by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Analyisis, Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist
As the government and community pharmacy industry now have a “letter of intent” in regards to the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement it is time for the other health professions to take their shot. Whilst we are continually hearing the pressure that doctors, nurses...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Analyisis, Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist, pharmacy business development, setting up a pharmacy business
The Victorian State Government in Australia has committed $28.7m over the next four years to fund the establishment and running of 20 super pharmacies. The pharmacies will operate 7 days a week 24 hours a day and will employ a nurse to be on hand from 6pm to 10pm for...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
Where do you go when you need pain relief medication? What is your initial thought? An interesting survey conducted in 2014 by Roy Morgan Research found that 48% of Australian consumers used pharmacies as the most common point of purchase followed by supermarkets at...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Distance Selling Pharmacy, pharmacy business development, Regulation, setting up a pharmacy business
One question we get asked time and time again with regard to Distance Selling Pharmacies is can you provide Enhanced and Advanced services from the premises? The answer is yes! But……. Although distance-selling pharmacies may provide advanced and/or enhanced services...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 10, 2015 | Community Pharmacy
NHS England has confirmed that community pharmacies will be granted an exemption from the business continuity requirements within the Information Governance (IG) Toolkit. The exemption will apply for 2014/15, but not for next year. Contractors will still need to...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 24, 2015 | Community Pharmacy
The new contractual requirement for community pharmacy contractors and their teams to advise appropriate patients about the benefits of the NHS repeat dispensing service will commence from March 2015. The service can free up time for GP practices; provide a more...
