Melanie Bryan

Scottish Clinical Pharmacy Technician Leadership Fellow 19/20. NPTGS chair proudly promoting the role of the Pharmacy Technician. Views expressed are my own.

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

@scotlandscoeff1 Got an email with 12 points

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

@APTUK1 Congratulations Linda you will do a fantastic job ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

Just seen this 😢😢

[Linda Henderson @lindahendersonn]

@NES_Pharmacy No Pharmacy Technician SCLF this year? Surely this is a printing error?? @NPTGS1 @SCLF_ @APTUK1

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

Right back at you 😍 and privileged to be included in your list with 🙌🏼🙌🏼 amazing women ♥️♥️

[ΉΛZΣᄂ JΛMIΣƧӨП®️ @hassle300mph]

Happy international women’s day - I have been privileged to work with and learn from some amazing women over years @ails239 @OwenD68 @mlnbryan @lindahendersonn @CarolNairn1 @nicky_nardone @PTAud_King @fionablackmc @LauraBy270808 @CassellsKirstin @ClaireSt1976

[APTUK Technical Services Branch @APTUKTechnical]

💥A pivotal moment for Pharmacy Technicians! 💥
Spread the word about supervision in Technical Services, ensure Pharmacy Technicians have the opportunity to unlock their potential.
📢 Have your say now! 📢
Link below has all the details.
@APTUK1
https://t.co/2exyjxDjZc

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

@President_APTUK Such a lack of understanding, so disappointing 😢

[APTUK/NPTGS National Branch of Scotland @APTUK_NPTGS]

A beautiful day in snowy Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@APTUK1 @NPTGS1 #pharmacytechnician #aptuk #NPTGS

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

Fantastic night at the Scottish Healthcare Awards 2023 presenting Pharmacy Technicianof the year @APTUK1

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

Just wondering if you can confirm who the parallels are with, within pharmacy?

[Greg Lawton @thisislawton]

Pharmacists should be able to help any medical colleagues wondering how this will play out. We’ve seen similar in pharmacy over the past 20 years, driven by money/cost-cutting.

The meaning of words will be strained beyond what is credible, such that the point being made no longer holds true.

The GMC will start to regulate PAs, calling PAs and doctors collectively, “medical professionals”. The use of the terminology will become commonplace, including among those with academic titles. They’ll teach it in universities. People will start to regard it as in their self-interest to adopt the term, lest they be chastised or “cancelled” for failing to do so. Students will not be taught to question it.

Training will no longer be designed specifically for doctors, but “medical professionals”, thereby reducing the complexity, depth or specialised nature of that training and its suitability for doctors. Standards will be set for “medical professionals” which are but a shadow of those which exist now - dropping more complex provisions in favour of concepts such as politeness and servility.

Those at your professional body will eventually adopt the term “medical professionals”, and will regard it as in their interests to seek to represent doctors and PAs collectively, despite the evident conflict of interests. They will perceive that there is money to be made from doing so, for example through the sale of indemnity insurance or increased revenue from membership fees. They’ll use terms such as “inclusivity” and “collaboration” to try to persuade you to act against your own interests, and stifle any challenge from you. You’ll find yourselves without any effective representation of your professional interests. Their membership numbers will drop, and they’ll pretend that they don’t understand why.

The above will be cheered on by high-profile individuals within the profession. They’ll act as if they are on the side of the profession, whilst simultaneously causing it harm. You may wonder if they’re ignorant of politics, but that’s not it. They’re simply hoping to raise their own profile, and they’ll be applauded by a number of PAs who revel in the false-flattery of being grouped with doctors as “the medical profession”.

@Doc_IonaCollins

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

😂😂😂😂

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

You do realise that’s going to stick forever 😂😂😂

[ΉΛZΣᄂ JΛMIΣƧӨП®️ @hassle300mph]

Another fabulous conference @mlnbryan @lindahendersonn 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️ The Tenacious Trio

[ΉΛZΣᄂ JΛMIΣƧӨП®️ @hassle300mph]

Another fabulous conference @mlnbryan @lindahendersonn 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️ The Tenacious Trio

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

The Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow program & @lindahendersonn has been the massive part of this work 🔥🔥🔥@hassle300mph with her amazing professional drive and hazelfacation skills brought it to life❤️ @NPTGS1 @NHS_Education #pharmacytechniciansandpharmacysupportstaff

[Victoria Smith @VictoriaJ_Smith]

Wonderfully insightful and exciting talks around developing the profession on all levels today. The work this team has put in is incredible. Well done ladies, a sold out talk aswell! @hassle300mph @lindahendersonn @mlnbryan @pharman #nationalforumforscotland

[Victoria Smith @VictoriaJ_Smith]

Wonderfully insightful and exciting talks around developing the profession on all levels today. The work this team has put in is incredible. Well done ladies, a sold out talk aswell! @hassle300mph @lindahendersonn @mlnbryan @pharman #nationalforumforscotland

[Siobhan McGuinness @siobhan2688]

Inspiring session with @lindahendersonn @hassle300mph and @mlnbryan discussing developing the roles of Pharmacy Technicians in an ever evolving landscape. #pharmacy

[Gill Risby @GillRisby]

Great to meet our friends presenting Scottish work around model for pharmacy technician clinical and technical development thro to advanced practice @lindahendersonn Hazel Jamieson and Melanie Bryan - lots of interest!!!!

[ΉΛZΣᄂ JΛMIΣƧӨП®️ @hassle300mph]

The trifecta of trouble ⁦@CPCongress⁩ ⁦@NPTGS1⁩ ⁦@lindahendersonn⁩ ⁦@mlnbryan⁩ ⁦⁦@pharmacybh⁩ 🥰…. Talking about the evolution of pharmacy technician development in Scotland 🥰

[donna bartlett @pharm_dbartlett]

All ready for the next presentation developing the role of the #pharmacytechnicians . #cpcnorth #cpcongress @GMMH_NHS @aptuk @PsychPharmSte @PennineCareNHS

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

Great to see the role of pharmacy technicians represented and their impact on clinical pharmacy #ESCPAberdeen23 @ESCPNews @APTUK1 @NPTGS1

[Melanie Bryan @mlnbryan]

Presenting today at the #ESCPAberdeen23 @ESCPNews Clinic Pharmacy Teams, thank you everyone for the positive comments. @APTUK1 @NPTGS1