Pharmaceutical Care Assessment (PCA)

Also known as a clinical examination exercise (mini-CEX), this tool is useful for assessing skills, attitudes and behaviours essential to the provision of high quality care, in particular helping you to show competency in patient and pharmaceutical care, and personal practice. 

It is a snapshot of your practice, involving the observation and assessment of you in your day-to-day work. This usually takes about 15-20 minutes to complete, which includes time for discussion.

How to use the PCA in practice

Community example

How to use the PCA in practice

Hospital example

Completing the PCA

Community example

Completing the PCA

Hospital example

How to give feedback

Listen to a tutor give feedback to a pharmacist on the PCA tool.