European Foundation for the Advancement of Healthcare Practitioners
What roles pharmacy technicians can play in modern pharmacy practice
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Diane Evans (an independent pharmacy education
specialist) reports from a meeting organised by the EFAHP held at
the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s London headquarters on January
21
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How the primary care technician’s
role is developing Pharmacists working in primary care groups
are becoming unable to meet all the demands being placed on them. However,
because most are from secondary care they are used to working with technicians...[more]
Consultation
and concordance: technicians can help David Webb, director
of clinical pharmacy, London NHS region, said that 30 to 50 per cent of
patients do not take their medicines as intended — some intentionally,
some unintentionally. Those who are non-concordant unintentionally are
the patients on whom efforts are focused...[more]
What
happens in Sweden Helena Samuelson, of Farmaciforbundet, Sweden,
described her work as an ombudsman for Apoket AB, a union in Sweden with
6,000 members, including 2,000 pharmacy technicians working in pharmacies...[more]
The technician's
role in a collaborative care team Claire Joyce, of Essex Rivers
Healthcare Trust, Colchester, described a multidisciplinary scheme meeting
the requirements of the National Service Framework for Older People...[more]
Counselling
skills for technicians: theory and practice Representing the
South East (South Coast) region, Sarah Goodson gave a presentation entitled
"The Titanic of consultation — counselling skills for technicians,
theory into practice"...[more]
What
the Association of Pharmacy Technicians is doing Sarah Goodson,
of behalf of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians (APT), explained
that the APT has 1,000 members and is run by technicians for technicians...[more]
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