by Ryan Watts | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog
The hub-and-spoke model is not going away and it is a major threat to retail pharmacy and even if the legal barriers for operating a hub are removed there will not be a “level playing field” however it would give the independent pharmacies across the UK a wider choice...
by Ryan Watts | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog
Earlier in the year, the GPhC called on Pharmacy2U to take urgent steps to improve its service levels, after it failed to deliver prescriptions over Christmas. Pharmacy2U had been experiencing “unforeseen difficulties” with...
by Ryan Watts | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog
Internet pharmacies partly owned by GPs, sharing patient data or indeed any pharmacy sharing patient data when partially owned by GPs.If you have an internet pharmacy you must ensure that your procedures are robust enough on the website to allow patients to provide...
by Ryan Watts | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog
Mr Trump has suggested that he was the only candidate capable of uniting the UK pharmacy profession, adding: “If those clowns in the Department of Health can’t get their policies right, you can count on Donald J Trump to make you proud of your profession again.” It is...
by Ryan Watts | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog
We have a wealth of EU/EEA pharmacists working in the UK, who have obtained a recognised pharmacy degree and qualified as pharmacists within their country of birth. They are a valuable asset to the profession. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) manages...