Pharmacy technician training starts next month to broaden their skills

NHS England will launch a series of online training modules next month to help pharmacy technicians widen their skills and deliver more clinical services.

The modules, which start on September 28, will train pharmacy technicians to improve their consultation skills and will also cover areas such as therapeutics, clinical decision-making, assessment skills and service improvement.

Up to 840 pharmacy technicians can apply for a fully funded training place which NHSE said will help them “to take on greater responsibility in their teams while more pharmacists continue to train as independent prescribers.”

NHSE said: “Training will be flexible to accommodate the working patterns and prior experience of pharmacy technicians in community pharmacy.

“It will combine independent online e-course study, education supervision and clinical skills training, with facilitated workshops focusing on clinical assessment skills and application of knowledge and skills through case studies, practice activities, and group discussion.”

However, Company Chemists’ Association chief executive Malcolm Harrison said 840 training places was not enough given the much larger number of pharmacy technicians working in community pharmacy.

“The 840 training spaces only addresses a small part of the overall need. The recent Health Education England workforce survey reported that there are over 6,000 pharmacy technicians," he said.

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Pharmacy technician training starts next month to broaden their skills