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Pharmacy Rebalancing Orders 2022

Pharmacy Rebalancing Orders - Privy Council Commencement Orders. In July 2022, two rebalancing orders - the Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors Hospital and other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022 and the Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacist... Read More

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Completed Consultations

APTUK responses to consultations can be accessed by members here. 2026 APTUK consultation response to the GPhC consultation on the proposed Responsible Pharmacist (RP) and Superintendent Pharmacist (SP) standards March 2026. View the APTUK... 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 APTUK... Read More

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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

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

Pharmacy Rebalancing Orders 2022

Supervision consultation

The DHSC is seeking views on proposals to modernise legislation governing the supervision of activities by a pharmacist in a pharmacy. You can see the APTUK response here: APTUK Response to Supervision Consultation Feb2024. David Webb, Chief... Read More

GPhC updates

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) are the regulators of pharmacies, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in Great Britain At APTUK we want all our members to have access to key information which is relevant to our profession. The GPhC... Read More

GPhC - strengthening pharmacy governance

New legislation gives power to outline in rules the essential roles and responsibilities of Responsible Pharmacists and to set professional standards for Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists and Chief Pharmacists. New legislative... Read More

OST guidance for Bank Holiday Monday

Guidance for Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) prescriptions with instalments for Bank Holiday Monday 19 September 2022 Please see below a statement from David Webb, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England, regarding Opioid Substitution... 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

Pharmacy Rebalancing Orders

The Pharmacy Preparation and Dispensing Errors Hospital and other Pharmacy Services Order 2002 and the Pharmacy Responsible Pharmacist Superintendent Pharmacist Order 2022 were approved by her majesty at the Privy Council meeting on 19 July 2022. ... Read More

APTUK statement on response to RPS UK Commission submission

Prepared in response to the publication of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) submission to the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership Due to the publication by RPS of their submission to the UK Commission on Pharmacy... Read More

Mental health inequalities

Health inequalities are an avoidable injustice within our society, which can affect to reduce the life expectancy of specific groups of people. There are many determinants that can be interlinked and affect health and ultimately cause effects of... 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

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What qualifications do you need to apply for a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician post?

You will usually need GCSEs Grade 4 and above (or equivalent) to start this qualification to include English, maths, and 2 x science subjects, although this depends on the recruiting employer and training provider. With an interest in medicine... Read More