Following the announcement that Elizabeth Fagan is taking up the role as the new Boots UK Managing Director, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union’s (PDA) Assistant General Secretary, Mark Koziol, has outlined the urgent change in culture which must now be delivered, as reported in The Guardian. Mark stated, ‘We sincerely hope that the new Boots [...]
Following an article in The Guardian about Boots, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) English Board Chair, Sandra Gidley, said, ‘Reports in The Guardian regarding Boots will make difficult reading for many in the sector. ‘We can state unequivocally that the vast majority of pharmacists are doing everything they can to provide great patient care and are using precious NHS [...]
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) [...]
Pharmacists are reporting a significant surge in confidence thanks to a settled period in the industry and increased integrated working opportunities, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking Healthcare Confidence Index. Recently published, the index canvasses primary healthcare providers; GPs, dentists and pharmacists, on their outlook for the next one to five years, to [...]
Amendments to the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 have been laid before parliament, and will come into force in two stages. From 1st April the terms of service will require NHS pharmacists who have access to the summary care record (SCR) to access this if they consider, in their clinical judgment that [...]
