Information for Current Practitioners

1. Change Assigned Learning Set

If you need to change your London based learning set, as you cannot attend your allocated group, please access our learning set change form below:

Please note that our website has a full list of upcoming learning sets here:

Attention: Learning Set Group S07/A no longer exists, please ensure you do not select this option in the Change Form.

Note S07/D learning sets take place at Chesea and Westminster Hospital for details click here.

2. Update Student Practitioner Details

The JPB requires all practitioners to keep the following information up to date:

  • Email address
  • Home address
  • Contact number to be used only with urgent messages
  • Current hospital position and contact details so that JPB can reach you at work if necessary
  • Practice Tutor details (name, email address and contact number)
  • DAP titles and hospital base for DAP (as and when they are decided)

If you need to update your details with the JPB please send an email to admin@jpbsoutheast.org

3. General Level Practitioners Council

The General Level Practitioners Council was established to allow current participants to provide comments and suggestions on the DipGPP course.  For more details and to find out who your representative is please click here.

4. Journal Podcasts

The New England Journal of MedicineThe British Medical Journal and The Lancet now produce weekly podcasts that provide a summary of the weeks articles.  These podcasts can either be accessed via their websites or through iTunes by searching for "NEJM", "BMJ" and "Lancet".

5. Dates for RITA Submission

The deadlines for RITA submissions are listed below for each of our intakes:


March 2010

Sept 2009

March 2009

Sept 2008

March 2008

Sept 2007

4 month

31/07/2010

8 month

31/01/2011

31/05/2010

15 month

30/06/2011

31/01/2011

30/06/2010

21 month

31/01/2012

30/06/2011

31/01/2011

30/06/2010

27 month

30/06/2012

31/01/2012

30/06/2011

31/01/2011

30/06/2010

33 month

31/01/2012

30/06/2012

31/01/2012

30/06/2011

31/01/2011

30/06/2010

6. September 2010 Assessment Dates

  • Tuesday 7th September 2010 - M2 Therapeutic Review
  • Wednesday 8th September 2010 - M2 Therapeutic Review
  • Thursday 9th September 2010 - M3 Audit (NB. Deadline for submission is Monday 30th August 2010 to admin@jpbsoutheast.org)
  • Monday 13th September 2010 - M1 12 Portfolio only
  • Tuesday 14th September 2010 - M3 Audit (NB. Deadline for submission is Monday 30th August 2010 to admin@jpbsoutheast.org)
  • Wednesday 15th September 2010 - M4 Change Management
  • Thursday 16th September 2010 - M4 Change Management
  • Monday 20th September 2010 - M1 12 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Tuesday 21st September 2010 - M1 12 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Wednesday 22nd September 2010 - M1 12 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Thursday 23rd September 2010 - M1 12 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Monday 27th September 2010 - M1 18 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Tuesday 28th September 2010 - M1 18 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Wednesday 29th September 2010 - M1 18 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Thursday 30th September 2010 - M1 18 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf

All assessments will be held at 21 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EA

7. February 2011 Provisional Assessment Dates

  • Monday 31st January 2011 - M1 12 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Tuesday 2nd February 2011 - M1 12 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Wednesday 3rd February 2011 - M1 12 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Thursday 4th February 2011 - M1 12 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Monday 7th February 2011 - M1 18 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Tuesday 8th February 2011 - M1 18 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Wednesday 9th February 2011 - M1 18 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Thursday 10th February 2011 - M1 18 month OSCE & MCQ & Pf
  • Monday 14th February 2011 - M2 Therapeutic Review
  • Tuesday 15th February 2011 - M2 Therapeutic Review
  • Wednesday 16th February 2011 - M4 Change Management
  • Thursday 17th February 2011 - M4 Change Management
  • Tuesday 22nd February 2011 - M3 Audit (NB. Deadline for submission is Monday 1st February 2011 to admin@jpbsoutheast.org)
  • Wednesday 23rd February 2011 - M3 Audit (NB. Deadline for submission is Monday 1st February 2011 to admin@jpbsoutheast.org)
  • Thursday 24th February 2011 - M1 12 Portfolio only
  • Monday 28th February 2011 - M1 12 Portfolio only

All assessments will be held at 21 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EA

8. Progress Tests

As part of ongoing development of the Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, a regular progress test is being introduced in February 2010 to track practitioners’ progress throughout the programme.   Thereafter the test will be completed in July and January each year for the duration of the programme.

Further details and a list of frequently asked questions can be found at this link.