Testimonials

Click here to read some of the comments from dispensers on our  NVQ courses

Mohammed is the co-founder of DD&P Training Services Ltd. He is a pharmacist by profession and has in excess of 11 years experience. Mohammed was one of the first pharmacists in the UK to qualify as a supplementary prescriber and more recently he was one of the first pharmacists to qualify as an independent prescriber. He also holds a clinical diploma and has won a number of awards for his innovative work as a pharmacist; this includes the HITEA awards in 2002, the Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2001; and more recently, he and his team won the runner up prize of the Pharmaceutical Care Awards, 2005, for a diabetes management project within GP practices in Leicester.

Mohammed has many years experience of delivering clinical training to doctors, nurses and pharmacists, and their staff. As well as an assessor for DD&P, he also works as an independent prescribing consultant to primary care trusts and GP practices; he runs clinics for patients with uncontrolled chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes, CVD, asthma etc), and provides a business development consultancy service to dispensing doctors surgeries and community pharmacies.

As an assessor, Mohammed is very down to earth and approachable. He is passionate about education and continuing professional development. He is closely involved in the provision of all of the courses provided by DD&P, and has a hands on approach to NVQ assessment.

Teresa is also the co-founder of DD&P Training Services Ltd. She is a registered pharmacy technician with over 40 years experience in the pharmacy profession. Over the course of her career Teresa has worked for long periods of time with dispensing doctor surgeries and community pharmacies. Teresa’s experience spans from working in small independent pharmacies to large multiple pharmacies, including Sainsbury’s pharmacy. Teresa has also worked for Leicestershire County & Rutland PCT as a Medicines Management technician, where her work involved helping GP practices, both dispensing and non-dispensing, achieve their prescribing goals.

Teresa is also a qualified NVQ assessor and is currently working towards her internal verifier qualification. Teresa is passionate about NVQ’s and enjoys helping students through their course. She is currently undergoing an NVQ herself, so she fully understands the needs of NVQ students. Teresa’s pharmaceutical knowledge is unsurpassed and she brings a wealth of experience to the DD&P management team

We are delighted to have Shirley as part of the management team. Shirley is a registered pharmacy technician and is also a qualified NVQ internal verifier. Shirley has a broad experience in the pharmaceutical profession; she has worked for dispensing doctors as a dispensary manager, and has also been involved in providing training to dispensing doctors and their staff. In addition Shirley works as a medicines management technician for Cambridgeshire PCT.

Shirley has a keen interest in maintaining patient confidentiality and is a key speaker on this subject. Shirley leads on our Caldicott CPD programmes (more information about this is available on our CPD page). Shirley has also undergone NVQ level 3 training herself and thus is able to provide NVQ candidates with practical advice on their courses.

Shirley has a positive attitude to her work and enjoys delivering training workshops. She always ensures that people who attend our workshops go away with a clear understanding of the information provided.