by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog
Department of Health and Social Care is considering the possibility of having a superintendent pharmacist overseeing more than one pharmacy business…
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 9, 2018 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy
Elsie Hooper (1879-1969), a pioneer for female pharmacists in the early 1900’s is being celebrated on International Women’s Day 2018. On 17th June 1911, a small group of female pharmacists joined the Women’s Coronation Procession – alongside these pharmacists where a...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 23, 2018 | Blog, NHS
Almost everybody wishes to lose weight at some time or another, whether it be for the holidays or a special occasion, but what is the best and easiest way to do it? A quick internet search shows a variety of methods from joining a slimming club, dieting or going to...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 22, 2018 | Behind the scenes, Blog, MHRA, public speaking, WDA(H)
The recent GDP/GMP symposiums both concentrated on quality risk management, as compared to a previous emphasis on risk assessment. MHRA inspectors appear increasingly unhappy that pharmaceutical companies appear to be throwing together risk assessments, without...
by Suzanne Hayes | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog
MPs were told in December that UK patient involvement in clinical trials will diminish post-Brexit making manufactures less likely to invest here. They were also told that unlocking the potential of patient data held by the NHS may be enough to persuade the...
by Suzanne Hayes | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog
Do you keep your RP informed? Is your RP aware of the little problems you’ve encountered along the way? And the seemingly harmless solutions you’ve applied…
by John Finey | Feb 2, 2018 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Brexit, Business, public speaking
Following a bun fight between 19 EU countries and a failure to agree on the new location of the EMA within the group of EU foreign ministers the decision was made by tossing a coin, at least it wasn’t ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’! Amsterdam won through meaning that...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 23, 2018 | Consultancy, EudraGMDP, Export Training, GDP/RP, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA, NHS, Pharmacist, WDA(H), WDA(H)
Are you a Wholesaler exporting Controlled Drugs or are planning to expand your product range to include Controlled Drugs? Do you hold a valid United Kingdom Controlled Drug Licence from the Home Office – if not you should and your WDA (H) may need to be varied to...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, NHS, Pharmacist
It is with sadness that I reflect on the news of 2017 and the start of 2018. A&E is in crisis and there are no free appointments in GP practices, and yet Pharmacies are closing as they are not viable. What is the cheapest health care intervention? The...
by John Finey | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog, Pharmacist
Scenario 1 Patient asks for advice about travelling with medication to a north African resort for three weeks and wanted to know how they should best store their medication. Given that they had been told that their accommodation included a fridge the patient asked...
