Pharmacy Technicians Roles and Responsibilities in the Community Pharmacy Sector: A Wales Perspective

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Author
Chamberlain, Rebecca
Huyton, Jan
James, Delyth
Date
2020-06-04Acceptance date
2020-05-31
Type
Article
Publisher
MDPI
ISSN
2226-4787
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(1) Background: Healthcare delivery models in Wales are changing in response to unprecedented pressure on the NHS. Community pharmacies will be prioritised to address public health and clinical needs at a local level. To support delivery of the new model, pharmacy technicians must be enabled and developed to optimize their roles. The aim of the study was to establish existing roles of pharmacy technicians working in the community pharmacy sector in Wales and to explore barriers and enablers to development. (2) Methods: A combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies werewas used, with the main focus on quantitative methods. A total of 83 participants completed an online questionnaire and additional qualitative data were obtained from four semi-structured telephone interviews. (3) Results: The dispensing and final accuracy checking of medicines were reported as core functions of the community pharmacy technician role, with an average of 43% and 57% of time being spent on these roles respectively. There was some evidence of engagement in leadership and management roles (average of 19%) and limited evidence of delivery of services (average of 6%). (4) Conclusions: There is scope to enable community pharmacy technicians to optimize and further develop their roles. Enablers include the effective use of delegation, workplace support, improved staffing levels and prioritisation of extended pharmacy technician roles.
Journal/conference proceeding
Pharmacy;
Citation
Chamberlain, R., Huyton, J. and James, D. (2020) 'Pharmacy Technicians’ Roles and Responsibilities in the Community Pharmacy Sector: A Welsh Perspective', Pharmacy, 8(2), 97.
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Article published in Pharmacy on 4 June 2020, available open access at: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020097.
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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