Congratulations! Your results are in, you have celebrated in style and now you need to secure that much needed position. Flame Health Optometry has been tasked exclusively by several high profile companies to find the best newly qualified optometrists throughout the country. Our clients are looking for ambitious, self motivated newly qualified optometrists to work […]

Flame Health are currently working exclusively with a major pharmacy chain who are continuing to expand their operation and are now looking for an exceptional candidate to lead their growth into the Republic of Ireland market as a supervising pharmacist. The company are a major force within the UK Pharmacy market and are well known […]

The British Dental Practice Manager’s Association chairman, Amelia Bray, has highlighted the important and crucial role that dental practice managers play in the new Care Quality Commission (CQC) process. She says, ‘The CQC requires there to be a registered manager for the majority of dental practices and in most cases, this will be the dental […]

According to a poll carried out by the British Dental Association (BDA) four fifths of dentists think it is appropriate to continue to use the ‘Dr’ title. As a dentist, what are your thoughts on this? Do you feel strongly that the title should continue to be used? This survey was carried out as part […]

Community pharmacists are still unconvinced by the benefits of the electronic prescription service (EPS), despite government claims that the system has been a success and can be managed locally. A survey of 100 pharmacists by the Chemist and Druggist found that only 51% felt the EPS would be good for pharmacy overall. A high percentage […]

Scientists at King College London have pin pointed one of the genes which is responsible for myopia (short sightedness) after a 12 year study. Lead author of this study Dr Hysi said “We have known for many years that the most important risk factor for being short sighted is having parents who are short sighted. […]

A trial scheme has found that pharmacists could cut care home medication errors by 91% if they were given full responsibility for medicines management. A four month trial by Midhurst Pharmacy introduced a pharmacist led pharmaceutical intervention programme at a 69 bed higher dependent care home. At the end of the trail internal medicine errors […]

Over 70% of pharmacists said it was harder to source products from pharma firms running distribution schemes. Only 6% said supply deals had improved access to medicines. Since 2007 more than 20 manufacturers have launched bespoke supply arrangements, with most citing improved medicine supply to patients as a key reason to change. However 13 of […]

The Report on Jobs published today (08.09.10) by the REC and KPMG has shown that the number of people placed in new jobs by recruitment consultancies continued to increase in August however growth has slowed further from March’s peak. The latest rises in both permanent and temporary staff appointments were the least marked for 10 […]

GPHC, the future pharmacy regulator has launched a telephone helpline, staffed by pharmacists to offer pharmacists guidance during the demerger. This helpline will assist pharmacists who have questions about the regulatory changes and how they will be affected. After this the GPCH will assume responsibility for the regulation of the pharmacy profession from the RPSGB. […]

Flame Health would like to know your thoughts on the possible shut down of the NHS Direct 24 hour nurse led service. Last year NHS Direct cost more than £120 million to run, speeding up the eventual termination of the phone lines. This has put the future of up to 1,400 nurses in uncertainty. As […]

Health experts have suggested that a type of bacteria (Streptococcus) – the cause of tooth plaque and gum disease, may be linked to the risk of heart disease. A research team from University of Bristol and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have found that bacteria from the mouth can enter the bloodstream, releasing […]

As an organisation we feel it is important to embrace social media and it most definitely plays a key part in our recruitment strategy in terms of raising awareness of our business and our current opportunities on sites such as Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook; however, given the profile and seniority of individuals we recruit and […]

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has called on the Scottish Government to introduce a standardised hospital prescribing chart decreasing the risk of prescribing errors by doctors, particularly those in training. A spokesperson for the college said that the idea of a national prescribing chart is a simple response to a complex problem. A […]

Pharmacies on the south coast are defying enhanced service cuts to see their stop smoking schemes thrive. Pharmacists in Hampshire and Dorset were celebrating success after helping around 4,400 (combined) to give up smoking between April 09 and March 10. The department of Health stated that nationally, more than 750,000 people tried to give up […]