‘Hub-and-spoke’ dispensing could save £27m over 10 years, claims government The government has estimated that there could be a 40–50% time saving if pharmacies used a hub-and-spoke dispensing model, resulting in a net saving of £27.3m.…
Online pharmacy dispensing quadruples in five years, NHS data show According to data from the NHS Business Services Authority, distance-selling pharmacies dispensed 52,930,116 items in 2021, up 301% from the 13,190,131 items dispensed in 2016.…
Bill that could allow wider hub-and-spoke dispensing expected to become law in February 2021 Exclusive: The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill is expected to receive royal assent in February 2021.…
Reducing risk and managing dispensing errors Pharmacy teams should understand how to minimise the risk and likelihood of dispensing errors, including methods that can be used to evaluate existing processes, as well as how to deal with errors if they happen.…
Understanding dispensing errors and risk As prescription numbers continue to increase, it is necessary to understand the dispensing errors that can occur and how they may happen. …
Pharmacy delivery service for shielding patients to restart in England The pandemic delivery service will be restarting in England following updated advice from the government that people who are “clinically extremely vulnerable” should not go to a pharmacy.…
Pharmacists able to dispense COVID-19 treatments without a prescription under government protocols Community pharmacists will be able to dispense COVID-19 treatments without a prescription under government-issued protocols, following changes to the pharmacy terms of service.…
Basing remuneration for advice on the number of items dispensed is ‘flawed’, says pharmacy negotiator Remunerating pharmacy contractors based on the number of items dispensed is “flawed”, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said.…
Pharmacy2U founder announces £8m investment in dispensing hub for independent pharmacies The former chief executive officer of Pharmacy2U has announced plans to invest £8m to set up an automated dispensing hub for independent pharmacies.…
A quarter of medicines deliveries booked through Welsh volunteer scheme have not been completed More than 3,300 medicines deliveries have been scheduled since the launch of the National Volunteer Prescription Delivery Scheme in Wales, although, to date, only 2,473 deliveries have been completed.…