by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 17, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Regulation
What do ‘Who do you think we are. What do you think we do?’ (Pharmacy Voice) ,’Call to Action’ (NHS England), and ‘Now or Never’ Royal Pharmaceutical Society have in common? Simply, they state that Pharmacy is an underused resource for the NHS, that patients and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 6, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Regulation
The National Clinical Assessment Service back in 2009 scoped the health concerns and issues facing pharmacists. Their research found that many pharmacists felt that their health concerns were a direct result of their job and that on occasions ill health had led to...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 6, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Regulation
One area of public health that does not get too much press is children’s mental health. We have all heard and read about initiatives to help dementia sufferers and many of us have signed up to be a dementia friend. But we also need to focus on the other end of the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Licensed medicines such as morphine, amphetamine and some benzodiazepines will need to review their packaging to comply with new laws being introduced in 2014. A new liability offence concerning drug driving will come into effect in the summer of 2014. The new...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Dec 19, 2013 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Regulation
It’s December 2013 and NHS England has launched its Call to Action on community pharmacy by asking all those involved in healthcare their view on the future of the sector and the industry outlook. It will be interesting to see the results and the proposed outcomes...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Dec 12, 2013 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Regulation
Under the old system, one of the final task of the now defunct PCTs was to complete a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for the relevant local areas. These PNAs now play a critical part in the determination of market entry applications and are used in determining both...
