Using the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Oct 5, 2011 | Blog

Now that the Government have confirmed that the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is to survive the other cuts to be made to the NHS programme for IT, it is definitely time for pharmacists to get ready for and start using EPS. If you are not fully ready for EPS...

Pharmacy automation

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...

EU commission Consultation on GDP – Counterfeits

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers

The reasons given for the present consultation on GDP across Europe are: that it has been a long time since European GDP had been reviewed and that the situation regarding Counterfeit medicines needs to be reviewed. Reason 1. Ok, it has been a long time and a review...

EU Commission consultation on GDP

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers

I have written before about the implications upon RPs from the current EU consultation exercise on GDP. There are other implications of the consultation, if it is implemented, concerning for example the Quality Systems operated by Wholesale dealers. At present in the...

New Medicines Service-making the most of it

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...

Pharmacy in Europe

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers

We can all learn from the differences between the way that pharmacy is practised in other countries. But not that many pharmacists get the opportunity to work abroad or to study how their profession earns a living elsewhere. Early in my career I worked in a Germany...

Property development including a Pharmacy

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers

There is a well established and government encouraged trend for GPs to work together in larger groups and to work in purpose designed modern premises. Developments of such scale almost inevitably involve property developers. Property developers and pharmacists are not...

Wholesale dealers – Restricted Exports

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers

Since my article on this subject last month, the ABPI (The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry)  have unsurprisingly now weighed into the subject debate by defending their member companies who they say have taken “many additional steps to ensure...

Pharmacy Customer Service – NHS Choices

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....

Relocating a pharmacy

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy

** APRIL 2014 UPDATE ** In the old days not so long ago, as you can see below from the blog content, relocating used to be dependent on distance.  Now, times have changed. The relocation rule is an exemption on the proviso of satisfying certain conditions. Will you be...