A report released by the NHS Information Centre has revealed that the number of local NHS pharmacy services fell by more than 5% in the last financial year. This is the first drop in 6 years as PCTs cut them by 1,679 in 2011-12. The report measured the number of community pharmacies commissioned by the […]

Flame Health Pharmacy would like to know the thoughts from Pharmacists. According to Dr Mike Dixon, Chairman of NHS Alliance, Pharmacists are more likely to get services commissioned from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) if they plan them with GPs. He states, “There’s much more that pharmacists and GP practices can do together” Do you agree […]

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Exclusive Pharmacist Opportunity – Birkenhead Flame Health Pharmacy are looking for pharmacists who are passionate about going the extra mile for their customers. Your role will be to head up the Pharmacy with a focus on delivering the sales versus plan whilst delivering all local services available from the PCT. You will also be tasked […]

Exclusive Relief Pharmacy Manager Opportunity – Plymouth Flame Health Pharmacy are currently working with one of the largest community pharmacies in the UK and they have a brand new role for a Relief Pharmacy Manager in the Plymouth area. The successful Pharmacist will be an experienced manager with a proven track record of maintaining a […]

Flame Health Pharmacy are pleased to hear that the NHS is embracing new technology. In the governments first ever mandate to the NHS, they have reaffirmed its pledge that all patients will be able to order repeat prescriptions online and have access to their own online health records by 2015. The 28-page document, delivered by […]

Pharmacy contractor, Gordon Couper has commented that GPs need to have more trust in pharmacists if they are to reduce their heavy workload, This comment follows calls for doctors to dedicate more time to fully engage with clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). Mr Couper, contractor at Handbridge Pharmacy in Chester, said GPs needed to “trust what […]

A recent Chemist and Druggist survey has found that the proportion of employee pharmacists receiving a pay rise has fallen for the second year in a row. 45% of almost 900 pharmacist branch managers and non-manager pharmacists who responded to the survey received a pay rise in the previous 12 months, this compared with 55% […]

The team at Flame Health Pharmacy are keen to hear the thoughts from Pharmacists about the electronic prescription service (EPS) which was recently heavily invested by the NHS at £100 million to date. The Independent Pharmacy Federation (IPF) has suggested that the EPS has generated a “huge workload” for pharmacists while taking it away from […]

What are your thoughts? According to a Cegedim Strategic Data survey, Pharmacists have a lower awareness of health-related mobile phone apps than almost all other health professionals. From 675 healthcare professionals, only 53% of pharmacists surveyed were aware of mobile apps specifically tailored for professional use, compared with 61% of GPs and 89% of rheumatologists. […]

The Modernising Pharmacy Careers Board has stated that career development within pharmacy needs to be more efficient and effective. It has published eight proposals for reforming post-registration career development in England, setting out work that should be taken forward by a range of organisations including the MPC board, Health Education England (formerly Medical Education England), […]

The team at Flame Health Pharmacy are keen to see the outcome of a new pharmacy survey. Primary care pharmacists in England are being surveyed about the impact the NHS reforms are having, as part of efforts by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s English Pharmacy Board. Lead pharmacists in medicines management/optimisation who work for the new […]

To clamp down on counterfeit medicines entering the supply chain, a UK database of internet pharmacies authorised to sell medicines is being proposed. Each EU member state is being asked to establish its own online national database of approved internet pharmacies. Each website will be required to have a link to the database, and will […]

Exclusive Pharmacist Opportunity – Birkenhead Flame Health Pharmacy are currently recruiting for a nationwide supermarket chain. They require a full time Pharmacist within the Birkenhead area. Your role will be to head up the Pharmacy with a focus on delivering the sales versus plan whilst delivering all local services available from the PCT. You will […]

Clare Brazill, Divisional Partner at Flame Health Pharmacy would like to bring your attention to several exclusive Pharmacy roles. These roles are new and exclusive to the Pharmacy team and she is keen to speak with you today about any of them. Are you a Pharmacist in the Merseyside area? Clare is currently working alongside […]