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Pharmacy Technician Support
Pharmacy Technicians for your GP Practice, PCN OR GP Federations
- Enhance patient care with expert pharmacy technician support
- Reduce admin and clinical workload for your in-house team
- Scalable, flexible service designed for primary care settings nationally
- Improve medicines safety, adherence, and health outcomes
What Is a Pharmacy Technician?
Pharmacy technicians are essential healthcare professionals who support safe and effective medicines use across GP practices, PCNs, and GP federations. They handle key tasks like medication reviews, audits, and discharge reconciliation, working closely with clinical pharmacists but focusing on technical and operational aspects of care. While pharmacists make clinical decisions, technicians manage the processes that keep prescribing safe and efficient making the UK pharmacy technician a vital part of the modern primary care team.
Pharmacy Technician Responsibilities in Primary Care
Our primary care pharmacy technicians provide hands-on support that helps GP practices, PCNs, and GP federations run more efficiently. With a focus on medicines management and safe clinical processes, they carry out a wide range of practical, , and administrative tasks that reflect the evolving scope of pharmacy technician responsibilities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Medicines reconciliation and optimisation
- Discharge summary reviews and medication alignment
- Support for structured medication reviews (SMRs) within scope
- EPS and ERD facilitation to streamline digital prescribing
- Assistance with chronic disease management plans
- Service evaluation, audit participation, and quality improvement
- Health promotion and patient education initiatives
- Training and mentorship for clinical and non-clinical staff
- Repeat prescription management
- Supporting utilisation of electronic repeat dispensing
The Value Pharmacy Technicians Bring to Primary Care
Improving Patient Safety and Education
Pharmacy technicians play a key role in promoting safe medication use through timely reviews, accurate reconciliation, and patient-facing support. Their involvement enhances medicines optimisation and helps patients better understand how to manage their treatments , improving both safety and adherence.
Reducing GP and Pharmacist Workload
By taking on technical, repeat prescribing, and administrative tasks, technicians free up clinical time for GPs, nurses and clinical pharmacists. This form of pharmacy technician support allows other professionals to focus on more complex clinical duties while maintaining high standards across routine prescribing functions.
Driving Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness
The pharmacy technician role in primary care contributes directly to operational efficiency. From implementing audits to managing digital prescribing systems, technicians deliver measurable value making pharmacy technician services a cost-effective solution for modern general practice.
Our Tailored Pharmacy Technician Services
Our Tailored Pharmacy Technician Services
At Core Prescribing Solutions, our pharmacy technician services are designed to meet the real-world demands of general practice, PCNs, and GP federations. Every solution we deliver is flexible, practical, and aligned with your clinical priorities.
Medication Management
Our technicians support safe, efficient medicines use by assisting with reviews, reconciliation, and day-to-day prescribing tasks — improving patient outcomes and reducing delays.
Administrative Support
We handle essential admin tasks such as updating records, processing EPS prescriptions, and managing repeat requests — freeing up valuable clinical time.
Health Promotion
From advising patients on healthy lifestyles to supporting vaccination campaigns, our technicians contribute to proactive care and preventative health services.
Clinical Staff Support
We offer reliable pharmacy technician support for GP practices, easing pressure on GPs, pharmacists, and nurses by taking on technical and operational responsibilities.
Training and Upskilling
Our technicians can help deliver in-practice training, mentor junior staff, and support continuous improvement across the team.
Flexible, Scalable Workforce
Whether you need part-time help or full-time integration, we provide tailored healthcare technician support that fits your staffing model and patient demand.
Direct Benefits to Your Practice and Patients
Our pharmacy technicians bring practical, measurable value to both your practice operations and the patients you care for, bridging clinical gaps and strengthening outcomes across the board.
| Practice Benefits | Patient Benefits |
|---|---|
| Reduces GP workload By handling routine tasks, technicians free up time for more complex clinical work. | Better medication adherence Patients receive guidance on how and when to take medications correctly. |
| Improves SOP implementation Technicians support process consistency, helping embed safe practices across the team. | More informed about medications Patients benefit from one-to-one support and explanations, improving confidence. |
| Streamlines medication processes They enhance workflow around repeat prescribing, EPS, and discharge reconciliation. | Access to health education Technicians promote healthy living, vaccinations, and preventative care. |
| Cost-effective team expansion Affordable support that boosts your skill mix without needing full-time clinical hires. | Improved safety and outcomes Their input helps reduce errors, identify risks, and support long-term condition management. |
Why Choose Core Prescribing Solution for Pharmacy Technician Support?
At Core Prescribing Solutions, we’re more than just a provider we’re a trusted NHS partner committed to supporting sustainable, high-quality primary care. Our pharmacy technician services are built on real-world experience and designed to flex around your needs.
Here’s what sets us apart:
- Experienced Workforce
Our pharmacy technicians are skilled, GPhC-registered professionals with direct experience in general practice and PCN settings. - Scalable Service Model
Whether you need part-time support or a full-time embedded role, we tailor our service to suit your size, workload, and staffing mix. - Tailored Implementation and Training
We work closely with your team to ensure smooth onboarding, alignment with your systems, and optional mentoring support to build internal capacity. - Trusted Across the NHS
From local practices to large-scale PCNs and GP Federations, we’ve delivered proven results nationally that improve efficiency, reduce pressure, and enhance patient care.
Through us, you get dependable pharmacy technician support delivered by professionals who understand your environment and prioritise long-term value.
Need Pharmacy Technicians for your PCN or Practice?
So, what’s it like working as a Pharmacy Technician?
With reviews from technicians on working with Core Prescribing Solutions
I was looking to expand not just my role as a pharmacy technician, but also my clinical knowledge…
I joined Core Prescribing Solutions at a time in my career when I was looking to expand not just my role as pharmacy technician but also my clinical knowledge, the part of pharmacy and healthcare I enjoy the most. I was also looking for something that would enable me to work flexibly – and I wanted to join a company that was innovative, forward thinking and cared about its teams.
Since working here, I have learned so much clinically: blood test results, medicine optimisations and drug audits, all with the amazing support of colleagues at Core Prescribing Solutions and in the PCN. I have been put on to the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway, which has increased my knowledge and skills.
I was very proud and honoured to be nominated and shortlisted for APTUK Primary Care Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award 2022 with the support of Core Prescribing Solutions.
I would highly recommend working for Core Prescribing Solutions to any Clinical Services Teams also any PCN’s to engage with Core Prescribing Solutions.
David Leek, MAPharmT MAPCPharm – (Pharmacy Technician at Core Prescribing Solutions)
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Phone: 01274 442076
Email: info@coreprescribingsolutions.co.uk
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