CoDEG and the Joint Programmes Board have been working with the Harmonisation of Accreditation Standards for pharmacy services (HASPS) scheme as many areas within England are adopting the criteria required by HAG for some Enhanced Services. A linking of the GLF to the HASPS Competency and Training Frameworks (C&TFs) has been undertaken. This will:

• enable pharmacists using the GLF as a basis for their CPD to easily see which GLF areas are relevant to the enhanced service where HAG accreditation is required and is being used locally;
• allow the mappings and C&TFs to support the delivery of the workshop and assessment requirements by pharmacy postgraduate education providers, enabling students to meet the HASPS accreditation requirements.

Practitioners will still need to work with their local Primary Care Trusts to find out which Enhanced Services are being commissioned within their locality. This arrangement with HASPS should ensure that the necessary training requirements within the HASPS C&TFs will be fulfilled by postgraduate training and education providers using the GLF to underpin the demonstration of professional development for Enhanced Service delivery. Some information may still be needed with regard to local arrangements, e.g. paperwork and local contacts.