Table 2.
Summary of common tasks undertaken in three or more settings.
| Task | Community | Hospital | Primary Care | GP Practice | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Tasks | |||||
| Ordering/procurement inc. reconciliation and queries | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Stock management | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Order medicines for patients | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Fridge management (e.g., temperature monitoring) | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Dispensing | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Accuracy Checking of Dispensed Items | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Check endorsing on prescriptions | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Maintain Accredited checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) competencies in dispensary | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Dispensing compliance aids | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Prescription admin (collection and filing, repeat supply) | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Dispensing controlled drugs | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Maintain legal registers | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Assisting with audits | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Clinical Tasks | |||||
| Handing out medicines | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Communication with multidisciplinary teams (MDT) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Liaise with care/nursing homes | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| General Communication (patients) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Patient counselling | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Check allergies and interactions | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Medicines Optimisation (assisting with MURs, Drug history taking) | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Healthy lifestyle advice (Essential Services, patient consultations) | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Management/Training Tasks | |||||
| Preparing staff rotas and time sheets | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Organisational related activities e.g., figures to senior team | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Training and development (in-house training) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Teaching/training pre-reg pharmacists. Pre and post reg pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants | Y | Y | Y | y | |
| L2 assistant expert witnessing | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Responding to queries via phone, email, face to face | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Liaise with hospital, patients and community pharmacies | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Updating pharmacy IT systems | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Deal with complaints | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |