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“Special Measures “- The NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) – Monitor-CQC

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 10, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Regulation

What are special measures and how do NHS TDA Monitor and CQC work together? What will happen when NHS TDA and Monitor place a trust in “Special measures”? CQC, through their chief inspector may recommend that a Trust is placed in special measures if they have evidence...

2014 GPhC Inspections – are you prepared?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 2, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands

It seems 2014 will be the year of GPhC inspections for many pharmacies across the UK.  Many of you may have impending inspections with many more to follow. We’ve had a number of pharmacists contact us recently about the inspection process, what to expect and...

Opening a Pharmacy in 2014

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 1, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy

So you want to open a pharmacy? To be your own boss. Do you know which location you would like? Which rule will you apply under? Have you read the relevant PNA? And what does it say? An NHS contracted pharmacy cannot simply be opened; you have to apply.  And you have...

Changing landscape of UK Community Pharmacy

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 25, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

Following on from news of the Co-Op’s decision to sell of its 750 pharmacies, Chemist & Druggist reported that a private consortium has raised approximately £40 m of the targeted £60 m required to commence their negotiations with the group. Whilst the group...

Falsified Medicines

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

As advisors to medicine wholesalers and pharmacies, we concern ourselves with maintaining the integrity of the supply chain.  We stress the importance of being wary of falsified medicines and the pitfalls to look out for. Why is this product so cheap? Why is such a...

Validation of Cool/Cold Chain GDP Requirements – a common sense approach

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

One of the main changes seen in the recently issued European Commission Guidelines on Good Distribution Practices for medicines for human use (2013/C 343/01) is the emphasis on validating the entire supply chain to ensure that products that are temperature sensitive...
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