Pharmacy technician support
Trained pharmacy technicians take on the medication-related queries that fill your team's day — for GP practices, PCNs, Federations and ICBs across England. Every prescription is signed off by your GP or designated clinician, so clinical control stays with you.
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Pharmacy technicians who handle medication-related queries
Medication requests and queries are a constant drain on GP and clinical pharmacist time. NovaMed pharmacy technician support puts trained pharmacy technicians into your medicines workflow to deal with those queries efficiently — reviewing medication requests, resolving day-to-day issues and keeping repeat prescribing running smoothly, so your clinicians are freed for work that genuinely needs their expertise.
Because pharmacy technicians are a recognised Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) role, many practices, PCNs and Federations can fund this support through existing budgets — adding capacity without the recruitment, training and absence costs of doing it in-house.
- Reviewing medication requests so repeats are processed accurately and on time.
- Addressing stock shortages by sourcing suitable, clinically appropriate alternatives.
- Synchronising medications so a patient's repeats align and can be ordered together.
- Medication reconciliation to keep records accurate after hospital discharge and clinic changes.
Your GP signs every prescription
NovaMed pharmacy technician support is designed around clinical safety. Technicians prepare and process the medication work, but every prescription is signed by the practice's GP or designated clinician for oversight. That means the administrative burden lifts from your clinicians while final authorisation, and the clinical decision behind it, always stays inside your practice.
- Prescriptions signed by your GP or designated clinician for full clinical oversight.
- GP-led governance and clear escalation for anything needing a clinical decision.
- Fewer pharmacist-level tasks — one partner practice saw a 90% reduction within two weeks.
Who it's for: GP practices, PCNs, Federations and ICBs across England that want to remove the medication query workload from their clinicians while keeping prescribing oversight in-house.
*Based on real-world results achieved at some GP practices. Actual figures vary by practice and medication mix.
What practice teams tell us
"Working with Nova has freed up the time for our own staff to take on other jobs."
"Pharmacist-level tasks dropped dramatically within a fortnight. The technicians keep repeat prescribing accurate and moving."
"Every prescription still comes to us to sign, so we keep full oversight — but the medication admin has lifted off the team."
Pharmacy technician support FAQs
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Free your clinicians from medication admin
Tell us about your medication query workload and we'll design the right pharmacy technician support. All enquiries are completely confidential and never shared with third parties. Every analysis includes a written report from a Lead Pharmacist — free, with no obligation.