The Welsh Assembly Government has promised that funding for community health services in Wales will be protected in cash terms in 2011-2012, with free prescriptions maintained. Although the Assembly would be losing around £860 million of funding from the UK government, the settlement for health would be fair. 40% of the budget will continue to […]

Pharmacies across the UK have reported significant growth in private flu jab services despite national fears that vaccination uptake has been low this year. AAH has said pharmacies have on average doubled their initial allocation of doses. Last month Novartis also reported that partner pharmacies administered approximately 40,000 flu vaccinations in the first month of […]

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As Flame Health has previously discussed, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) has been replaced with the General Pharmaceutical Council as the regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in England, Scotland and Wales. The RPSGB is now the dedicated professional leadership body for pharmacy, providing leadership and support to the profession in England, […]

Flame Health Pharmacy Exclusive Pharmacy Manager Jobs – Portsmouth Flame Health Pharmacy are looking for highly motivated pharmacy managers work within a brand new pharmacy store in this popular area of Portsmouth. As pharmacy manager your role will involve emphasising the importance of clinical governance and investing time in the training of your colleagues. Proactively […]

Many community pharmacies across the UK are gearing up this week to provide flu jabs. Several pharmacies are offering vouchers and offers to patients. As the winter months are slowly creeping in these offers seem like a great incentive to be protected. AAH said its flu vaccination service, delivered under a private PGD was this […]

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 General Pharmaceutical Council has agreed its 2011 fees as it prepares to take over pharmacy regulations from 27th September. The renewal fee for a 12 month period will be £262 for pharmacists, £142 for pharmacy technicians and £217 for pharmacy premises. They have opted not to offer a low income fee as ‘regulatory responsibility […]

A report published by the Pharmacy Practice Research Trust (PPRT) has found that pharmacists rated patients’ health interests over professional guidelines, as the most important factor to consider in ethical decision making. Regulation also played a very important part. As a pharmacist do you follow suit to this? Do you feel that ethical problem solving […]

A new pilot scheme has been launched by the MHRA to allow pharmacists to report adverse drug reactions electronically to the agency’s yellow card scheme. The aim is to make reporting easier and to allow information to be more easily shared with the MHRA for effective drug safety monitoring. Once the pilot has been completed, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Under the Pharmacy Manifesto 2011, the RPSGB’s Scottish board will campaign for greater access to health records. Speaking at the RPS Conference, chair of the Scottish Pharmacy Board Sandra Melville said while pharmacists working in hospitals enjoy sharing information, access has been withheld from community pharmacists. The board is asking politicians to implement a health […]

The Pharmacy Minister, Earl Howe has agreed funding of £2.49 billion for community pharmacy services in England for 2010-2011. As a result, contractors have earned £140 million above the overall £500 million contractual target for retained purchase profits. £120 million will be recovered through adjustment to category M prices this year and £20 million will […]

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 […]