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World Mental Health Day 2024

For World Mental Health Day 2024 we would like to shine the spotlight on the APTUK/CMHP Mental Health Branch. The newly formed branch held their second branch meeting on 2nd October. More than 25 pharmacy technicians joined the branch meeting for... Read More

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World Mental Health Day 2024

APTUK/PCPA National Competency Framework - Programme Approval

In July 2021 APTUK launched an approval process as priority for the APTUK/PCPA National Competency Framework for Primary Care Pharmacy Technicians (PC NCF) in order to facilitate and drive future changes to the delivery of education and training for... 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

Announcing the appointment of the next APTUK President

The APTUK Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Amy Laflin has been appointed as the next APTUK President Amy is the current APTUK Interim President and Vice President, and prior to that held the role of Education Director and National... Read More

APTUK appoints Claire Steele as new president

The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) has appointed Claire Steele as its new president. Ms Steele, whose appointment was announced today, is head of pharmacy medicines supply and quality at health board NHS Fife, and until now has... Read More

Health equalities research in independent community pharmacies

APTUK are delighted to be working with Professor Mahendra Patel OBE on an innovative opportunity for pharmacy technicians to support a health equality study, working beyond traditional boundaries. This research will utilise pharmacy technicians and... Read More

New APTUK Award category announced!

Nominations for the main APTUK awards have now closed, but due to popular demand we have opened nominations for the APTUK Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award. Due to the high number of individual responses as part of the team awards we have... Read More

Professional Guidance Regarding Vaccine Administration

Professional Guidance Regarding Vaccine Administration APTUK welcomes the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's announcement on LBC radio on the 7th September 2020, that pharmacy technicians are amongst the groups of healthcare... Read More

Report of the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership

The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) is the professional leadership body for Pharmacy Technicians across all four nations of the United Kingdom. Our vision is to lead and support a recognised and valued Pharmacy Technician... Read More

Transgender awareness week 24

Read about Breaking Barriers: Transgender Cancer Screening Information Evening, an article by APTUK member Ethan French. Transgender Awareness Week aims to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the... Read More

PPILLS - Developing LGBTQIA+ e-learning

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) Developing LGBTQIA+ e-learning Session details Ever wondered what actually makes LGBTQIA+ inclusion learning effective – or where it can go wrong? This workshop offers a... 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 - Intersectionality and Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) Intersectionality and Pharmacy Practice Session details In this session we will discuss intersectionality which can help us to move workplaces from basic diversity to... Read More

PPILLS - Leading on LGBTQ+ Inclusion

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) Leading on LGBTQ+ Inclusion Session details The Proud Employers accreditation run by Stonewall enables workplaces to celebrate, understand and progress their inclusion... Read More

PPILLS - LGBTQ+ health inequalities - an overview

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) LGBTQ+ health inequalities - an overview Session details Drawing from learning from the national LGBT+ Health Evidence Review the talk with cover the key inequalities... 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

PPILLS - Modern HIV Prevention and Sexual Health: A Practical Update for Pharmacy professionals

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) Modern HIV Prevention and Sexual Health: A Practical Update for Pharmacy professionals Session details A practical update on HIV care and prevention for pharmacy... Read More

PPILLS - Patient safety, experience and outcomes

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) Patient safety, experience and outcomes – why recognising your unconscious bias is integral to pharmacy practice Session details In this thought-provoking session, we... Read More

PPILLS - Pharmacy Pride Panel Discussion: A Lived Experience Perspective

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) Pharmacy Pride Panel Discussion: A Lived Experience Perspective Session details In the final session of the Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series, a... Read More

PPILLS - Pride and Prejudice - being LGBTQIA+ in a discriminatory world

Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS) Pride and Prejudice - being LGBTQIA+ in a discriminatory world Session details Learning outcomes: • List the reasons why some LGBTQIA+ people may not feel a sense of... Read More