by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 13, 2015 | NHS
Sainsbury’s in Tunbridge topped the list by not claiming for 1864 prescriptions they dispensed by way of EPS in 2014. Their pharmacy staff are to be retrained as a corrective action. But this is only half the story, there are many root causes but fundamentally the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 13, 2015 | NHS
A&E is in crisis with targets being missed, 111 is fielding many calls but will always err on the side of caution and send the patient to A&E if they are in any doubt. GPs appointments are hard to get and often GPs little or no time to properly read patients...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 9, 2015 | Transportation
One may think that deliveries of medicines by drones are the stuff of futuristic dreams but DHL has recently launched the next phase of the research project which entails the delivery of all the types of emergency medicines (except those requiring refrigeration) by...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 7, 2015 | GPhC, NHS
The UK is a leader in switches, after New Zealand, but first in Europe. We had the first Statin in the world and the first emergency hormonal contraceptive (Levonelle) available over the counter. In the last century there were double digit switches of...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 5, 2015 | MHRA
The regulations came into force on the 14th of August 2012 and still some pharmacies are wholesaling without a WDA(H) and many are still not aware of the removal of some and the addition of other exemptions to supply. We have been told over the past few months of...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 2, 2015 | MHRA
The Government launched a new “ Digital by Default Standard“ and the aim of the criteria is to ensure that the digital services are of a consistently high quality, that they are secure, safe easily improved and meet the needs of the service user. When the digital...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 2, 2015 | Analyisis
Meta-analysis is a statistical procedure that integrates the results of several independent studies considered to be “combinable “. It is a way of structuring the process through which a thorough review of previous research is carried out. It should be free from bias...
by Ryan Watts | Dec 29, 2014 | GDP/RP, MHRA
Are you a RP? Have you carried out your own GDP training? Did you miss the last MHRA symposium in December? Regular GDP training is now mandatory and you may be asked for your CPD records in your next inspection. In order to help you comply PCL are...
by John Finey | Dec 22, 2014 | Business
This was a question that came up last week in a meeting. Given that there were both Commercial and Quality people in the meeting it generated some interesting discussion, particularly for me as it is fair to say I have worn both hats simultaneously for much of the...
by John Finey | Dec 22, 2014 | NHS, Pharmacist, Regulation
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! No I am not banging my head against the desk for the obvious reason; pharmacy appearing to have been left on the side lines again. Don’t get me wrong, I think the NHS is fantastic and like all of us have personal...
