APTUK Position Statements

This page is dedicated to position statements from APTUK 

Definition: A positioning statement is an expression of how a given product, service or brand fills a particular consumer need in a way that its competitors don't.

2026

• Joint BOPA, PASG and APTUK Position Statement - Safer Handling of Hazardous SACT Drugs: A Pharmacy Workforce Position Statement. March 2026

• APTUK position statement on Job Descriptions for Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) March 2026

• APTUK position statement on the Home Office Earned Settlement Consultation and the Skilled Worker Route for Pharmacy Technicians The Home Office’s current Earned Settlement consultation and the proposed changes to settlement timelines for Skilled Workers. 13th February 2026

2025

• APTUK position statement on the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Consultation: Draft Standards for the Initial Education and Training of Pharmacy Technicians - 19th December 2025
• APTUK position statement - Supervision changes for pharmacy technician role expansion 15th December 2025
• APTUK position statement on enabling pharmacy assistants to undertake accuracy checking roles June 2025 
• APTUK position Statement on the outcome of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Special Resolution vote - March 2025
• Joint letter to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care re medicines shortages Nov 2024 and Response from DHSC re medicines shortages January 2025 

2024

• APTUK position statement on the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announcement of plans to expand access to take-home naloxone supplies - May 2024
• APTUK position statement on the DHSC announcement of plans to update legislation to enable registered pharmacy techncians to supply and administer medications under Patient Group Directions 28th March 2024 
• APTUK position statement on the Naloxone consultation - January 2024

2023

• APTUK response February 2024 to the Pharmacy Supervision Consultation - December 2023
• APTUK position statement on the Pharmacy Workforce Race Equality Standard report - September 2023
• APTUK position statement on the HEIW Strategic Pharmacy Workforce Plan - June 2023 
• APTUK position statement on the Report of the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership - February 2023

2022

• APTUK position statement on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework five-year deal: Year 4 (2022 to 2023) and Year 5 (2023 to 2024) September 2022
• Deployment of Final Accuracy Checking and Medicines Optimisation skills post registration - March 2022

2021

• APTUK and CCL joint position statement on the Vaccination workforce capacity solution - Pharmacy Technicians December 2021
• Mandatory Covid-19 and flu vaccinations for NHS staff  - October 2021

2020           

• APTUK position statement on Pharmacy Technicians and Patient Group Directions - COVID 19 Preparedness - June 2020
• APTUK position statement on Pharmacy Technicians and Preparation of Injectable Medicines April 2020

2018

• Final checking by non-registered dispensing assistants May 2018
• APTUK position statement on Professional indemnity