Can there be too many pharmacies?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog

And so it goes on … the public outcry to the community pharmacy regulations is under question. Whilst nearly all within the industry oppose any potential changes there are many external parties endorsing such change.  Many of those pushing for change particularly like...

Considering a Distance Selling Pharmacy? Find out more!!

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 13, 2015 | Distance Selling Pharmacy

With community pharmacy contracts being so difficult to get, more and more people are considering the distance selling pharmacy (DSP) model. At the moment these contracts are except from the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) i.e. you do not have to prove a need....

Sea sick tablets? Please remember the acronym!

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog

The sailing season in starting in earnest and you may be wishing to buy sea sickness tablets, first aid kits or liferafts, so please remember the acronym   S              “ SOS “equipment know what you  should have on  board to suit you and your crews needs,...

Promoting Healthy Lifestyle: Alcohol. Can you as a community pharmacy do more?

by Kimberley Peck | Apr 1, 2015 | Blog

Are you aware that many of your patients are not aware of the long term damage their alcohol consumption is having on their bodies? Are your patients aware that your liver is not the only organ you can damage? Are your patients aware of the amount of alcohol they are...

Falsified Medication: What, Who, Why, How and When?

by Kimberley Peck | Apr 1, 2015 | Falsified Medicines

WHAT?   Under the Guidelines of 5 November 2013 on Good Distribution Practice of medicinal products for human use (2013/C 343/01) a Falsified Medicine is defined as:   Any medicinal product with a false representation of:   its identity, including its...

Requirement to display CQC rating comes into effect from April 1st 2015

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | CQC

The CQC have published their final guidance for providers on meeting the new requirement to display CQC ratings in their premises and online. This requirement comes into effect from 1 April 2015. If you have already been awarded a CQC rating you have 21 calendar days...

Prescription charge is to rise to £8.20

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog

    The government has announced an increase to the NHS prescription charge of 15 pence, to £8.20 per prescription item. This change will come into effect from 1st April 2015. The cost of prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) has remained the same for...

 SAVE THE DATE

by Ryan Watts | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog

                       Ahoy There!!                            Book up early to avoid disappointment!!                                                                                  [email protected]         GOOD DISTRIBUTION...

Sepsis – UTIs – Bladder Retention – Medication Errors

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog

Better recognition of conditions such as sepsis and bladder retention would save millions of pounds a year in antibiotics and beds being blocked in A&E and urology wards.  The reduction in preventative medication errors associated with the treatment pre-admission...

CQC and the Storage of Medicines

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 31, 2015 | CQC

The Care Quality Commission has been auditing doctor surgeries, care homes and hospitals and often they are finding that improper storage of medicines have the potential to compromise the quality of said medicines and patient safety. Last year the Welsh Elderly care...