by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
In addition to the very welcome opportunity to use our professional knowledge to patient benefit, the NMS is undoubtedly an opportunity for pharmacists to earn some worthwhile additional income. Firstly, any pharmacy that implements the service, regardless of their...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
We can all learn from the differences between the way that pharmacy is practised in other countries. But not that many pharmacists get the opportunity to work abroad or to study how their profession earns a living elsewhere. Early in my career I worked in a Germany...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
There is a well established and government encouraged trend for GPs to work together in larger groups and to work in purpose designed modern premises. Developments of such scale almost inevitably involve property developers. Property developers and pharmacists are not...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
Since my article on this subject last month, the ABPI (The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) have unsurprisingly now weighed into the subject debate by defending their member companies who they say have taken “many additional steps to ensure...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
From this month, patients will be able to leave anonymous feedback on their experience of customer service at a particular pharmacy through the NHS Choices web site. Patients have been able to leave such feedback for doctors since 2009 and for dentists since 2010....