by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
** APRIL 2014 UPDATE ** In the old days not so long ago, as you can see below from the blog content, relocating used to be dependent on distance. Now, times have changed. The relocation rule is an exemption on the proviso of satisfying certain conditions. Will you be...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 1, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
The Financial times reported that George DEVOL, the American inventor of the first ever Robotic Arm machine died last week. He initially called his invention a “programmed article-handling device” Inspired by reading about Asimov’s fictional robots,...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 9, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
Since 2009, by when the pound had significantly weakened against the Euro, there has been a monthly published list of UK branded medicines said to be in short supply in the UK market, that should therefore not be purchased in the UK for export. The list is published...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 2, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
Recently published data suggest that on average 10 years ago, the average patient in England had just under 12 NHS items prescribed for them, about one a month. This average would of course arise statistically from many patients with no medication at all prescribed,...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 2, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
I well remember how excited I was the first time that I ran a pharmacy on my own as more than a locum, even though it was a long time ago! Today’s young pharmacists are no less enthusiastic and ambitious than I was, and it is therefore a pity that NHS Pharmacy...
