Search the APTUK site. Top Search Result Branch and Events Recorded Sessions 2026 APTUK/CMHP Mental Health Branch meeting: The role of a pharmacy technician in complex adult social care and substance use services Wednesday 8th July 2026 APTUK were joined by Sammy Booth, Lead Regional Pharmacy Technician... Read More Search Results Pages (12) News (64) Events (40) Resources (4) Branch and Events Recorded Sessions 2026 APTUK/CMHP Mental Health Branch meeting: The role of a pharmacy technician in complex adult social care and substance use services Wednesday 8th July 2026 APTUK were joined by Sammy Booth, Lead Regional Pharmacy Technician at... Read More Membership Terms and Conditions Read More Wellbeing Hub Looking after your wellbeing is about finding what helps you feel supported, balanced and able to cope with everyday life — both at work and outside it. Working as a pharmacy technician can be rewarding, but it can also be demanding. High levels... Read More APTUK jobs Become APTUK’s Professional Lead for Wales APTUK is seeking a passionate, forward‑thinking pharmacy professional to champion the voice, development, and recognition of the pharmacy technician workforce across Wales. This voluntary... Read More Benefits of Membership Why Not Join APTUK Today? Read More APTUK Strategy 2022-26 Read More External Research Requests How Requests Are Reviewed All external research requests are reviewed by APTUK Board of Directors and/or APTUK Fellows. You can read the full policy here: Support for External Research Requests Before You Submit a Request To help us... 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 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 Showcase Event The APTUK Showcase took place on Saturday 6th April 2019 at the GPhC, London. The aim of the Showcase was to provide members with the opportunity to become familiar with work currently underway being supported by the Association. Pharmacy... Read More First12Last World Pharmacy Technician Day 2024 October 15th was World Pharmacy Technician Day and we celebrated with a takeover of the APTUK social media channels. As Pharmacy Technicians we are constantly striving to shape the future of our profession and make an impact with the work we do.... Read More Pharmacy Technician Day 2021 We had an amazing response to our call for member nominations for pharmacy technicians who soared to new heights or have simply been amazing over the last year. Twitter was busy throughout Pharmacy Technician Day, with nominations still coming into... Read More International Womens Day 2024 Wednesday 6th March 2024 3:30pm to 8pm RPS London Office, 66-68 East Smithfield, London E1W 1AW APTUK are delighted to be collaborating and co-hosting with Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP), Pharmacy... Read More 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 Race Equality Week 2025 Take the 5-day challenge With the success of Race Equality Week (REW) 2024, APTUK would like to recognise and promote this UK wide movement to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. So we have joined up with Pharmacy Technicians... 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 APTUK will be joining CPPE at a PGD workshop near you! APTUK to support CPPE’s 2026 PGD workshops Perhaps you have heard about the CPPE upcoming PGDs: Empowering pharmacy technicians to provide services workshops. Well, they’ve just become even more exciting. We’re proud to announce that APTUK... 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 UKPPLAB APTUK is part of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board. Why not attend one of the webinars and join the Big Conversation on pharmacy professional leadership! Meet the Board Members Webinars The UK Pharmacy Professional... 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 First1234567Last 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 International Women's Day 2026 International Women’s Day – 8th March 2026 International Women’s Day invites us to reflect on solidarity and collective action for gender equality — ensuring that all women, including transgender women, are respected, supported and able to... Read More PT Day 2021 Tuesday 19th October 2021 is international pharmacy technician day. Click here for more information. Every year, countries across the globe come together to celebrate the hard work of pharmacy technicians on World Pharmacy Technician Day, which... Read More Pharmacy Technician Day 2023 Tuesday 17th October was International Pharmacy Technician Day, we continued the theme of Making An Impact from our recent sold out APTUK Conference and Exhibition. We were joined by some of our APTUK branches and other speakers for an inspiring... Read More Celebrating World PT day 2021 Every year, countries across the globe come together to celebrate the hard work of pharmacy technicians on World Pharmacy Technician Day, which in 2021 was on October 19th. To help us celebrate, we decided to share successes by giving a shout out... Read More Pharmacy Technician Day View a statement, on Pharmacy Technician Day 2020 from APTUK President Liz Fidler here View an Open Letter from the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPhO) to our members here View APTUK President Liz Fidler's response to CPhO's Open... 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 Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) Support Webinars Helping You Move Forward APTUK Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) Support Webinars – Helping You Move Forward Were you affected by the closure of Woodspeen Training? You're not alone—and you're not without support. Join APTUK for two... Read More SAHM-21 Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month APTUK have joined with The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Pharmacy Technicians of Colour to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month which takes place from July 18th through to August 17th 2021. Launched... Read More APTUK 10-year registration anniversary celebration event. APTUK 10-year registration anniversary celebration event. Thursday 1st July 2021 7-8:30pm Book your place now! You are invited to attend the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) 10-year registration anniversary celebration... Read More First1234Last Trans Inclusive Healthcare Trans and gender diverse people can experience significant barriers when accessing healthcare, including lack of understanding, inconsistent practice, and discrimination. Pharmacy technicians have an important role to play in providing respectful, inclusive, and person centred care. This page brings together resources to support pharmacy technicians in understanding trans‑inclusive healthcare, improving confidence in using inclusive language, and recognising how to create safer healthcare environments for trans and non‑binary patients. Read More PTJ April 2017 Pharmacy Technician Journal April 2017 Edition • APTUK behind the scenes • Branch Day events • Roles of a pharmacy technician • Virtual meetings Read More PTJ December 2017 Pharmacy Technician Journal December 2017 Edition • Rx Tech Day 2017 • Rebalancing update • Community Education and Training Read More Wellbeing - Guides, tools and activities A range of tools, activities and actions to support wellbeing. Read More