Are you an outstanding Optometrist? The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has launched a search for its International Optometrist of the Year. If you have made an outstanding contribution to the development of optometry worldwide the you could be in line for this accolade!  WCO president, Tone Garaas-Maurdalen, said: “This award is a fantastic way […]

Flame Health Optometry are happy to hear that Optrafair will be bigger and better in 2013! Organisers are aiming to increase figures by 15%. This is great news to Flame Health Optometry. Last year was a great turn out but with more people attending, the Optometry team will be poised to answer any questions you […]

Brake and Ultralase have set up an e petition to make a full eye examination a compulsory element of the UK driving test. The petition came about due to the results of a recent survey carried out by Brake and Ultralase. The results showed that out of 2,000 people, one in three drivers requiring vision […]

Flame Health Pharmacy are please to hear that the GPhC has proposed slashing renewal fees by 10% for 2012 for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. This would mean that pharmacists’ fees will be set at £240 and pharmacy technician fees will be £108. In the light of the current economic climate, this is great news!

Flame Health Dentistry are please to read that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will release £28 million of funding so that the number of people able to visit the dentist increases. Funding will be given to PCT’s who have already bid for the money. The money will then be spent on expanding local services to meet […]

Flame Health Dentistry are keen to see the results from an online poll by the Forum of Private Business and Frank Taylor Associates. This survey is asking dental professionals what they view are the barriers to practice growth. Dentists are being asked how they plan to develop their practices over the coming year – including […]

There was positive news from the Report on Jobs this month as statistics showed a rise in permanent placements for the first time in 4 months. It was also reported that recruitment consultants reported a slower increase in job vacancies during January. Flame Health would be keen to see which industries this statistic came from […]

Do you know any experienced CRA’s in the UK that would be interested in an excellent and unique Office Based position in the Cambridgeshire area? Flame Pharma are recruiting for a fantastic opportunity within a Regulatory and Clinical Trial Consultancy. This position will offer a huge amount of potential for the chosen candidate to not […]

Are you an experienced RGN with Aesthetic experience? Are you looking for a permanent position where you can specialise in Aesthetic treatments? Would you like to work with one of the leaders within the cosmetic industry? If you answered yes to the above, then contact Flame Health today. We have an exciting opportunity for an […]

It is great to hear that The University of Bradford are interested in speaking to students to give them awareness of optometry as a career option. Flame Health are happy to hear that the University are giving insight into careers to the youth of today, especially due to the issues within unemployment at the moment. […]

It’s a busy time  for Flame Pharma right now. We are delighted that we have received details regarding a number of excellent Project Leader and Senior Project Leader roles throughout Europe. We are working very closely with one of the World’s largest CRO’s to find candidates with a solid background ideally gained within a CRO. […]

NHS figures has shown that although pharmacy services helped 69,796 people quit smoking between April and September 2011, only 44% managed to stop smoking for good. This success rate marks pharmacy among the lowest of success rates, despite being the third most popular service provider.  A Chemist and Druggist poll reported that more than half […]

It is frustrating news within the pharmacy industry this week. The NHS Prescription Services (NHS PS) has revealed that more than 400 pharmacy businesses have asked the sector’s paymaster to check the accuracy of their prescription payments between April 2009 and March 2011 because they may have been underpaid by a staggering £750.  Are you […]

From 1st March, dentists who advertise their services will be given guidance by the GDC so that information is clear and not misleading to the public. A website now needs to show details of their complaint procedure as well as contact information if a patient is not satisfied with the response. The guidance also makes clear […]

Results from Pharma Times’ 400 person careers survey showed that Linked In, Twitter and Facebook rank highly in terms of usage but 43% say their employer does not utilise social media. Little has changed from 2010. Linked In is still number one as a social media tool with 42% while Twitter 29% is more popular […]