The APTUK/PCPA National Competency Framework for Primary Care Pharmacy Technicians

The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) & The Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA) & The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) with the support of Health Education England (HEE) have been working together to develop a National Competency Framework (NCF) for Primary Care Pharmacy Technicians. The National Competency Framework aims to outline the core competencies necessary to support safe, effective and person-centred care for pharmacy technicians in primary care roles. The framework also aims to inform the education and training requirements and further the professional development of pharmacy technicians working in primary care roles.

This framework is essential to support the integration and development of pharmacy technicians working in primary care and we are pleased to announce that this much needed framework is now ready for wider stakeholder consultation.

You can download a copy of the draft framework here 

Please read the draft framework and prepare any comment.

The consultation will open on Monday 22nd June 2020 at 7am and close at midnight on Sunday 5th July 2020.

Please access the consultation survey from Monday 22nd June 2020 here