World Pharmacy Technician Day: 15 October

October 14, 2019

Tuesday 15 October marks World Pharmacy Technician Day. This is an international event whereby the pharmacy community comes together to celebrate and acknowledge the importance of pharmacy technicians.

The Trust pharmacy department has also recently celebrated World Pharmacist Day which took place on 25 September during the Unity go-live fortnight. The theme for this year’s event was Safe and Effective Medicines for All. Here at our Trust, we have 130 colleagues that work as part of the team to make that a reality. Made up of pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy support staff, they support all aspects of medicines use from advice on medication safety, clinical queries and training for staff.

Being experts in medicines the team offer invaluable support to lots of different areas. Members of the pharmacy team work together with staff right across the Trust. This includes pharmacy technicians working in dispensaries, procurement, ward-based services, training and education, medicines information and aseptic services to name a few areas.

This cross-site team supports colleagues to ensure that the medicines they prescribe and administer are safe, effective and help patients get the best possible outcomes from their medicines.

Be sure to be following our pharmacy team on Twitter @SWBHPharmacy throughout World Pharmacy Technician Day.