APTUK Pharmacy Technician of the Year 2011 Awards

The Primary Care Award is open to all Pharmacy Technicians in any field of practice.

If you are currently working on a project in your day-to-day role and you are interested in submitting it for the Primary Care Awards, please email esther.joberns@aah.co.uk with 'APTUK/AAH Award Report Idea' as your subject. This will not commit you to entering but will give us an indication of the level of response to the awards.

To enter, your submission will need to demonstrate a significant contribution in the following key areas:

• Innovation Service improvement/development Clear evidence of personal input
• A definitive outcome that demonstrates benefit to either patient and/or organisation

The Secondary Care Award is open to all Pharmacy Technicians in any field of practice. If you are currently working on a project in your day-to-day role and you are interested in submitting it for the Secondary Care Awards, please email esther.joberns@aah.co.uk with 'APTUK/AAH Award Report Idea' as your subject. This will not commit you to entering but will give us an indication of the level of response to the awards.

To enter, your submission will need to demonstrate a significant contribution in the following key areas:

• Innovation Service improvement/development Clear evidence of personal input
• A definitive outcome that demonstrates benefit to either patient and/or organisation

To ensure that your entry is valid, please make sure that you follow these guidelines:

Your report must be submitted in Arial 10 pt and double spaced. It should comprise the following:

Cover sheet (Word document), with the following details:

• Name, job title, address, telephone number and e-mail address
• The category you are entering, e.g. Secondary Care Award
• Title of report
• Level of your involvement in this project/report
• Technician registration number and qualifications taken
• Name and job title of your Manager (Please can all Managers send an email to esther.joberns@aah.co.uk confirming their approval and awareness of the entry being submitted)
• Where you heard about the award
• Please confirm that the report is original and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere
• Word count of report (Please note that the maximum word count is 3000)

Main body of report (3000 max word count), following the format below:

• Abstract – (maximum 300 words)
• Introduction, including aims
• Method (materials and participants involved, how measurements were taken and how many, what calculations were used)
• Results e.g. in tables or graphical format
• Discussion
• Personal input, i.e. please indicate which areas of the report you have carried out on your own
• Appendices/supporting material

How to enter:

Please submit your reports via email to esther.joberns@aah.co.uk

The closing date is 31st January 2011.

Good luck!

Would you like to nominate a colleague?

We are looking for nominations for the Pharmacy Technicians who represent shining examples of the best of the profession. Has one of your colleagues made an outstanding contribution to the profession or shown exceptional commitment? If so, they could be a candidate for the Pharmacy Technician of the Year Professional Award in 2011.

The Professional Award is open to all Pharmacy Technicians in any field of practice.

Our judging panel is looking for a Pharmacy Technician who has the following qualities:

• They have raised the profile of the profession They are a role model They promote the role of the Pharmacy Technician They engage in activities over and above their day-to-day role They demonstrate expertise in their field
• They set an example for their profession

The closing date for nominations is 31 January 2011.

If you would like to nominate a team member for this award, please download the entry form, and once complete, send to esther.joberns@aah.co.uk. The closing date is 31 January 2011.

To view the complete awards brochure please click here.