Mental health and pharmacy

About this event

Pharmacy practitioners play a critical role in identifying and managing mental health conditions. This webinar, developed and delivered in collaboration with the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP), will include case studies on typical challenges and opportunities in mental health care, review commonly prescribed medications, and discuss safe monitoring between primary and secondary care. The webinar will also cover key medication monitoring when patients are admitted to acute hospitals.

Aim

The aim of this webinar is to provide participants with practical skills and understanding for reviewing medications prescribed to patients with mental health conditions.

Target audience

This event is designed for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working across hospital, general practice, community pharmacy, academic, and other healthcare settings.

Learning outcomes

After this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Discuss monitoring requirements for key groups of medicines used in mental health 
• Explore the challenges faced by patients when they move between services
• Review incidents across primary and secondary care

Booking information

Registration will close at midnight on Sunday 17 May 2026 or earlier if maximum capacity is reached. Should this event not reach its minimum number, the UKCPA reserves the right to cancel the webinar.

If you are not a member of UKCPA but wish to attend this event either as a guest or by applying for UKCPA membership in order to attend this webinar as part of your membership package, your guest account or membership application must be completed at least 10 working days in advance of the registration deadline.  Please note that the administration and activation of membership or guest accounts can take up to 7 working days.

Access to the recording of this webinar and any slides made available by the speaker are released as a member benefit.  Guest account attendees are not eligible to access or receive the post event resources.  If you are a guest account holder and wish to access the recording and any resources, please upgrade to full UKCPA membership.