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Flu Vaccination claims
Pharmacy contractors must not forget to submit their “Flu vaccination claims “before the 5th of April to NHS BSA, in line with the FP34C process, or they will not get paid for the vaccinations they administered in March.
London
Exactly a year after the Brussels attack sadly an attack happened in our warmly loved capital London. We can never be prepared for such tragic event. An attach can have effects such as closure of roads, ports and airports or long delays for days or maybe for week...
The government is considering merging the Regulators!
The Government is considering merging the nine regulators into one, which would be responsible for registering all healthcare professionals and carrying out disciplinary procedures. There are also rumours of the GMC and NMC merging and Pharmacists, Dentists and...
Are you bored with community pharmacy? Would you like a more clinical role?
If you're bored with community pharmacy and need a new challenge why not consider enrolling on an independent prescriber course? Models of care are changing. Pharmacists have a chance now to be more involved in the clinical management of patients, for their care to be...
Australia made all codeine products prescription only!
From 2018, all codeine containing products will be prescription only. This decision is not fully supported by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. It is hoped that there will still be access to pain relief in a timely manner at an affordable price and the...
Side Effects
It is well known that if you tell patients what the side effects of their medicines are then they are much better at complying with the dosage regime. During all consultations, your clinical decisions and patient feedback needs. It should not come as a surprise...
Risk Assessments and Self-Audits
Risk Assessments and Self-audits should cover the whole of your GDP activities during the year. It is best to plan and ensure that you also conduct at least a couple of process audits. Prior to conducting risk assessments, you should look for evidence and discuss with...
AAH have paired up with Coolkit!
AAH have announced that they a new fleet of temperature controlled vans. They are transit vans and they have had them converted by Coolkit. They can transport cold chain products in the cold area where temperatures are held between 2°C - 8°C and non-cold chain...
The heat is being turned up on Transport!
The MHRA inspectors have said that they are now focusing on the transport of medicines, and that more “Majors and Criticals” will be issued if UK wholesalers are not compliant. RPs have had over 3 years now to affect the changed required by current GDP guidelines. RPs...
Brexit
Brexit what effect will it have on your Team? Companies are already reviewing their team and looking at their skill set and training. Some companies are using it as an excuse to cull their headcount, or to move roles out of the UK already. It has acted as a...
Babylon app
NHS patients are to be diagnosed by” Chatbots “in North London as a trail. Patients are to type in their symptoms and the new Babylon app will do the rest! The medical profession is raising concerns that the patients might miss describe their symptoms and the chatbots...
APBI
APBI is pushing the government to secure “Continued regulatory co-operation and alignment with the EU for medicines” it is in the interests of the citizens UK, EU, and also product quality to maintain the pan European standards that have been developed over many...