Calling all pharmacies… do you know what is required of you in relation to consent?

by Kimberley Peck | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog

As a provider of professional services, you must obtain consent for all the services you provide and the patient information you use. What is consent? Simply put consent is agreement or granting permission.Patients have a right to decide on their own healthcare, this...

Openness and Transparency: wherefore art’ thou!

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog

Since the start of the 80’s (that is from what I have been reading and has nothing to do with my age!) society has been going through waves of changes.  There has been a surge: an awakening of the spiritual mind and intuitive behaviour.  We also live in an...

SOPs: what do these mean?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog

As a consultancy firm, we are regularly contacted by companies after they have been inspected by the regulators and been told they need help in compliance, or when there is a looming threat of an inspector turning up soon.  Having now visited a few companies (WDA...

Recall – drug

by Adel Nagy | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog

Important to have a robust procedure for handling recalls. Have you tested your “recall” system? What will you do with the recalled product?  Here are a few points to consider about your process: Set out responsibilities: recall, traceability and approval...

Summary Care Records (SCR) training.

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog

Summary care records are a significant tool for use by community pharmacies and hospital pharmacy teams alike. Increasing patient safety and quality pharmacy services. Preparation was long and complex from completion of the CPPE training to ensuing systems were...

Mesothelioma

by Brian Lindsay | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog

I lost a close family member to Mesothelioma. My Aunty was diagnosed in February 2014. Once she was diagnosed, like all cancer diagnoses, it was devastating, Even more so when it was realized there was no hope for a cure and that care would be palliative. And I...

Temperature control of Pharmaceutical product

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog

I recently attended a temperature and logistics conference where one of the QPs laid down the science and theory behind temperature control of pharmaceutical products and active ingredients.  The complicated science is based on the Arrhenius equation of...

I Hope the Brexit Decision Makers and Negotiators Have Issued a Change Control!

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog

Ok so basically we voted out! And here forth may the games begin. Possibly two years’ worth and beyond! We are now in a state of uncertainty and there appears to be an element of information overload.  The truth is, we don’t know what the planners have planned...

How do you choose your Contract RP?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog

Beware of new websites with claims such as “ WDA application 100% “ what does this mean they have applied for one and were successful ? Or they have applied for 200 and were successful. We have trained a few RPs and often they create a website and make claims which...

Export or Not?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog

If you are a wholesaler and wish to take advantage of the weaker pound, you may wish to add Export to your Wholesale Distribution Authorisation. But do you know what you need to do prior to your inspection to ensure the variation is granted? If you want to be well...