NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
By giving pharmacy technicians the chance to use their skills in a safe way and take on more responsibility for dispensing, pharmacists will have more time to carry out the clinical assessments they are trained to do. This is about making the most of the talents of our excellent and highly trained pharmacy staff, to benefit them and their patients, and improve service delivery more generally.
Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom - UK Health Minister (2023-2024)
NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
Recognising and more effectively using the skills of pharmacy technicians will enable pharmacists to spend a greater proportion of their time delivering patient-facing clinical services - using their training and expertise, including prescribing, to improve healthcare outcomes for patients and local communities
Joint Statement - 4 Chief Pharmaceutical Officers of the UK
NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan published June 2023 highlights the need to grow the pharmacy technician workforce to meet the increasing demand of patient-facing clinical pharmacy roles across care settings. It is anticipated that legislative changes will enable better use of the available skills mix in pharmacy and wider multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring that pharmacy technicians can work most effectively across all sectors of the health service.
NHS England
