Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK

Technicians in the UK have been registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council since 2011 and in 2017 the association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society produced a joint statement of intent for partnership working, and revealed they are looking to “align the two professional leadership bodies.^[1] The association has been consulted on proposals for a new single qualification for pharmacy technicians.^[2]

The association supports plans to allow technicians to oversee the supply of medicines which have been criticised by the National Pharmacy Association.^[3][4] Tess Fenn had been the president of the association since 2014 and stood down in 2018.^[5]