by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog
The government has announced an increase to the NHS prescription charge of 15 pence, to £8.20 per prescription item. This change will come into effect from 1st April 2015. The cost of prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) has remained the same for...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog
Better recognition of conditions such as sepsis and bladder retention would save millions of pounds a year in antibiotics and beds being blocked in A&E and urology wards. The reduction in preventative medication errors associated with the treatment pre-admission...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | CQC
The Care Quality Commission has been auditing doctor surgeries, care homes and hospitals and often they are finding that improper storage of medicines have the potential to compromise the quality of said medicines and patient safety. Last year the Welsh Elderly care...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog
Cancer patients are now able to be prescribed investigative drugs if they are terminally ill. Currently this is the only disease to be included, but this may change in the future. More and more terminal patients choose to be treated at home. What will this mean for...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | Pharmacist
What do you think? Do you want the Medicines Use Review (MURs) and New Medicine Service (NMS) to become essential services? There is a view that the government may reduce fee to deliver the services over time if they are. The pharmacies with no consultation room may...
