The aim of the Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (DipGPP) is to equip practitioners with the core skills and competencies they require to provide pharmaceutical care in a practice setting. The course works on a philosophy of student centred workplace learning. The ethos and culture of the. course is to enhance and develop self reliance and an adult approach to learning in support of continuing professional development.

The governance of the Joint Programmes Board Consortium is overseen by the JPB Strategy Group. This comprises the Deans and Heads of each of the Schools of Pharmacy involved, together with the Director of the Specialist Pharmacy Services and other senior NHS pharmacists representing the four Strategic Health Authorities which currently constitute the JPB geography