by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2013 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers
The clock is ticking and September is looming, have you validated your supply chain yet? If you hold a Wholesale Dealers Licence you will be asked to evidence that your supply chain for both ambient and cold chain are compliant with good distribution practice. We,...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2013 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers
Pulse wave analysis (PWA) is a non-invasive, valid, reliable and widely used technique to investigate central blood pressure and arterial stiffness. It has been shown by many studies to produce valid reliable results to assess the vascular health of adults and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2013 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers
Hacking of personal data has rocketed since 2010, and it is no longer the lone hacker sitting in his bedroom. The data loss barometer which tracks lost data found that external data leaks affected more than 160 million people in 2012 and this is an increase of 40% on...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2013 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy
Pharmacy over the years has had a greater and greater deterioration in work life balance. 100 hour contracts have made this even worse. Add to this Smart phones, tablets and the instant communication world where instant replies are expected and the stress levels of...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2013 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers
Well as another year is reaching the longest day the range of robots is increasing in pharmacies in both retail and hospital environments. ARX and their partners CareFusion and more recently Video System have lead the way in the UK. The SMART robot has created an...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2013 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers
Simulation training is being carried out in many locations and it is growing, traditionally mannequins with no limbs were used for First Aid Training, some more sophisticated ones light up to tell you how well you have carried out your resuscitation. Simulation...
