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Annual Awards - 2019 Winners

2019 Annual Conference Award Winners Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic the 2020 Annual Conference was postponed.  APTUK Katherine Miles Poster Award sponsored by 1st Place The learning needs of pharmacy technicians working in general... Read More

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How to become a Pharmacy Technician

What is a Pharmacy Technician? Pharmacy Technicians are pharmacy professionals who play an integral part in helping patients to make the most of their medicines. Pharmacy Technician roles span all areas of pharmacy practice, from the... Read More

New training from the Pharmacy Integration Fund

Responding to the Health Education England (HEE) press release on the 25th January 2018 informing on the new-post-registration pharmacist training, Tess Fenn, President of the APTUK said, “APTUK is delighted that HEE are supporting training for... Read More

How do you become a Pharmacy Technician?

  Training to become a pharmacy technician takes two-years. It combines practical work with study as either a distance learning or college-based course. The training consists of two-years consecutive work-based experience under the direction of a... Read More

Pharmacy Technicians and Research

What Does Research Mean for Pharmacy Technicians? Research for pharmacy technicians includes any activity that creates new knowledge, improves understanding or evaluates how services can work better. It is broader than practice-based research... Read More

APTUK Position Statements

This page is dedicated to position statements from APTUK  Definition: A positioning statement is an expression of how a given product, service or brand fills a particular consumer need in a way that its competitors don't. 2026 The Royal... Read More

Branch Recorded Sessions

2025 APTUK Pride Branch meeting - How are we Treating and Preventing HIV in 2025? Monday 1st December 2025 The branch were joined by Stephanie Katiyar, a specialist pharmacist in PrEP & sexual health, she shared her expertise and... Read More

The Future is Bright for Pharmacy Technicians in the NHS

The Future is Bright for Pharmacy Technicians in the NHS By Liz Fidler, Senior Professional Advisor Pharmacy Technician Practice, NHS England Liz has worked across various pharmacy sectors and is a leader in driving the pharmacy technician... Read More

Inclusive Pharmacy Practice Anniversary

The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK), Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) are marking the first anniversary of the Joint National Plan for Inclusive Pharmacy Practice (IPP) in England today... Read More

Pharmacy Technician workforce Scotland

Pharmacy technician workforce in Scotland receives essential boost A new training scheme developed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) with £3.4 million funding from Scottish Government will contribute to the expansion of a skilled workforce... Read More

UKPPLAB Board publishes collaborative proposals for the future of the Royal College of Pharmacy

UKPPLAB Board publishes collaborative proposals for the future of pharmacy professional leadership as part of the Royal College of Pharmacy The UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board has today published its proposals for a bold... Read More

Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey 2022 published

The Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey has today been published by NHS England. The mandated survey for 2022 intends to build a picture of the community pharmacy workforce, while developing and strengthening the information available. This... Read More

APTUK 2023 Pharmacy Technician Awards

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... Read More

The voice of Pharmacy Technicians must be heard

In October, we carried out a survey of Pharmacy Technicans – we had hundreds of responses from members and non-members working in all pharmacy sectors across the UK. We asked about a whole range of issues relating to APTUK and what we offer as their... Read More

GP Pharmacy Technician Medicines Optimisation Training Programme

Health Education England is offering 100 funded places on this programme which is approved against the UK-wide APTUK/PCPA National Competency Framework for Primary Care Pharmacy Technicians. Health Education England is offering 100 funded... Read More

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS)

  APTUK Pride Branch are proud to host this first national series of events focused on increasing LGBTQIA+ awareness and developing inclusive practice amongst the pharmacy profession. Across four days and consisting of twenty-one sessions,... Read More

Pharmacy Workforce Race Equality Standard report

On September 27th 2023, NHS England released a report on Pharmacy Workforce Race Equality Standard (PWRES) which is based on pharmacy data collected via the 2022 NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard programme. According to David Webb, Chief... Read More

Annual Awards - 2019 Winners

2019 Annual Conference Award Winners Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic the 2020 Annual Conference was postponed.  APTUK Katherine Miles Poster Award sponsored by 1st Place The learning needs of pharmacy technicians working in general... Read More

APTUK Pharmacy Technician Awards 2022

APTUK Pharmacy Technician Awards 2022 Shortlists announced 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... Read More

Population Health Management Webinar for Community Pharmacy Professionals

Recording now available As part of the Inclusive Pharmacy Practice programme, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK and NHS England and NHS Improvement held a joint webinar on Thursday 19 May 2022. The... Read More

Population Health Management Webinar for Community Pharmacy Professionals

As part of the Inclusive Pharmacy Practice programme, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK and NHS England and NHS Improvement held a joint webinar on Thursday 19 May 2022. The webinar was aimed at Community... Read More

Diversity and Representation in the Leadership of the Pharmacy Professions webinar

Pharmacy professionals are invited to join this important webinar with senior leaders from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK and NHS England and NHS Improvement Tuesday July 6th 2021... Read More

CMHP Psych Pharmacy Technicians best-practice sharing event

CMHP Psych Pharmacy Technicians best-practice sharing event This event is designed by and for pharmacy technicians working in mental health, with the aim of supporting peer learning, professional development, and the sharing of innovative... Read More

PPILLS - Embedding equity, diversity, inclusivity and cultural competence into pharmacy research

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) Embedding equity, diversity, inclusivity and cultural competence into pharmacy research Session details What does truly inclusive pharmacy research look like - and how do... Read More

PPILLS - LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Education in Pharmacy – A Research Informed Perspective

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Education in Pharmacy – A Research Informed Perspective Session details Despite growing diversity in society and healthcare, pharmacy education remains... Read More

Vision for pharmacy practice in England

Join the webinar on Monday 26th September to help shape and navigate the pharmacy practice to the future you want to see. The RPS and The King’s Fund are developing a vision for pharmacy practice in England.   The vision themes are now out for... Read More

Pharmacy Technician Day 2022

Pharmacy Technicians throughout the UK celebrated with us on Tuesday October 18 by nominating someone who is driving the pharmacy technician profession forward International Pharmacy Technician Day Tuesday October 18th 2022 International... Read More

APTUK position statement - Pharmacy Technicians and Preparation of Injectable Medicines

The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK has published a position statement and principles for the potential mobilisation of the pharmacy technician workforce to prepare injectable medicines (in designated areas outside of a pharmacy aseptic unit)... Read More

External Links

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Introduction to revalidation

Revalidation is the GPhC’s requirement for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to demonstrate that they are keeping their knowledge and skills up to date. The revalidation framework can be downloaded here View here Although... Read More

Membership Matters!

Show how proud you are to be a member of APTUK! Read More

Patient Group Direction training

Details of PGD training resources for vaccinations and additional services Read More

Wellbeing

APTUK strongly believe that pharmacy technicians are more than just “numbers” in the workforce and need to be supported to take care of their wellbeing to support a good work-life balance and to enable them to perform as well as possible professionally. Read More

Framework Approval

Applications open for mapping and approval of post registration education and training provisions against APTUK national frameworks. Read More

PTJ December 2016

Pharmacy Technician Journal December 2016 Edition • Pharmacy in Healthcare - UEA report • Pharmacy funding cuts • GPhC consultations Read More