The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 272 No 7288 p238
28 February 2004

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DoH: Agenda for Change (more)
Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (www.aptuk.org)
UNISON (www.unison.org.uk)

Technicians' concerns heard

Concerns raised earlier this month about pharmacy technicians participating in Agenda for Change (PJ, 14 February, p173) have been clearly recognised and understood, according to the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK and UNISON.

The two organisations issued a further statement to clarify that it was not their intention to stop all Agenda for Change related work at the early implementer sites. “However, there are considerable levels of concern and frustration among pharmacy technicians at many of these sites,” they say. These concerns relate largely to the fact that technicians are being asked to participate in job profiling when the draft national profiles are still in consultation.