by Ryan Watts | Feb 17, 2015 | Community Pharmacy
Community Pharmacists are well able to identify people at risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at an early stage. More than half of people screened by pharmacies were identified at high risk of COPD. Throughout 2012 and 2013 the pilot screening finding was...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 5, 2015 | Community Pharmacy, Uncategorized
Almost 90% of Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs) have reported having a local pharmacy flu vaccination scheme commissioned during the 2014/15 season. This shows that NHS teams are beginning to understand the value that community pharmacy flu vaccination services...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Nov 14, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Regulation
Are you thinking of opening a Distance Selling Pharmacy? We are conducting a training course for anyone considering opening a Distance Selling Pharmacy. The course will give an overview of the requirements of opening an internet pharmacy and provide a...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 13, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, NHS, Pharmacist
Startling statistics show that as many as 15% of patients have their hospital stays increased due to adverse drug reactions. Serious drug reactions are increasing and some could be avoided by checking with patients if they are allergic to any medication. At...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 13, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, NHS, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Suppliers
Lets “ Stand together against flu.” I quote from the Sanofi Pasteur advert . I was horrified to read that that GPs in Shropshire and Staffordshire have objected to NHS England local contract team inviting pharmacies to contract to deliver a Pharmacy-led flu...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
The MHRA, along with hundreds of government websites will be moving to GOV.UK over the next few months. The new website will look very different from the current website. To help users find their way around the site, the MHRA will let us see the information on GOV.UK...
