Whilst obtaining a 100 hour contract is easier than the standard 40 hour contract, not many people know that in addition to not being able to reduce the hours of service below 100, contractors with 100hour pharmacies must also give the PCT SIX months notice of intended closure, rather than the 3 months notice required [...]
With 2672 R2 enabled pharmacies and 57 R2 enabled doctors practices now ready to issue and dispense electronic prescriptions, it really does look like this long awaited development could really be nationally implemented this year. (Figures at 14th December 2011) The January 2012 PSNC Newsletter carried an excellent 4 page article concerning the many aspects [...]
Now that the consultation period on the proposed change of pharmacy contract applications to the new Pharmacy Needs Assessments (PNA’s) basis has passed, we must all wait to see how much of the proposals will be implemented and when. Also, there is no clear statement at the moment about transitional arrangements to cover contract applications [...]
A recent (December 28th 2011) NHS Appeal panel decision , has closed a loophole that some clearly thought to be open. A pharmacist obtained an Internet Only Pharmacy contract for a set of premises located in town in the NW of England in a Mews development, located at Number 4. It also took on the [...]
Another new year, another new year for Pharma to grasp the opportunity to work more closely with pharmacy to develop adherence enhancing activities that benefit patients, Pharma and pharmacists, but will it begin to happen in 2012? Evidence suggest that the degree of historic involvement of Pharma with pharmacists to develop medicines adherence enhancing activities [...]
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