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Wednesday 28 September 2016

APTUK, 60 and still strong...

The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) celebrated their 60th annual conference this year at Aston University, Birmingham. Run by pharmacy technicians for pharmacy technicians, the APTUK provides continued support in the training and development of Pharmacy and Healthcare practitioners.

Helapet were pleased to be the corporate sponsor and present the Kathryn Miles Poster Award at their annual conference. The Kathryn Miles competition helps to support creative thinking, using posters to illustrate latest research and generate new and valuable ideas.

We are pleased to announce that Joanna Correa West, Marie Slimm, Ruth Shuard & Beth Barrett of Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust became the official winners of the APTUK Katherine Miles poster competition 2016, sponsored by Helapet.

Their poster on “Pharmacy Technician extended role into medicines administration” secured them a cash prize of £250 and their names on the board of poster winners.A huge thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our worthy winners and runner-ups!

APTUK have confirmed that the 2017 APTUK conference will be held on 2nd and 3rd of July at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff. If you have a creative idea to share on best practice improvements in your department, be sure to visit aptuk.org to see how you can enter in next year’s competition!

Beth Barrett receiving 1st place on behalf of her team at
Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS foundation trust

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