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Consultation Outcome Published 28 Mar 2024 Department of Health and Social Care ↗ View on GOV.UK

Proposal for the use of patient group directions by pharmacy technicians

This consultation will inform the government’s proposal to enable pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines using patient group directions.

Opened 18 Aug 2023
Closed 29 Sep 2023
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The Department of Health and Social Care is consulting jointly with the Department of Health Northern Ireland to seek your views on amending the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to enable pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines using patient group directions (PGDs).

This proposal supports the ambitions of NHS systems across the UK to maximise the use of the skill mix within pharmacy teams, enabling them to meet more of the health needs of their local populations.