations and Opening Hours for full details on opening hours and facilities.

1.3.3. Pharmacy Student Space (Pharmily)

On the ground floor of the Stopford Building there is a dedicated pharmacy student space where you can socialise, relax or study. You can also access kitchen facilities here. This space is located next to the Clinical Skills Suite (CSS).

1.3.4 Social Media

Please follow us on social media:

Twitter handle is @UoMMPharm

Instagram is @manchester_mpharm

1.4 Brief History of Pharmacy at the University of Manchester

Although classes in Pharmaceutical Chemistry were being conducted in the Medical School at Manchester by John Dalton as early as 1824, and courses in pharmaceutical subjects were for a time available to Owens College around 1869, the present Pharmacy School of the University was not established until 1883[1]. In that year a pharmacist, W. Elborne, was appointed Assistant Lecturer in Materia Medica and Pharmacy, working under D.J Leech, then Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. The prospectus for 1884 offered full-time day courses extending over two academic years in addition to part-time evening courses in preparation for the examinations of the Pharmaceutical Society. In 1904, Pharmacy was added to the list of subjects which could be presented for both honours and ordinary degrees, and the July 2004 graduation celebrated 100 years of Pharmacy graduates from Manchester.

During the period from 1904 up to the Second World War, the number of students taking the degree was small, the majority registering for the shorter courses for the qualifying examinations of the Pharmaceutical Society. In 1928 the University purchased the Manchester College of Pharmacy, a very successful privately owned Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, and amalgamated it within the University. Mr. Harry Brindle, who had been the Principal of that private school, became in 1946 the first Professor of Pharmacy at Manchester. This appointment was co-incident with the recognition of an independent Department of Pharmacy.

The growth in the proportion of degree students increased, and by 1959 all undergraduates were reading for a Pharmacy Degree. In 1962, the Pharmacy Department transferred from the Faculty of Medicine to the Faculty of Science. In 1970, a thorough review of the undergraduate syllabus was undertaken, and a three-year honours BSc programme introduced with the cessation of the four-year programme. The first year group of students to take the new BSc programme graduated in 1974. New laboratories for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, and some areas of Pharmaceutics were provided, together with seminar rooms, and a common room.

Further developments in the undergraduate curriculum and the refurbishment of lecture theatres and laboratories have taken place in the period since 1974. In 1997 the 4-year MPharm programme started with the first group graduating in July 2001. In 2000 the School transferred back to the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences (formerly the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Pharmacy). In October 2004 the Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST merged to form The University of Manchester.

In 2006/07, the School moved into a refurbished part of the Stopford Building. In August 2016 the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences merged with the Faculty of Life Sciences to form the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, which you are now a member of. Constant change is required if the School is to maintain its place as a leader in the field of undergraduate and postgraduate pharmaceutical education.

In 2021, the first students enrolled on a historic joint 5-year BSc in Clinical Pharmacy programme based on an exciting collaboration between the China Pharmaceutical University (CPU) and the University of Manchester. Students like you who enter this programme complete years 1, 2 and 5 with CPU and join the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry at the University of Manchester for years 3 and 4. After successfully completing the programme, students leave with a BSc in Clinical Pharmacy degree from the University of Manchester and a BSc degree from CPU.

[1] 1. Robinson, B. The History of Pharmaceutical Education in Manchester, Robinson (1986)

1.5 Health and Safety in the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry

Policy

Health and Safety at the University of Manchester is subject to the provisions of the “Health and Safety at Work Act.” As a responsible body, the University actively promotes good practice in all areas relating to health and safety and it is a policy to do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for staff, students and any other person who may visit. All schools in the University must conform to the University’s arrangements to implement its health and safety policy which is approved by the University’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee. The policy and arrangements chapters are published on the Safety Services webpages (https://www.healthandsafety.manchester.ac.uk/policy/arrangementschapters/).

Many issues of health and safety are specific to a school or an area of the University. Responsibility for ensuring that proper procedures are in place to provide a safe and healthy working environment for staff and students is devolved to the Head of the Division who has appointed a Divisional Health and Safety Committee, and safety advisors to manage this responsibility and formulate local policy on all health and safety matters.

Your Obligation

By Law, it is the duty of every student whilst on University premises to:

Take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of all other people whose health and safety may be affected by their actions or omissions.
Co-operate with members of staff who have responsibility for specific safety duties so the University can meet its obligation to comply with health and safety legislation and implement health and safety policies.
Not interfere with or misuse, intentionally or recklessly, anything provided in the interest of health, safety and welfare.
Use any protective equipment issued to you which will reduce the risk of an accident and promote a safer environment.

Division of Pharmacy and Optometry

It is the policy of the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry to promote awareness of health and safety issues for all activities related your course and student experience. Information relating to safety will be given to you in a lecture at the start of the semester. You will also be required to complete satisfactorily an online health and safety course and will receive a sheet titled “Statement to all undergraduate students from the Divisional Health and Safety Committee.” This gives general guidelines on health and safety together with other related information. You will be asked to sign a return slip stating that you have read and understood this information, undertake to work within these guidelines and comply with any safety instructions given to you. Some key safety points are given below for reference and to act as a reminder that health and safety issues must be given the highest priority at all times during the programme.

There is a need for continuous safety awareness and the importance of implementing health and safety measures (e.g. the wearing of safety glasses) must be stressed at all times. At the commencement of each undergraduate practical class, information about the particular hazards associated with the exercises will be made available to students together with the appropriate preventative measures. Some classes are exempted from the need to wear safety glasses and the class organiser will inform you of this fact.

Timetabled practical classes are arranged as part of the BSc Clinical Pharmacy degree programme. To ensure that a safe working environment is maintained, undergraduate students are not allowed to work in laboratories outside timetabled class hours unless they have permission from the class organiser.

During their programme, undergraduate students may be expected to carry out project work in recognised research laboratories. This work will be supervised by a named member of staff who will discuss with the student all aspects of safety relating to the project. At the commencement of the project and at all stages of the work, the particular safety hazards and appropriate preventative measures must be the subject of discussion between the student and the supervisor.

During laboratory-based practical work students must ensure that they:

Are aware of the known properties of material and /or equipment being used.
Know what to do in case of an accident.
Are compliant with safety rules and regulations.
Provide clear information about the action to be taken if equipment is left in operation unattended.
Have taken all possible precautions to reduce hazards to a minimum.

If you fail to comply with any health and safety instructions you will not be allowed to enter laboratories to continue with your laboratory work until you undertake to comply consistently with all health and safety requirements.

Points of Information

Students should be appropriately dressed to be in the laboratory (No shorts, open-toe shoes, baseball caps or low-necked tops) and laboratory coats must be worn at all times during practical classes. They should NOT be worn outside the laboratory or in the common room.

Outdoor coats, large bags etc. are not allowed in laboratories. They should be stored in a locker. In the interest of safety and security, any items left unattended will be removed.

Eating and drinking is strictly forbidden in all laboratory areas.

The use of mobile phones is not allowed during most classes – please turn them off before entering a class. In some sessions the lecturer may ask students to use their mobile device as part of the teaching and learning, on these occasions use to aid learning is permitted.

First Aid

Staff trained in First Aid are available and will respond in the case of an accident. On every occasion, an accident form must be filled in and sent to the University’s Safety Services.

Fire Alarm

If the fire alarm sounds YOU MUST evacuate the building as quickly as possible. DO NOT re-enter the building until told to do so by a University Security or Fire Evacuation Marshall. DO NOT re-enter a practical class until told to do so by a class supervisor.

Fire alarm systems in the Stopford Building are tested every Tuesday at 8.30am. Fire alarm test times are different in other University buildings and information relating to these can be found on fire notices which are usually posted next to fire extinguishers. These notices also contain information about designated assembly points outside the building in the event of an alarm. You are advised to familiarise yourself with the escape route and assembly points for each building in which you attend lectures, tutorials and practical classes.

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide general information so that students work in as safe an environment as possible and the risk of an accident is reduced to a minimum. However, it should be stressed that no system is foolproof and students must assure themselves that they are aware of the likely risks involved in any practical work and gain the necessary proficiency to minimise the possibility of an accident. There is no substitute for common sense, care and attention.

Pregnancy and Maternity

If you become pregnant during your studies it is vital that you speak to your Academic Advisor as soon as possible. The purpose of the discussion is a) to provide you with appropriate support and guidance and b) consider any health & safety risk assessments. After your discussion with your Academic Advisor, they will approach the relevant person to arrange a risk assessment.

1.6 Annual GPhC Standards and Criminal Record Declaration

Students are required to complete an annual declaration stating they are aware that they must meet the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Standards for pharmacy professionals at all times. All students must complete this satisfactorily at the start of each year to commence placements. The declaration will be via an online survey on Blackboard. Students MUST declare any ongoing investigations, reprimands, cautions or convictions (including any that will be filtered from the Police National Computer) to the Programme Team within ten working days. It is inappropriate to wait for the annual declaration to disclose these matters.

1.7 Additional costs

The Division works hard to ensure that this programme can be completed without significant additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for the programme. The two areas where additional costs can be incurred are travel and reading. In both of these situations the Division seek to ensure that additional costs are kept as low as possible. The University defines low cost as an annual cost which is no more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee.

Where possible the Division will attempt to make core readings accessible to students via the Library, either digitally or for loan. There are a limited number of core texts that may be required by students. The Division have attempted to keep this list to a minimum including only those texts which are used extensively in more than one unit or in more than one academic year and that are not available electronically. This list is reviewed annually by the Teaching Governance Committee.

A great strength of the Manchester programme is the number of placements that are provided and we believe this invaluable experience in community and hospital pharmacy will benefit students in the long term. Students will have to travel to placements in Greater Manchester and occasionally further than this, as part of this programme and students will be responsible for meeting these travel costs.

Students experiencing financial hardship (in excess of that expected of a typical student, supported by evidence), may apply in confidence. A small level of financial support may be available towards placement travel costs (with receipts), on a case by case basis.

1.8 Whistle blowing

The Standards for Pharmacy Professionals directs students to ‘speak up where we have concerns or when things go wrong’. Whistle blowing involves informing others if you believe poor practice could impact on the safety or care of others. All health care professionals have a duty to take action if they believe the safety of others could be comprised as a result of poor practice. If you believe you have witnessed poor practice of a healthcare team or a student, which could impact on the safety of others then you should follow the flowchart below.

Have you witnessed bad or poor practice with the potential to lead to harm to a patient, a member of the public, a fellow student or a member of staff? If you have, you should present the information to the appropriate person depending on where it happened (see below).

Suppose it occurred in a hospital (e.g., Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust). In that case, you should report to the clinical tutor and the Division Clinical Placement Lead.
Suppose it occurred in the University or another setting. In that case, you should report it to either the Head of Division, the BSc Clinical Pharmacy Programme Director or Manager, or the Practice Placement Lead.

2. PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

This is an articulated dual degree Bachelor of Clinical Pharmacy programme (2+2+1) involving a collaboration between the University of Manchester (UoM) and China Pharmaceutical University (CPU). Students will benefit from studying both in China and in the UK.

The first two years of the 5-year programme are taught in China by the CPU and UoM staff. After successfully completing these first two years, students will then study at the UoM in years three and four. In year five, students will return to China, where they will get the opportunity to put their skills into practice in Chinese healthcare settings. After completing the programme, students will receive two BSc degrees, one from the University of Manchester and one from China Pharmaceutical University.

Students completing this dual degree will benefit from a world-class pharmacy programme at UoM driven by our research and teaching excellence. This programme integrates science, practice and Inter-professional Education. We also offer clinical placements each semester for students to get hands-on clinical practice skills and learn from different healthcare professionals in the UK.

2.1 Dual degree BSc Clinical Pharmacy Programme Aims and Objectives

Aims

This programme aims to produce pharmacy graduates committed to life-long learning who will have sufficient understanding of the principles and techniques of pharmaceutical sciences and clinical therapeutics from expertise in the UK and China and can communicate and deliver pharmaceutical care as part of a patient-centred approach to medicines optimisation.

Objectives

The Dual Degree BSc Clinical Pharmacy Programme aims to fulfil a range of objectives listed below:

To cultivate talents by utilizing the excellent educational resources from both parties,
To develop internationally recognised talents with innovative high-level abilities,
To support the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care,
To promote the development of Clinical Pharmacy at both parties,
To improve student’s:
Solid professional foundation,
Advanced academic knowledge and
Strong professional capabilities.

2.2 Dual Degree BSc Clinical Pharmacy Programme Specification

The BSc Clinical Pharmacy programme specification in the UG Pharmacy Community space on Blackboard focuses on Years 3 and 4, which are held at UoM. This is updated annually.

2.3 Dual Degree Programme Structure

The University of Manchester components (Years 3 and 4) of the Dual degree BSc Clinical Pharmacy degree are organised modularly following the principles for modular degree programmes approved by the Senate. Each course unit has a credit rating, and students are expected to study and pass 120 credits each year of the programme. The credit rating system and assessment procedure are detailed in Section 4 of this document.

2.4 Changes in Curriculum

To ensure that we deliver an up-to-date curriculum during years 3 and 4 of the dual degree programme that reflects current knowledge in scientific and therapeutic principles and prepares students for current pharmacy practice, the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry occasionally has to change the programme content and structure. These changes can be minor or major.

Students who interrupt their studies or cannot progress from one academic year to the next within the same calendar year may face consequences if there have been curriculum changes. There may be occasions where students are required to complete units or parts of a unit in a different order than others or to complete units or parts of a unit from an earlier academic year if teaching content has moved. The Division of Pharmacy and Optometry will deal with these situations on a case-by-case basis when they affect study during years 3 and 4 of the BSc Clinical Pharmacy programme.

2.5 Dual Degree BSc Clinical Pharmacy Course Units taught at UoM/by UoM staff

Below is a list of the current course units for the 3^rd and 4^th year of the BSc Clinical Pharmacy programme. For 1^st and 2^nd year course units, please refer to your documentation from CPU – brief descriptions only for those units delivered by UoM staff are provided here. Course unit outlines for units studied at UoM during years 3 and 4 will be available in Blackboard’s relevant course unit space at the start of the academic year.

Year 1 (study at CPU)

PHAR10900 Introduction to the Pharmacist

PHAR10800 Introduction to Public Health and Research Skills

PHAR1XXXX Introduction to Communication Skills and Clinical Pharmacy Practice (1) from 2024-25 onwards

Year 2 (study at CPU)

PHAR20170 Medical Biochemistry

PHAR20180 Pharmaceutics

PHAR2XXXX Introduction to Communication Skills and Clinical Pharmacy Practice (2) from 2024-25 onwards

PHAR20190 Introduction to Communication Skills and Clinical Pharmacy Practice (3) from 2024-25 onwards

PHAR20160 Introduction to Basic Pharmacokinetics

PHAR20700 International Student Experience Programme

Year 3 Summer (study at CPU, but marks contribute toward Year 3 UoM BSc)

PHAR30701 Medical Ethics

PHAR30702 Clinical Problem Solving

Year 3 (study at UoM)

PHAR20010 SWAPS Academic Advisor Tutorials

PHAR22001 Immunity, Infection and Respiratory Systems

PHAR22002 Cardiovascular System

Year 4 (study at UoM)

PHAR33001 Endocrine and Musculoskeletal Systems

PHAR33002 Brain and Neurotransmission

PHAR30270 SWAPS Academic Advisor Tutorials

Year 5 Summer (study at CPU and marks contribute to year 5 BSc at CPU)

Healthcare Leadership

Pharmacoepidemiology

Pharmacoeconomics

2.6 Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

What is CPD?

The aim of CPD at undergraduate level is to improve your capacity to understand what and how you are learning and to review, plan and take responsibility for your own learning. This will help you to:

Become a more effective, independent and confident self-directed learner
Understand how you are learning and relate your learning to a wider context
Improve your general skills for study and career management
Articulate your personal goals and evaluate progress towards their achievement
Develop a positive attitude to lifelong learning

How will the CPD scheme operate?

The ability to reflect on learning and practice and to use these reflection to inform personal professional development is a fundamental skill that all healthcare professionals require. At least one assessment per year throughout years 3 and 4 of the BSc programme at UoM will be devoted to your professional development where you will be able to receive feedback on your work. You will be prompted to reflect upon your own progress and development, identify your own strengths, pinpoint areas for improvement and decide upon a plan of action which can achieve those improvements. There are a variety professional development activities used in the BSc Clinical Pharmacy including CPD records and reflective account of practice which you need to complete. Over the period of your degree you will be building up a portfolio of your development which will be very useful in helping you develop your CV for job applications and for the interview itself.

For each CPD activity, you should follow the guidance on Blackboard and record your learning using the standardised forms. Use the example CPD records provided and discuss with your academic advisor and your peers to help you become familiar with the process of recording your professional development.

2.7 Book Lists

The books required for each year of the programme are listed in the course unit outlines on Blackboard.

Reading matter is classified as either directed reading and it is deemed essential that you read those texts to gain a full understanding of the subject, or recommended texts which contain additional information that you will find useful in your studies.

Directed reading material listed for each course unit is potentially examinable. Students should therefore endeavour to make sure that they read and familiarise themselves with the selected material. Recommended reading is for additional information only and will not be examined unless specifically stated.

We do not expect students to purchase all books listed in the directed reading lists. All of these books are available in the University Library and many of the books are available electronically via the library. We would advise students to consider purchasing those books not available electronically that are either used extensively in a single unit or are used in more than one unit.

The PASS Scheme holds a second-hand book sale in semester 1 although care should be taken to ensure that the edition being sold is appropriate.

2.8 Integrated Assessment

When pharmacists are practising it is vital that they can apply their knowledge and skills from the different units of their studies. The Division have introduced integrated examinations in Years 3 and 4 of the BSc to promote the integration and application of learning. To support students mastering the integration of material the Division have introduced Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) into year 3 and year 4. The EBL provides students with the opportunity to work in teams to integrate and apply knowledge and skills and to receive feedback on their performance.

What is EBL?

EBL offers many advantages over traditional didactic teaching. There is some evidence that it encourages greater student participation in learning at a much earlier stage in the process and encourages the application of concepts.

EBL involves students learning together in small groups and is an approach based on self-directed enquiry. Students use a ‘trigger case’ to identify a number of lines of enquiry, for which they are responsible for exploring. The use of lectures, practical classes and clinical placements can support students as they explore their topics. Students can draw on their existing knowledge and identify new learning needs.

The ‘trigger case’ could be presented to students in lots of ways. For example, a clinical patient scenario, or a drug development meeting. Students might even run a teaching session for their class and tutors! How students deliver the findings of their enquiry to the class can be creative. For example, a group presentation, video or poster.

2.9 Pharmaceutical Calculations

During each stage of the BSc Clinical Pharmacy programme, you will be introduced to various calculations that pharmacists regularly undertake linked to the units you are studying. The overall aim of calculations in the BSc is that by the time you graduate, you will be able to deal with calculations you may encounter in practice competently. You will have seen similar examples during the BSc in most of the calculations you will come across in practice. However, this may not always be the case. So, it is vital that you also develop your numeracy skills to confidently deal with any new types of calculations you may have to perform.

Although most students enrolled on the BSc will already have excellent mathematical skills, we recognise that there will be quite a wide variation in ability. Therefore, your existing skills will be assessed regularly throughout the programme. You will receive pharmaceutical calculations self-study materials each year with an associated self-test on Blackboard. This is in addition to all the unit-specific calculations you will be undertaking.

You will also undertake a calculations assessment each year, in which you will be required to achieve a minimum mark of 80%. There will be one opportunity to re-sit the calculations assessment each year; any subsequent attempts will be at the discretion of the Board of Examiners.

3. REGULATIONS FOR THE B.Sc. CLINICAL PHARMACY DEGREE YEARS 3 and 4 – UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

3.1 Submission of Coursework and Deadlines

Coursework submission deadlines will be published to you through Blackboard at the start of each semester. Please ensure that you make a note of these dates and times, as there are strict rules for the submission of all assessed coursework. The majority of coursework will be submitted electronically via the relevant course unit space on Blackboard, through a system called TurnItIn . Each course unit has an assessment link and instructions on how to submit your work via TurnItIn will be available within each submission area. The TurnItIn software package is used to help markers detect academic malpractice.

Coursework may only be submitted once the annual academic malpractice online learning and declaration have been completed. The deadline for completion of the online learning is week 6, semester 1. All assessed work must be submitted by the deadline given. You should be aware that submission deadlines are in UK local time and it is your responsibility to ensure that you check relevant time zones. You are strongly advised not to leave submission until the last few minutes before the deadline in case uploading times are slowed. Material submitted at 12.01 for a 12.00 deadline will be classed as late.

Once you have submitted your work, you should immediately receive a TurnItIn electronic receipt. If you do not receive a receipt please follow the instructions within each submission area for downloading your TurnItIn receipt manually. Please keep this receipt safe as it is the only valid form of proof of having successfully submitted your work, without this we will not be able to prove that you submitted your work. If you are certain that you have submitted your work, but you are unable to obtain a receipt, please contact the Assessment & Progression team straight away (shs.assessment@manchester.ac.uk) and before the submission deadline.

Electronically submitted coursework must be prepared using either Microsoft (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel) or Adobe software. Documents submitted using any other packages (including those created using Apple software) cannot be read once uploaded to Blackboard. Submitting work in an unreadable format will result in a mark of zero. Please see the list of acceptable file types and sizes here

YOUR NAME MUST NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE on the coursework, unless you are told otherwise, as it will be marked anonymously. Your Student ID is the number that appears on the front of your library card. All pages should be numbered, starting from the title page.

For some units, you may be asked to submit hard copies of coursework assignments. In such instances, you will be notified of the procedures for this in advance via e-mail.

Please be aware that staff will not read drafts of assessed work. However, you will have opportunities to ask for guidance via dedicated Discussion Boards and/or Drop-In Sessions. You should also take the opportunity to raise any queries or concerns about specific assessments during teaching sessions.

If there is a problem which prevents you submitting the assessment on time you must bring this to the attention of the Assessment and Progression Administrator promptly and before the assessment submission date. Depending on the length of time you require to complete the assessment you will then need to apply for an extension of up to a maximum of one week for circumstances such as acute illness (see paragraph on Extensions for full details). If you are experiencing longer term problems you should follow the mitigating circumstances route.

Our Faculty eLearning team can help you with queries relating to eLearning applications such as Blackboard and Turnitin, and provide support to enhance teaching and student learning. Also see their ‘top guides for students’ at the below link for the following information:

Introduction to Blackboard
Accessing Grade and Feedback
Downloading TurnItIn Feedback

eLearning support (The University of Manchester)

The below ‘Policy on Submission of Work for Summative Assessment on Taught Programme’s’ sets out the main arrangements for students submitting assessment on taught programmes. It includes information about Disability Advisory and Support Servies (DASS) automatic extensions, late submission and plagiarism detection.

3.2 Attendance monitoring and Student Ill Health

Students are expected to attend all scheduled teaching and learning sessions in every year of study, unless alternative arrangements or flexibility in attendance has been agreed for individual students, if unavoidable circumstances such as illness prevents you from attending, or if absence has been authorised. This includes both on-campus teaching as well as online/blended, distance, or remote learning modes of delivery.

If you are unable to attend a teaching session you should inform the lecturer/instructor in the first instance to catch up on missed learning and for support with teaching materials. For absences of 1-2 days, you do not need to tell the Student Support and Wellbeing Team.

If you expect to miss one or more full weeks of teaching, you must notify the Student Support and Wellbeing team on shs.attendance@manchester.ac.uk, as well as your Academic Advisor. Please provide a reason for this to help the team provide appropriate guidance and signposting as required. You may want to consider applying for mitigating circumstances if your absence impacts on any assessments, which the Student Support and Wellbeing team can support you with.

Attendance is monitored through the SEAtS system. You should have this downloaded to your phone or laptop to check in during teaching sessions, or make your session instructor know if you cannot check in. For further information about the system, please see the SHS Student Information site for Attendance on SharePoint.

The MPharm programme require at least 90% attendance.

3.3 Professional Behaviour/Fitness to Practise/Standards for Pharmacy Professionals

The Standards for Pharmacy Professionals published by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) applies to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students in Great Britain. These standards apply to you as a student in the BSc in Clinical Pharmacy programme, even though your future professional practice as a pharmacists will be in China, where you will also be subject to the standards from professional bodies or other organisations.

You should be aware that the GPhC Standards cover behaviour on the course and in your personal life during your years of study at UoM. Your behaviour on and off the BSc course could have an impact on your fitness to practise as a pharmacist. This means, for example, that you have a duty to report to the University any criminal convictions, cautions or penalty notices for disorder. Criminal offences, particularly those involving dishonesty, or the use of drugs or alcohol, are likely to raise questions about an individual’s fitness to practise as a healthcare professional.

You should note that the Standards cover not just behaviour, but also your own health. This mans that you have a duty to seek and follow advice from a suitably qualified professional about your health, and you should not rely on your own or another student’s assessment of the risk posed to patients (in particular, but also staff and fellow students) by your poor health. This is particularly important if you have, or suspect you have, a serious condition that could be passed on, or if you are receiving treatment that could affect your judgement or performance. Students should be willing to seek medical or occupational health advice, or both, and be referred for treatment and to engage in any recommended treatment programmes.

If you have any concerns about the Standards or your fitness to practise you should either discuss this with your academic advisor or access one of the support mechanisms listed in this handbook (see section 5).

The GPhC Standards are reproduced below. They are also available on Blackboard and the General Pharmaceutical Council website:

https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/sites/default/files/standards_for_pharmacy_professionals_may_2017_0.pdf

General Pharmaceutical Council Standards for pharmacy professionals, May 2017

Introduction

1.‘ Pharmacy professionals’ (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) play a vital role in delivering care and helping people to maintain and improve their health, safety and wellbeing. The professionalism they demonstrate is central to maintaining trust and confidence in pharmacy.

2. Patients and the public have a right to expect safe and effective care from pharmacy professionals. We believe it is the attitudes and behaviours of pharmacy professionals in their day-to-day work which make the most significant contributions to the quality of care, of which safety is a vital part.

3. The standards for pharmacy professionals describe how safe and effective care
is delivered through ‘person-centred’ professionalism. The standards are a statement of what people expect from pharmacy professionals, and also reflect what pharmacy professionals have told us they expect of themselves and their colleagues.

4. At the heart of the standards is the principle that every person must be treated as an individual. Pharmacy professionals have an important role in involving, supporting and enabling people to make decisions about their health, safety and wellbeing. For example, what is important to one person managing their short or long-term condition may not be important to another.

The standards for pharmacy professionals

5. There are nine standards that every pharmacy professional is accountable
for meeting. The standards apply to all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. We know that pharmacy professionals practise in a number of sectors and settings and may use different ways to communicate with the people they provide care to. The standards apply whatever their form of practice. And even when pharmacy professionals do not provide care directly to patients and the public, their practice can indirectly have an impact on the safe and effective care that patients and the public receive, and on the confidence of members of the public in pharmacy as a whole.

6. The standards need to be met at all times, not only during working hours. This is because the attitudes and behaviours of professionals outside of work can affect the trust and confidence of patients and the public in pharmacy professionals.

7. The meaning of each of the standards is explained, and there are examples of the types of attitudes and behaviours that pharmacy professionals should demonstrate. The examples may not apply in all situations.

8. The standards include the term ‘person- centred care’ and refer to a ‘person’ throughout. This means ‘the person receiving care’. The term may also apply to carers or patients’ representatives depending on the situation.

The standards and pharmacy students and trainees

9. The standards for pharmacy professionals are relevant to all pharmacy students and trainees while they are on their journey towards registration and practice. The standards explain the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours that will be expected of students and trainees if they apply to join the register.

10. They should be interpreted in the context of education and training and used as a tool to prepare students and trainees for registration as a pharmacy professional.

11. Pharmacy students and trainees should consider the standards as they move closer to registration and professional practice, and should read them alongside other relevant documents that are provided by initial education and training providers.

The standards and registration

12. The standards are designed to reflect what it means to be a pharmacy professional. They are also at the heart of initial education and training, registration and renewal as a pharmacy professional, and continuing fitness to remain registered.

Applying the standards

13. Pharmacy professionals are personally accountable for meeting the standards and must be able to justify the decisions they make.

14. We expect pharmacy professionals to consider these standards, their legal duties and any relevant guidance when making decisions.

15. The standards and supporting explanations do not list the legal duties pharmacy professionals have, as all pharmacy professionals must keep to the relevant laws. Relevant guidance is published by a number of organisations, including professional leadership bodies, other regulators, the NHS, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, as well as by the GPhC.

16. There will be times when pharmacy professionals are faced with conflicting legal and professional responsibilities. Or they may be faced with complex situations that mean they have to balance competing priorities. The standards provide a framework to help them when making professional judgements. Pharmacy professionals must work in partnership with everyone involved, and make sure the person they are providing care to is their first priority.

Standards for pharmacy professionals

All pharmacy professionals contribute to delivering and improving the health, safety and wellbeing of patients and the public. Professionalism and safe and effective practice are central to that role.

Pharmacy professionals must:

1 provide person-centred care

2 work in partnership with others

3 communicate effectively

4 maintain, develop and use their professional knowledge and skills

5 use professional judgement

6 behave in a professional manner

7 respect and maintain the person’s confidentiality and privacy

8 speak up when they have concerns or when things go wrong

9 demonstrate leadership

1 Provide person-centred care

Applying the standard

Every person is an individual with their own values, needs and concerns. Person-centred care
is delivered when pharmacy professionals understand what is important to the individual and then adapt the care to meet their needs – making the care of the person their first priority. All pharmacy professionals can demonstrate ‘person-centredness’, whether or not they provide care directly, by thinking about the impact their decisions have on people. There are a number of ways to meet this standard, and below are examples of the attitudes and behaviours expected.