Honorary Membership

An honorary membership category, ratified by members, was introduced in June 2011, to enable APTUK to acknowledge exceptional service, given either to the association or to The Pharmacy Technician profession generally, by a person who is not eligible to be a member of APTUK.

The honorary member is a distinctive membership bestowed in recognition of the efforts of the nominee who has made a profound difference by either:

•    championing and upholding the professional role of pharmacy technicians

•    publically supporting the continuing development of pharmacy technicians

•    advancing the roles, knowledge, skills and behaviours of pharmacy technicians

•    working consistently hard on behalf of pharmacy technicians.

The awardee will be entitled to lifetime membership of APTUK, however they will not be entitled to any voting rights. Only one “honorary membership” will be awarded each year.

Fellow Membership

Fellow membership is the highest level of APTUK membership and recognises developed expertise and sustained professionalism. Being awarded a fellowship is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a member.

The membership category of Fellow is achieved through peer nomination. To be eligible to be nominated members of the Association must demonstrate upholding the values of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) demonstrating loyalty to APTUK and the Pharmacy Technician profession, and be well respected by their peers and colleagues.

A Fellowship is awarded in recognition of exceptional professional performance or outstanding service contribution to the Pharmacy Technicians profession or to the Association, on either a local or a national level.

As APTUK is a professional leadership body, it is important that the Fellows of the Association can demonstrate exemplary leadership capabilities.