Pharmaceutical CPD Courses

The Pharmaceutical Medical Gas Testing course has been developed by NHS TSET (the Technical Specialist Education and Training group) and is facilitated by the University of Leeds.

For more information about TSET, visit their website.

What will I learn?
This is a five-day CPD course which will be delivered with presentations, group discussions and practical sessions illustrating the principles of pharmaceutical medical gas testing. There will be an assessment at the end of the course.

How will I benefit?
You’ll benefit from:

• practical testing with a range of different equipment

• being able to troubleshoot and assess defective systems

• experienced tutors offering active assistance

A short written assessment is undertaken at the end of the course. There will also be a work based practice report to be completed.

Please note, if you are registering specifically to follow through to registration as a medical gas tester you will also need to satisfy the criteria laid out in the HTM i.e. be a graduate who is eligible for membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) or the Royal Society of Biology (RSB).

Reassessment course
There will be a two day refresher and reassessment course taking place in November 2025 which is specifically designed for those who require the formal assessment of competency under HTM 02-01.

This course has been developed by NHS TSET (the Technical Specialist Education and Training group) and is facilitated by the University of Leeds.

Newly developed one day course for 2024 covering Human Factors in Aseptic Services. 

For more information about TSET, visit their website.

A one day course covering:

• Understanding human behaviours

• Working in teams

• Effective communication

• Systems design

• Learning from errors

• Non-technical skills for aseptic staff

• Designing effective training sessions

• Applying Human Factors tools to the PQS