The festive season is a time of joy for many people, but it’s important to recognise that, over Christmas, welfare and safeguarding remains our top priority.

The Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has announced that funding for up to 5000 apprenticeship starts per month for SMEs will be made available from January 2020.

The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) and Health Education England (HEE) are leading on a joint project to better understand the knowledge, skills, and competencies required of pharmacy technicians in the early years of their careers.

APTUK works to ensure that pharmacy technicians are strongly represented at a strategic, regulatory and policy level.

The new pharmacy contract has just been released, outlining a 5-year investment plan for community pharmacy.