APTUK 2023 Awards - nominations now open

The APTUK Annual Conference Awards celebrate and acknowledge successful individuals, teams and projects within the pharmacy technician profession. We are delighted to be able to recognise all sectors of pharmacy practice and individual excellence through these awards which will be presented at the APTUK Conference and Awards Dinner on September 22^nd, 2023, at the Mercure Grand Hotel in Bristol. Prizes include an engraved trophy and an educational bursary towards attendance at the APTUK Annual Conference 2024. 

Award nominations are open until midnight on April 30^th 2023 and all awards are open to members and non-members of APTUK.

Please see below for details of the awards, and information on how to nominate. 

Pharmacy Technician Team of the Year Award

The APTUK Pharmacy Technician Team of the Year Award focuses on the pivotal role that outstanding teams of pharmacy technicians have on influencing positive person-centred patient care. This can be through innovation, service development or research.

Please click here for further information: Pharmacy Technician Team of the Year Award To download the nomination form, click on ‘file’ at the top of the page and select ‘download’ from the drop-down menu.

Excellence in Pharmacy Education and Development Award  

The APTUK Excellence in Pharmacy Education and Development Award recognises an outstanding pharmacy technician, team or project that has made a significant contribution to education, training and development of pharmacy technicians or pharmacy teams in the UK.  

Please click here for further information: Excellence in Pharmacy Education and Development Award To download the nomination form, click on ‘file’ at the top of the page and select ‘download’ from the drop-down menu.

Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award  

The APTUK Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award acknowledges the commitment, dedication and achievement of Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians. The award will be made to a trainee who, in the opinion of the judges, demonstrates outstanding effort and commitment.  

Please click here for further information: Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award. To download the nomination form, click on ‘file’ at the top of the page and select ‘download’ from the drop-down menu.

Primary Care Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award  

The APTUK Primary Care Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award recognises an outstanding pharmacy technician who has shown a significant contribution to pharmacy services and patients in a primary care setting over the past 12 months. 

Please click here for further information: Primary Care Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award To download the nomination form, click on ‘file’ at the top of the page and select ‘download’ from the drop-down menu.

Secondary Care Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award  

The judging panel are looking for an outstanding pharmacy technician that has made a significant contribution to pharmacy services and patients in a secondary care setting in the UK over the past 12 months. 

Please click here for further information: Secondary Care Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award. To download the nomination form, click on ‘file’ at the top of the page and select ‘download’ from the drop-down menu.

Community Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award  

The APTUK Community Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award recognises an outstanding pharmacy technician who has shown a significant contribution to pharmacy services and patients in a community pharmacy setting over the past 12 months.  

For further information, please follow this link: Community Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award. To download the nomination form, click on ‘file’ at the top of the page and select ‘download’ from the drop-down menu.

Timelines:

• Award nominations open – 22^nd February 2023
• Award nominations close – 30^th April 2023
• Judging - May 2023
• Announcement of shortlists – 22^nd June 2023
• APTUK Conference and Awards Dinner – 22^nd September 2023

The Katherine Miles Poster Award

There is still time to submit an abstract for the educational posters. All accepted posters will be displayed at the APTUK Professional Conference and Exhibition and automatically entered into the Katherine Miles Poster Award.  This award helps to support creative thinking, using posters to illustrate latest research and generating new and valuable ideas. The award will be made to an entrant who best showcases their projects, research or achievements.

Please see the APTUK website for details of abstract submission. 

Note, Poster abstract submission closes on the 22^nd March 2023

Good luck!

Fellow and Honorary Membership Awards

The APTUK Fellow and Honorary membership awards are prestigious annual awards, achieved only through APTUK  member nomination and review of the Board of Directors. We are now inviting subscription members to nominate their peers in recognition of outstanding achievements.  Please follow this link for full details: APTUK2023 Fellow and Honorary Membership Awards

If you would like to reserve your place at the APTUK 2023 Professional Conference and Awards Dinner, please follow the link below.

We look forward to seeing you there!