All pharmacists wishing to remain on the register of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland must complete the retention process by 1st June. This year the society is encouraging registrants to complete the process using its online retention system which can be accessed by clicking here. For more information on how to make a paper copy submission, [...]
NHS England recently published a national integrated whistleblowing policy that is hoped will standardise the way NHS organisations support staff who raise concerns. Whistleblowing/raising concerns about risk, malpractice or wrongdoing which is believed to be compromising patient care, working conditions or calling into question the induction or training for staff is nothing new. Anyone who works (or has worked) [...]
The British Pharmaceutical Students' Association (BPSA) and Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have announced a joint project to develop a new Pre-Foundation Programme for pharmacy students and pre-registration trainees. The Pre-Foundation Programme will provide access to guidance and tools to support students from day one of their MPharm degree and beyond, making the transition into pre-registration training and [...]
As the rollout of Summary Care Records (SCR) to community pharmacists in England continues, Numark has published on its website all information a contractor needs to register and access SCR including guidance, templates and flow charts. Gary Choo, Numark’s Head of Information Services, said, ‘Access to the Summary Care Record is an extremely useful addition [...]
Numark has published a series of free online resources to support its members with gaining Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) Level 1 self-accreditation which is expected to be rolled-out by Public Health England in April 2016. The Numark resources include tips on how to evidence each section of the quality criteria, ideas for health campaigns and [...]
During February, the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) will be sending out a new consultation skills resource to all community pharmacies in England. The Consultation skills for pharmacy support staff resource is in a new CPPE format and consists of a set of learning cards. Each learning card covers a separate topic, for example, ‘First impressions’ [...]
