by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 7, 2018 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy
Pharmacist locum rates have been under pressure for some time and it is quite an established fact that they have been falling for some time now…
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 9, 2018 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy
Elsie Hooper (1879-1969), a pioneer for female pharmacists in the early 1900’s is being celebrated on International Women’s Day 2018. On 17th June 1911, a small group of female pharmacists joined the Women’s Coronation Procession – alongside these pharmacists where a...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, NHS, Pharmacist
It is with sadness that I reflect on the news of 2017 and the start of 2018. A&E is in crisis and there are no free appointments in GP practices, and yet Pharmacies are closing as they are not viable. What is the cheapest health care intervention? The...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 11, 2017 | Community Pharmacy, CQC, GPhC, pharmacy business development, Regulation
Have you started to provide this years’ Flu Vaccination service can you say you compliant? Do you know what CPSIVAS and NHSCB are? The amended directions were signed on the 29th of August 2017 by Jannette Howe, head of Pharmacy at the Department of health. Did you...
by Sandeep Lyall | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Regulation
Controversial from the start, prescription charges were introduced in 1952, abolished in 1965 and then reintroduced in 1968 with a system of exemptions that persists in modified form today. The charge itself has risen from 20p in 1979 to the current price of £8.60 per...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, pharmacy business development, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
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...
