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Warm and Fuzzy
It’s Red Nose Day and today is a day to be genuinely proud to be British. Last year’s Sport Relief raised £71.8m, that’s almost exactly £1 for every man, woman and child in the country, pretty amazing considering we are just emerging from one of the deepest and...
Information Governance Update
NHS England has confirmed that community pharmacies will be granted an exemption from the business continuity requirements within the Information Governance (IG) Toolkit. The exemption will apply for 2014/15, but not for next year. Contractors will still need to...
Transport validation master plan do you know your routes?
Have you considered how you are going to validate your supply chain to prevent the falsification of medicines? Have considered how you are going to evidence the validation? From Kali boxes to pallet reefers the market for temperature controlled shipments is vast. Not...
The new Generation – Technology in the Pharmaceutical sector
Did you know the number of Mobile phones is now higher than computers? 79% of Smart phone users use their mobile to make purchasing decisions, 50 % of these will make a purchase within an hour in comparison to the average of a month on a desktop. 64% of internet...
CQC Update
CQC is introducing new registration application and registration variation forms for providers! The new forms have been developed to take account of the changes to regulations from 1 April, including the introduction of the fundamental standards. They will also...
Are you ready for the national audit on emergency supplies?
Undertaking the audit on emergency supplies is a contractual requirement. If a pharmacy does not undertake the audit it is a breach of their contractual responsibilities. The aims of the audit are to understand the reasons behind patients requesting/requiring...
It’s not only the Small Guys who get Aggro
It is not always easy to have much sympathy for the large pharmaceutical companies, with their glass atriums and multi-billion pound turnovers but there does seem to be a common trend to have a go at them at the moment. The reality is that these companies are vital...
Research and Information… Does your diet gives you cancer?
Slowly and agonizingly being consumed by cancer? Cancer proceeds through three stages: initiation, promotion and progression. After reading books, case studies and clinical research I would like to share my point of view in this field. The data that I came across for...
Nothing hinders the efficiency of an organisation like ‘silo mentality’
Definition of ‘silo mentality’: “An attitude found in some organisations that occurs when several departments or groups do not want to share information or knowledge with other individuals within the same organisation.” Similar Terms: Silo Thinking and Silo...
New Contractual requirements on repeat dispensing!
The new contractual requirement for community pharmacy contractors and their teams to advise appropriate patients about the benefits of the NHS repeat dispensing service will commence from March 2015. The service can free up time for GP practices; provide a more...
Considering opening a Distance Selling Pharmacy? Don’t miss the boat!!!
Many people feel that the best chance they have of starting their own pharmacy business is to open a Distance Selling Pharmacy (DSP) and I would agree, but is that about to change?? As things stand DSP are exempt from the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) ie you...
Distance Selling Pharmacy application process??
You may have heard the easiest way to get an NHS contract is applying for a Distance Selling Model, as you only have to prove that you are going to carry out the essential services and the contract is yours….. This in essence is true however, proving that you can...