Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley has announced that in 2012-2013 the NHS will get a funding boost of £2.5 billion to provide services for patients. A whopping £91.6 billion will go to PCT’s. This includes: £87.5 billion to PCT’s to provide care for local patients and £4.1 billion to be invested in dental, eye care and […]

Exciting news for the Optical World. Contact lens giant CooperVision have released a new monthly multifocal lens for presbyopia.  Clinical studies have reported the lens outperforming other brands in a range of measurements such as end of day comfort, vision quality and likelihood of continual wear. The Biofinity multifocal lenses have been adapted from the […]

This week Dentistry.co.uk has reported on investing in dental practices and Flame Health were keen to communicate their thoughts.  They have stated that investing in a dental practice is usually the biggest business decision a dentist will ever make. Therefore, it is essential that thorough investigations are carried out to ensure that the business you’re […]

UK unemployment has unfortunately increased by 128,000 in the three months to October, the highest level since 1994. Unemployment is now at a staggering 2.64m.  The Office for National Statistics revealed some figures which showed that:   The jobless rate increased from 7.9% to 8.3% The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance rose to 1.6m […]

The Flame Health Pharmacy team have had a great week. This week has seen the team successfully place Pharmacists and Pharmacy Managers in Taunton and Scunthorpe. These positions were for leading Pharmacy stores and we hope all the candidates enjoy their new positions. The team have acquired a new vacancy this week for a Support […]

As the deadline approaches Flame Health would like to remind all dentists not to miss the 31st December deadline to pay their annual retention fee. To speed up the process you can pay online on the GDC website. The fee has been frozen at 2010 prices and will be £576. If you do not pay […]

The UK has seen a rise of applications for 100 hour pharmacies this year, increasing 70% on last year. Last year there were 258 applications and this year there were 438. After 93.8% of the applications made in 2010-11 were granted, the total number of 100-hour pharmacies rose to 689, making up 6.3% of all […]

The REC’s monthly report on jobs has shown that longer term hiring plans have slightly improved. The report showed that in the next 12 months 59% of employers are planning to grow their permanent workforce while 35% intend to keep it at the same level. This in turn has boosted the overall confidence ‘Barometer’ rating […]

As you know Christmas is quickly approaching and now is the perfect time to see what Flame Health are up to. Currently we are very keen to hear from Registered General Nurses with Weight Management experience based in London. This role require an element of travel to a number of sites around the UK. As […]

Flame Health Optometry provide a wealth of experience for all our candidates and clients within the Optometry job sector. The team specialise in providing professional recruitment solutions for Specialist Optometrists, Senior Optometrists, Hospital Optometrists, Optometrists, Laser Optometrists, Domiciliary Optometrists, Optical Joint Venture Partners, Contact Lens Opticians, Dispensing Opticians, Optical Dispensing Managers, Optical Practice Managers and […]

Flame Health Pharmacy provide professional recruitment solutions to the Pharmacy sector. The team specialise in jobs for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Managers, Community Pharmacists, 2nd Pharmacists, Senior Pharmacy Management, Pre-Registration Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and all associated Pharmacy Support Staff. We are continuously updated with the latest Jobs and exclusive opportunities across our UK pharmacy network. This week […]

Flame Health and Flame Pharma utilise social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Linked In. We feel that advertising roles to candidates across other mediums is a great way to communicate. Jobvite recently conducted a survey and some interesting statistics came to light. Almost 90% of job seekers have a profile on a social […]

The British Dental Health Foundation has commissioned a very interesting survey, supported by Denplan, about the health of school children. The survey asked children aged 12-16 about their current lifestyles and attitudes towards preventing poor health in the future. Alarmingly the survey showed that 68% admitted to drinking alcohol and 13% to smoking. Even more […]

Good news for optical professionals! The GOC has reduced its annual retention fee by £10 for both full price and low income members. This is great news as it is the second consecutive year that the GOC has reduced fees. Samantha Peters, GOC chief executive and registrar, said: “The reduction in fees for next year […]

A new survey conducted by The Foundation has shown that out of 250 patients, 88% would like to be checked for mouth cancer. The Foundation has estimated that around 90% of dentists regularly check for mouth cancer but only a small percentage discuss the issue directly with their patients. In the last decade, mouth cancer […]