Pharmacy Technician SMR Workshop

Pharmacy Technician Workshop: Supporting Structured Medication Reviews

Are you a pharmacy technician working in primary care and interested in developing your role in medicines optimisation and structured medication reviews?

Join us for an interactive workshop designed to help pharmacy technicians explore their contribution to tackling problematic polypharmacy and supporting high-quality medication reviews. Developed with experienced pharmacy technicians and workforce development colleagues, this practical session will focus on real-world opportunities within general practice.

What you'll gain

• Understanding of problematic polypharmacy, frailty and multimorbidity.
• Insight into the Structured Medication Review (SMR) process.
• Practical examples of how pharmacy technicians can support SMRs, medicines optimisation and deprescribing.
• Opportunities to identify your own learning and development needs.
• Tools to help expand and promote your role within your practice.
• Networking with pharmacy technicians across your region

Who should attend?

• Pharmacy Technicians working in Primary Care (GP practice/PCN) within the West of England locality (BNSSG, Gloucestershire or BSW ICB footprints)

Why attend?

Discover how enhanced pharmacy technician roles can:

• Improve medicines optimisation and patient safety.
• Support delivery of Structured Medication Reviews required as part of Network Contract DES.
• Release pharmacist and GP capacity.
• Contribute to practice priorities and QOF targets.