#PharmacyTechnicians eligible to vote in the APTUK Vice President elections and haven’t yet made up your mind which candidate to give your support to have you reached out to the candidates to ask them questions that for you remain unanswered?

#PharmacyTechnician education rightly changes over time to take into account changes to policy, legislation and research but it’s not always informed by those who use it. Is there anything you wish you had been taught or would want to add to your knowledge? 1/2

As a #PharmacyTechnician which other professional groups do you think it would be in the best interest of the profession to collaborate with? Through the election process which APTUK Vice President candidate(s) have shown that they agree and can help us achieve those ambitions?

How included do you feel as part of the #PharmacyTechnician profession? It means many things to different people. What one thing for you needs changing and which APTUK Vice President candidate do you think could help the profession achieve what’s important to you?

#PharmacyTechnicians what’s your personal vision for the development of the pharmacy technician profession? How can voting in the APTUK Vice President elections help you to achieve that vision?

In case you know #PharmacyTechnician Gail Hall and want to congratulate her www.linkedin.com/posts/gail-h...

In an integrated world working in silos should be a historic fact. Do u feel that is happening 4 #PharmacyTechnicians? Do u feel intradisciplinary working & training between our profession and pharmacists is strong enough? If not which APTUK Vice President can help to change that?

#PharmacyTechnicians one of the things pharmacy technician professional leadership bodies are grappling with worldwide is advanced practice standards. Which APTUK Vice President candidate do you think will bring the most experience to enable them to influence this debate?

#PharmacyTechnicians do u wish that our voice as a profession was heard more frequently? APTUK Vice President elections give you an opportunity to consider which candidate offers the best strategic leadership experience 2 enable our PLB 2 keep striving 2 make this wish a reality.

#PharmacyTechnicians are you still debating which candidate to vote for in the APTUK Vice President elections? Consider which candidate brings the most experience of the four pillars of professional practice: clinical practice, leadership, education and research

APTUK members please make sure you use your vote ⬇️

#PharmacyTechnicians who are members of APTUK the voting process for Vice President is now open. Please use your vote and use it wisely.

.#PharmacyTechnicians working in Great Britain in GP practice/PCNs please consider participating in this survey that @abbiestirling.bsky.social from @pcpa-uk.bsky.social is leading on. forms.gle/duA5Voff6eLV...

UK #PharmacyTechnicians some of you may wish to contribute towards this consultation. www.gov.uk/government/c...

#PharmacyTechnicians in community pharmacy in the UK please consider participation in this research

#PharmacyTechnicians If you work in community pharmacy in England it’s important that you read and understand today’s announcement on the outcome of the funding negotiations as there are implications for the role of pharmacy technicians. This is a good place to start. cpe.org.uk/wp-content/u...

UK #PharmacyTechnicians it’s important that as many of you as possible join at least one of these events jointheconversation.scwcsu.nhs.uk/pharmacy-pro...

#PharmacyTechnicians in the UK have you participated in this research yet? Please share it with your colleagues eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Education & training is important especially in #healthcare A Navy SEAL was asked, "why do you train in such extreme conditions?" He replied “Under pressure you don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your #training. That’s why we train so hard.” #WednesdayWisdom

I am currently advertising for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to support repeat prescribing improvements in primary care. Flexible working. Closes 12th Jan. www.healthjobsuk.com//job/v6828864

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Thank you to all the rays of sunshine who brighten up my life despite all the things they have to deal with ❤️ #Kindness #OutOfDarkness ☀️

This is so needed. When my Dad was in his last few months and pinging in and out of hospital I had to pretty much create a vigil to make sure he got his Parkinson’s meds on time. One nurse said to me I have so many alarms set for your Dad I can’t possibly respond to them all.

That has sparked all sorts of thinking as part of my PhD. Thanks for sharing @ruthrobbo.bsky.social

Very interesting article

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Went to Prof Alan Walker’s “retirement” gig he’d been at UoS since 1977 and a prof since 1985! He had 4 pieces of advice Acknowledge forebearers, those from who you learned Maximise multi disciplinary views on problems & solutions Develop future leaders Make hope possible, not despair convincing

Couldn’t agree more but we need to sort out the undersupply of #PharmacyTechnicians too.

This is a great opportunity for pharmacists (or pharmacy technicians) to publish their innovative service models 👇 escpweb.org/escp-best-pr...

To be fair the app blocked a troll on my behalf yesterday without me evening having to ask 😂😂

Because I can’t identify from your bio what our common purpose is.

I’ve been amazed by how quickly I’ve amassed followers here but for most of them I don’t know the reason because there either is no associated bio or the person’s ‘handle’ doesn’t tell me who they are. That’s not conducive to effective networking. Let’s make our connections meaningful.

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Then let’s hope the people who vote really think about the potential unintended consequences of this strategy.

How do individuals join the network please?

Congratulations @hadeelmohamed.bsky.social

Well done. I’m like you. I can’t draw to save my life but as it turns out I’m pretty good at paper crafting, knitting and sewing.

We can certainly agree on the need for more discussion. I’m just not yet seeing it being formally enabled for anyone except RPS members.

Mmm but 14 of the 19 members of the UKPPLB are people eligible to be members of the RPS. Only 3 are #PharmacyTechnicians. Not exactly likely to end up with a balanced view.

With equal respect I’m now even more concerned than I was before.

And that right there is my worry. How can an organisation advocate properly for a workforce that it doesn’t represent and has no lived experience of let alone hasn’t consulted with? It takes the existing power imbalances to a whole new level.

That’s good to hear.

#PharmacyTechnicians ⬇️

I’m genuinely trying to understand how a new Royal College could ‘champion the role of pharmacists and the pharmacy team’ when it has no current mandate for the non-pharmacist members of the pharmacy team and has offered them no transparent voice in the consultation.

My UK chief pharmaceutical officers colleagues & I have provided advice to help pharmacy professionals wanting to take part in the debate on assisted dying. This follows similar advice recently issued to doctors and nurses: www.gov.uk/government/p...

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