by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Changes often bring surprises and they need to be risk assessed. This new guidance is in direct conflict with what I have told patients for the thirty years that I have been qualified. When I first qualified the message was pre-printed on labels which we religiously...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 4, 2017 | Blog, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands
Read the nine new standards below and ask yourself the questions I have posed follow the standard, if you cannot say Yes to all the questions you need to reflect on your practice considering these new guidelines and act now! Standard 1. Provide person-centred care...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 4, 2017 | Blog, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands
Just this week I have read of two government funded Scottish initiatives for pharmacy, one for a research project where patients in a rural area in Aberdeenshire where a patient can go into the post office and speak to a pharmacist in a neighbouring village via a...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 4, 2017 | Blog, Pharmacist
The Pharmacy professional standards are merging with CQC standards. There is talk of all the regulators merging, so why do we not have foundation training with other medical professionals? It may be time for pharmacist to specialise and work in their speciality with...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog, GPhC, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
EMVO launched an online portal for pharmaceutical companies that can on-board over the next two years in plenty time for the February 2019 deadline. EMVO offers guidance documents for potential on-boarders. Manufacturers and parallel distributors are encouraged to...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, pharmacy business development, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
The Government is considering merging the nine regulators into one, which would be responsible for registering all healthcare professionals and carrying out disciplinary procedures. There are also rumours of the GMC and NMC merging and Pharmacists, Dentists and...
