Boots to pay 50% of RPS Faculty membership costs for staff Boots tells staff it will cover 50% of the cost of joining the RPS Faculty in 2015–2016, as well as continuing its existing RPS membership subsidy.…
Look sharp! How to dress so you look professional, presentable and approachable in a pharmacy Do you need to wear a white coat to be taken seriously? Sasa Jankovic finds out that it is attitude more than appearance that influences customers’ perceptions of you.…
What to think about when considering a management role in the NHS Becoming a manager in the NHS can mean moving away from clinical activities. What does a management role involve and are you cut out for the job?…
Consultants respond positively to audit of antimicrobial prescribing An audit and feedback programme targeting medical consultant teams on a hospital acute admissions ward has resulted in improvements in antimicrobial prescribing.…
Pharmacy assistants provide solution to omitted medicines doses New research suggests that pharmacy assistants can help to ensure that hospital patients receive all their prescribed doses of medicines.…
Lloydspharmacy offers minor ailments and injuries service in A&E Lloydspharmacy has established a minor ailments and injuries service in a hospital casualty department in a partnership with the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in Manchester.…
Bestway rebrands Co-operative pharmacies as ‘Well’ and reveals business plans Bestway, the new owners of The Co-operative Pharmacy, has announced a £200m investment plan with a target of 220 more premises in the next three years.…
Interim report reveals ‘positive outcomes’ from Welsh common ailment service Conjunctivitis, vaginal thrush, hay fever and head lice have been the conditions treated most often through the Welsh common ailment service.…
One-stop dispensing has had its day — time to embrace technology Hospitals should explore the use of technology to help streamline the inpatient medicine supply process for the benefit of patients and staff.…
Providing medicines information for community, hospital and the pharmaceutical industry Medicines information pharmacists provide a specialist service across community and hospital pharmacy, as well as within the pharmaceutical industry. What does the role involve and what skills do you need to do it?…