Pharmacy2U reduced service levels due to move to a new Automated facility does not bode well for Hub and Spoke.

by Ryan Watts | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog

Earlier in the year, the GPhC called on Pharmacy2U to take urgent steps to improve its service levels, after it failed to deliver prescriptions over Christmas. Pharmacy2U had been experiencing “unforeseen difficulties” with...

Two Prickly Subjects

by Ryan Watts | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog

Internet pharmacies partly owned by GPs, sharing patient data or indeed any pharmacy sharing patient data when partially owned by GPs.If you have an internet pharmacy you must ensure that your procedures are robust enough on the website to allow patients to provide...

Well this Trump may not win the game nor boost flagging Pharmacy morale.

by Ryan Watts | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog

Mr Trump has suggested that he was the only candidate capable of uniting the UK pharmacy profession, adding: “If those clowns in the Department of Health can’t get their policies right, you can count on Donald J Trump to make you proud of your profession again.” It is...

European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) qualified Pharmacist and new to the UK?

by Ryan Watts | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog

We have a wealth of EU/EEA pharmacists working in the UK, who have obtained a recognised pharmacy degree and qualified as pharmacists within their country of birth. They are a valuable asset to the profession. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) manages...

Superintendent Pharmacists

by Ryan Watts | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog, Superintendent Pharmacists

Pharmacy Consulting Ltd (PCL) deals with a wide range of pharmacies operating different models from NHS Community Pharmacy to NHS Distance Selling Pharmacies (DSP) to pharmacies with private On-line Doctors. Additionally, we have experience in the development and...

Superintendent Pharmacist training

by Ryan Watts | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog

Are you a Superintendent Pharmacist? Have you undergone any training? Do you know what is required of you in your current role? Are you ready for an inspection by NHS England or GPhC? Could you defend yourself if your professional practice or the practices of your...

Disaster Planning

by Ryan Watts | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog

Have you prepared a disaster plan for your business? If you have when did you last review it? Over the last year we have helped some companies through different disasters. One company changed their computer software, which resulted in their parent company...

A 200-dollar device can now detect the onset of a Grand Mal Seizure.

by Ryan Watts | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog

SUDEP Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy kills more people in the US than house fires yet people live alone and often have no warning of the pending seizure. One in twenty six people in the united states have epilepsy at a stage in their lives, yet m ost people with...

Agree to outsource.

by Ryan Watts | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog

Shipping to long distance with courier company?  Do you know what is happening to your product during the shipment? Do you know the route they using? Well known company so you trust them… Please don`t! Assure yourself by signing a Technical Agreement. If it is...

NHS Terms of Service (NHSToS) end of the year.

by Ryan Watts | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog

It is nearly the end of the contractual year! Are you ready? If you are a NHS Contractor we hope; You have finished your Community Pharmacy Patient Questionnaires (CPPQ) and have published the results for your patient to see. Ensure it is in a prominent position...