by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 3, 2012 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
According to the C&D, as many as 20% of pharmacists could be considering moving their business into a health centre over the next 5 years based upon a survey by Lloyds TSB. Pharmacy Consulting Ltd (PCL) have been involved in various projects in which pharmacies...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 3, 2012 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
The impact of expected Category M clawbacks, plus the inevitable increase in a myriad of other financial pressures in a recessionary environment is likely to lead to the further eroding profit margins this year particularly for independent pharmacies.With all the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 2, 2012 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
From July 12th 2012, the UK will be adopting and implementing EU guidance which will effectively remove the exemption which has for years allowed pharmacies to conduct up to 5% of their medicines turnover as wholesale trade, without the possession of a wholesale...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 30, 2012 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
I was recently approached by a young pharmacist who had become aware that one branch of a national multiple was to be closed down in a location where the multiple had 2 branches. The pharmacist had secured suitable premises from which to run a replacement pharmacy for...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 30, 2012 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
I have been successfully working with ARX supporting various customers who have asked for additional support on with their first automation project, since 2010. There are testimonials from 2 such customers on my web site. Although ARX provide a design and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 30, 2012 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
**** 2014 UPDATE **** So it’s June 2014 and you’re looking up 100 hour pharmacies. They were an exempt application and as such a reasonable avenue to pharmacy ownership however you’ve probably heard that this has now ceased. But they aren’t...
