National Pharmacy Technician Group Scotland
The National Pharmacy Technician Group Scotland (NPTGS) was created at the request of the NHS Scotland Directors Of Pharmacy (DOPs) . The role of NPTGS is:
- To enable professional leadership and the development of professional practice for pharmacy technicians in Scotland.
- To share best practice, networking and problem-solving to meet NHS Scotland and patient requirements.
- To support role development and skill mix, including that of unregistered support staff at a national level through collaboration on the development of educational strategy.
- To act as a consultative resource for matters relating to pharmacy technician practice.
- To contribute to the delivery of the national pharmacy strategy.
NPTGS has members from both territorial and special health boards (Click for group member biographies).
Pharmacy Technicians join our Facebook group and follow us on Twitter . Contact us at Admin.nptgs@nhs.net
Key Messages from the latest NPTGS meeting