Welcome to the website of the National Association of Hospital Pharmacy Technicians of Ireland

Founded in 1997 the National Association of Hospital Pharmacy Technicians of Ireland, formerly known as 'National Association of Hospital Pharmaceutical Technicians', is the national voluntary association seeking to both ensure and continually improve upon professional, educational and practice standards for Hospital Pharmacy Technicians.

NAHPT promotes the professionalism of Pharmacy Technicians by means of communication and strategic alliances with other pharmacy stakeholders.

The NAHPT aims to:

Increase awareness of Hospital Pharmacy Technicians' value and role throughout the health services sector.
Enhance Pharmacy Technicians' professionalism through communication, continuing education, and networking.
Increase credibility through involvement with other professional organisations in the field.
Build and maintain alliances with other related members of the health services sector.

NAHPT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012

We are pleased to announce that our next Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Saturday 28th of April 2012 in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, Santry, Dublin.

** Applications by technicians & student technicians for our poster competition must be submitted by Monday 2nd April 2012! **

The winning pharmacy technician poster prize is kindly sponsored by:

Poster guidelines for submission are attached below

Follow the Annual Conference thread in our forum for up to date information!

Campaign for Statutory Regulation and Registration of Pharmacy Technicians August 2011.

We are campaigning for the pharmacy technician’s role to move into a statutory regulated position, with the same responsibilities and accountabilities to the public as other regulated healthcare professionals. We believe that regulation is necessary to assure clear standards and competence in the interest of the public and improved patient outcomes.

Through statutory regulation we also aim to:

Standardise and protect the use of the title ‘pharmacy technician’
Develop our role in a structured way
Develop education programmes to support learning needs
Increase pride in our profession
Increase accountability for our work
Commit to self improvement.

We are currently in talks with the PSI in relation to our campaign. We are also seeking support from stakeholders within the pharmacy sector i.e. patient groups, course providers, Impact union and the HPAI. We are collaborating with the IACPT to ensure that the needs of pharmacy technicians in both the public and private sector are met.

We value your opinion and welcome open discussions in relation to regulation and registration. We invite our members to use the forums on this website to share your views and questions. We shall keep you up to date through our newsletter, facebook and website.

Regards

Yvonne Sheehan President NAHPT 2011

Find us on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/NAHPT

Attachments:
CG CPD.ppt
Clozapine and the Pharmacy Technician March 2011 final Allison Dunne.ppt
HPAI_flyer_2011 abbreviated.doc
Medicines Management
nahpt conf flyer 2012_Layout 1.pdf
Poster guidelines 2012.doc