The GPHC has stated that almost 98% of pharmacists have met or exceeded the expected standards when submitting their CPD for review. The Council said that of the 8,000 records reviewed in the first year of the process, 82% achieved an ‘excellent’ score, and a further 16% were rated as ‘good’. 65% of registrants removed […]

Plans to mark the first steps towards a significant NHS White Paper commitment to introduce a new dental contract that will improve the quality of patient care and increase access to NHS dental services, with an additional focus on improving the oral health of school children has been published by the Department of Health. The […]

The Report on Jobs published on 8th December by the REC and KPMG has shown stronger rises in both permanent and temp billings during November. In both cases, rates of expansion were at 3 month highs. Recruitment consultancies have indicated further rises in both permanent and temp staff pay. However the rates of inflation remained […]

Flame Pharma manage CRA vacancies for the Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices and Biotechnology sectors to ensure compliance with clinical trial protocols, checking clinical site activities, making on-site visits, reviewing Case Report Forms (CRFs) and communicating with clinical research investigators. Flame Pharma are consistently securing new and in some cases exclusive national and international CRA […]

The CQC has designed a system that could help ease the CQC registration process for all practice owners. CODE’s pre registration Compliance Check can provide members and non members with a specialist consultant who can offer help with any missing policies, procedures, audits and risk assessments, sources of appropriate solutions, analysis of practices’ strengths and […]

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that growing bureaucracy is destroying the morale of high street dentists which in turn could be driving experienced dental practitioners to retire early or to leave the NHS. According to BDA research, excessive administration is the primary factor behind a downturn in a dentists’ confidence. Nearly half of […]

Flame Pharma attended the Astra Zeneca careers fair in Charnwood on the 10th and 11th November to apply recruitment expertise in helping redeploy their leading teams of scientists and clinical staff.  We met hundreds of people, with approximately 150 candidates registering their details. Everyone had the view of using Flame Pharma to help them find […]

Flame Pharma have experienced an increase in the need for experienced Statisticians in recent weeks, in particular with a well established, leading global Contract Research Organisation (CRO). Flame Pharma manage Programmer Analyst and Statistician vacancies for the Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology sectors to oversee the statistical aspects of clinical trials from design, through analysis […]

Flame Pharma manage CRA vacancies for the Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology sectors to ensure compliance with clinical trial protocols, checking clinical site activities, making on-site visits, reviewing Case Report Forms (CRFs) and communicating with clinical research investigators. Flame Pharma are consistently securing new and in some cases exclusive national and international CRA jobs with […]

A man with an inherited form of blindness has been able to successfully identify letters and objects using a pioneering implant. This implant allows a patient to detect objects with their eyes, unlike a rival approach that uses a camera. The chip works by converting light that enters the eye into electrical impulses which are […]

According to the annual industry report by the REC, turnover in the UK’s recruitment industry fell by more than 12% in the year to March 2010. However, despite the longest recession since records began, the report showed that the recruitment industry still had sales of just under £20bn. The impact of the downturn on UK […]

The REC’s National Convention this week provided the clearest indication yet of the impact that technology and social networks are having on recruitment. Feedback from the specialised recruiters within the REC’s marketing, media and creative industries sector group (MMC) has emphasised that technology advancements will not undermine the value of ‘face to face’ relationships. The […]

Following on from the Governments Comprehensive spending review, the REC has been monitoring the impact that public sector cuts will have on the pharmaceutical and scientific sector. The Government announced a freeze in the science research budget and gave the go ahead for a joint initiative between Cancer Research UK, the Medical Research Council, University […]

Flame Health’s Optometry Division are presently working alongside a number of high profile optical clients throughout the UK. We are proud to be working in connection with all of the leading optical companies in the UK, as well as having many exclusive arrangements with smaller independent optical groups and individual optical practices. We have a proven […]

Flame Health’s Cosmetic Surgery Division has a proven track record of providing professional recruitment solutions to the Cosmetic Surgery Sector. With the continued growth of the Private Cosmetic Surgery sector, our Cosmetic Surgery Division consistently provide cost saving, consultancy based recruitment solutions across the UK. We are currently working alongside a leading cosmetic surgery group […]