It's not work that are setting the tasks its the professional body that regulates us.
It's a long story but basically registration of technicians was voluntary in 2006 with a view to being mandatory in 2007 because due to dh job we were moving to shetland I joined the registar at that time because I was unsure if I would get a pharmacy job where we were going and therefore there would of been no one to counter sign my application.
As it turned out registration has only been mandatory since June this year 
While the royal pharmaceutical socitey regulated us cpd (continued professional development) was necessary but no set rules were put in place as to what was required but in 2009 the general pharmaceutical council have taken over and now there very much is set rules.
Due to the fact that technicians didn't have to be registered until this year there has been no help with what exactly it is I need to do. There is going to be a workshop at some point at the end of the year but that is something that would of helped me in 2006.
Now my problem is that in 2009 I was coming of the anti depressants I was given when I had D. But I did not cope well with coming off them and basically that year was beyond awful and I was signed off work for most of it. It also ment that compleating my cpd was the last thing on my mind.
But I now have to come up and write up 9 pieces of evidence for that year which I barely have any recollection of 2010 I should get away with because I was on maternity leave but that means I'll be short so they will probebly want evidence from further back which I don't have a chance in hell of finding out and then obviously 9 pieces for this year.
It all needs to be done in my own time including any workshops or distance learning packs I do and no allowances are made for working part time and failure to have it done and to an appropriate standard means you risk getting struck off.
On top of all this the nhs require you compleate eksf and pdp (also to be done in your own time) to show that you are at an appropriate level to match your job description and now because training has been so lax the department has set out a competancy folder that need to be completed.
It just seems so unfair with my cpd I've paid £120 pound a year to have all this stress heaped on my while my work colleugues that only registered this year are getting all the help and support they need and don't have to prove themselfs past this year.
Sorry that really was an essay 