It is great to hear that this year pharmacists will be able to choose the brand and volume of flu vaccines. The NPA have launched the 2012/2013 programme and will give pharmacists hands-on experience in administering injections, performing resuscitation and dealing with anaphylaxis. Clare Brazill, Divisional Partner at Flame Health Pharmacy comments, “It is great […]

Flame Health Pharmacy are shocked to hear the latest news that some exporting pharmacies are ordering high percentages of stock. So high that wholesalers’ stocks are being used up and other pharmacies are being left short. The question is, why are pharmacies ordering so much stock? Would this impact upon patients? Could this be managed […]

As a pharmacist, do you think that MURs are a wasteful subsidy? The TaxPayers’ Alliance has commented this week stating that the service is a £67 million “wasteful subsidy to Pharmacists”. However the Department of Health has strongly defended MURs, claiming that the TaxPayers’ Alliance report was based on limited research. Clare Brazill, Divisional Partner […]

Flame Health Pharmacy have acquired two exciting opportunities in Cornwall and Bedford. If you are a Pharmacist in St Austell looking for a change then the team at Flame Health Pharmacy would like to hear from you. Within this role you will be working alongside a nationwide pharmacy chain. You will head up the pharmacy […]

Good news for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Managers and Pharmacy teams! The shortlist for the C & D awards 2012 has been completed! The C & D have said that this year has been one of the toughest as the quality has been astounding. There are 12 categories covering the pharmacy sector and Flame Health Pharmacy are […]

Were you a Pharmacist involved in the NHS reform debate? Pharmacists at the C & D Senate commented that they were wary about the NHS reforms, stating that they could create inequalities between regions as well as between independents and multiples. These comments came after 66 per cent of respondents to C+D’s Senate Survey said […]

As a pharmacist have you been asked to back the Charity Diabetes UK campaign? The Putting Feet First campaign has been set up following research that showed poor levels of foot care for people with diabetes. People with diabetes are more than 20 times more likely to have a lower limb amputation, and about 80 […]

Would you like to work alongside one of the largest community pharmacies with over 800 branches and still growing? Flame Health Pharmacy have a Pharmacy Manager opportunity available in the Sherborne area. The successful Pharmacist will be an experienced manager with a proven track record of maintaining a high level of standards within the pharmacy […]

Flame Health Pharmacy have just acquired some new and very exciting vacancies. These vacancies are exclusive to us and we are very happy to be working alongside our clients in sourcing excellent professional candidates. Take a read and contact us today if the below are of interest to you! Flame Health Pharmacy are working alongside […]

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!

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 […]

Are you one of the many pharmacists or pharmacy managers who are having issues with the EPS 2? A whopping 90% of readers of C & D who conducted the poll reported problematic issues with the new system. Only 5 out of the 50 readers said that they had no issues with the upgrade. If […]

There was disappointing news in the Pharmacy world this month as hundreds of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians missed out on the GPhC renewal deadline, resulting in fines of £486 for Pharmacists and £297 for Pharmacy Technicians. The GPhC are urging a new universal registration deadline to be set by the Government instead of the usual […]

After reporting last week on whether Pharmacists can give GP’s a helping hand with long term illness patients, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) conducted a survey to show that Pharmacists should promote exercise in the over 55s. The results showed that almost a third of patients over 55 felt that long term illnesses were an obstacle for exercise. […]