Community Pharmacy Wales has estimated that community pharmacies in Wales could save the NHS £95 million a year if services such as a national minor aliments scheme were rolled out effectively. It urged the Welsh Assembly Government to make the commitment needed to deliver the changes.  Savings could come from 4 key areas: better medicine […]

The GPHC has urged pharmacists to respond to their consultation on CPD, with just a few weeks to go before the closing date (7th February). The consultation includes the proposal to set a pass mark for CPD standard at 50% and to require one third of CPD entries to start the ‘reflection stage’. It is […]

After comments from the Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail regarding pharmacists turning away parents who wanted their children vaccinated, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) have defended accused pharmacists, stressing the need for extra training. The NPA said that pharmacists were naturally reluctant to turn people away but had […]

1,500 pharmacists miss the GPHC Registration Deadline Almost 1,500 pharmacists will leave the register in January after failing to renew their membership with the GPHC. 42,612 pharmacists had re registered by the November 30th deadline (around 97%). This means over 3% are set to leave the register. Pharmacists who did not renew by the deadline will […]

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 […]

The Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union has stated that community pharmacists in Europe should be granted access to electronic health records. The group has said that while there is wide acceptance of pharmacists’ involvement in e -prescribing systems, the same cannot be said for sharing information contained in patients’ electronic records. The group believes […]

With the cold snap of weather around the UK, pharmacists have been battling the snow and ice to stay open. Alliance Healthcare admitted some disruption to services but praised staff and their commitments to delivering medicines and prescriptions. Some pharmacists were reported walking several miles to work, as well as making deliveries on foot. Flame […]

Pharmacists have just less than a week left to renew their registration with the GPHC or face removal from the register. The deadline is 30th November 2010. So far 84.7% of pharmacists have renewed their registration. Those who do not renew their registration will be removed and unable to practice from 31st December 2010.

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 […]