The Preoperative Association is pleased to announce the launch of a new practical toolkit:

Developing Pharmacy Roles in Preoperative Assessment.

Developed in collaboration with the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) and the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA), the toolkit has been created to support the development, implementation and growth of pharmacy roles within preoperative assessment services.

As surgical patients become increasingly complex, pharmacy professionals play an important role in medicines optimisation, patient safety, risk reduction and service efficiency. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can support safer perioperative medication planning, help reduce avoidable medicine-related cancellations, improve patient experience and strengthen the wider surgical pathway.

The toolkit provides practical guidance for organisations looking to develop or strengthen pharmacy involvement in POA. It includes information on workforce models, example pharmacy roles, business case development, Key Performance Indicators, education and training, research involvement and best-practice examples from established services.

To mark the launch, The Preoperative Association will host a free online webinar:

Developing Pharmacy Roles in POA – Official Toolkit Launch Webinar
Thursday 25 June 2026
7.00–8.00pm
Online
Free for all

The webinar will be chaired by Anjna Patel, Sarah Tinsley and Claire Frank and is open to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, POA teams, anaesthetists, nurses, service leads, managers and anyone involved in perioperative care.

Join us for the official launch and hear how this new toolkit can support safer, more effective and more consistent pharmacy involvement in preoperative assessment.

Developing Pharmacy Roles in POA Official Toolkit Launch Webinar

Thursday 25 June 2026 | 7.00–8.00pm

Online | Free for all