by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Dec 12, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
It looks likely that the current DOH consultation on control of entry will conclude that all exemptions except distance selling pharmacies will be removed. The closing date for comments and observations to be made on the consultation is 25th January 2012, after which...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Nov 12, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
So we now have a consultation paper from the DOH which, if enacted as written sometime after Jan 25th 2012, will sound the end of further 100 hour pharmacies being granted permission to open. It is not yet clear for how long 100 hour applications will continue to be...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Nov 8, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
** 2014 UPDATE ** Reading through the old blog material we have posted and I noticed the following article from the previous owner of the business about planning consent. Despite the original blog being dated in 2011 the issues remains as pertinent today as it was...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
Between 2000 and 2009, the number of items dispensed to patients in community pharmacies increased by almost 70%, and the average number of items dispensed per head of population increased from 11.2 to 17.8. These figures suggest that the average pharmacy is storing...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
In addition to the very welcome opportunity to use our professional knowledge to patient benefit, the NMS is undoubtedly an opportunity for pharmacists to earn some worthwhile additional income. Firstly, any pharmacy that implements the service, regardless of their...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
From this month, patients will be able to leave anonymous feedback on their experience of customer service at a particular pharmacy through the NHS Choices web site. Patients have been able to leave such feedback for doctors since 2009 and for dentists since 2010....
