NHS figures has shown that although pharmacy services helped 69,796 people quit smoking between April and September 2011, only 44% managed to stop smoking for good. This success rate marks pharmacy among the lowest of success rates, despite being the third most popular service provider.  A Chemist and Druggist poll reported that more than half […]

It is frustrating news within the pharmacy industry this week. The NHS Prescription Services (NHS PS) has revealed that more than 400 pharmacy businesses have asked the sector’s paymaster to check the accuracy of their prescription payments between April 2009 and March 2011 because they may have been underpaid by a staggering £750.  Are you […]

Are you one of the many pharmacists or pharmacy managers who are having issues with the EPS 2? A whopping 90% of readers of C & D who conducted the poll reported problematic issues with the new system. Only 5 out of the 50 readers said that they had no issues with the upgrade. If […]

There was disappointing news in the Pharmacy world this month as hundreds of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians missed out on the GPhC renewal deadline, resulting in fines of £486 for Pharmacists and £297 for Pharmacy Technicians. The GPhC are urging a new universal registration deadline to be set by the Government instead of the usual […]

After reporting last week on whether Pharmacists can give GP’s a helping hand with long term illness patients, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) conducted a survey to show that Pharmacists should promote exercise in the over 55s. The results showed that almost a third of patients over 55 felt that long term illnesses were an obstacle for exercise. […]

A report from the UCL school of Pharmacy and the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association has revealed that enhanced Pharmacy services could help people with preventable long term pain. This report could co inside with talks of whether it is best to gain advice from your local pharmacist or to visit your GP. There are 5 […]

Flame Health Pharmacy are keen to know if there are pharmacists out there who are running the hypoglycaemic campaign within their pharmacy. This campaign is designed to raise awareness about hypoglycaemia and how it can be managed in patients with type 2 diabetes. It also gives patients advice on what to do to reduce their […]

Flame Health Pharmacy have had a fantastic start to the New Year! So far the team have made 5 placements. These positions were filled for Pharmacy Managers in Hull and Totnes and 3 pharmacist positions in Ireland. Well done ladies, this is a great start to the year! The team have acquired new positions for […]

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 […]

The Flame Health Pharmacy Team have some fantastic news this week! There has been a change in legislation relating to the Draft Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy). EU qualified Pharmacists are now able to be responsible for stores less than 3 years old in the UK. Please visit the below link for more information on the […]

Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland (CPNI) has stated that funding cutbacks have forced pharmacies in Northern Ireland to cut jobs as many struggle to pay bills. The cuts, which saw pharmacy funding cut by a third in June, had had a “devastating impact” and could force some pharmacies to close. However a judicial review is looking […]

Flame Health Pharmacy would like to know the thoughts of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Managers with regards to the comments of GP and Bracknell MP Phillip Lee. At a speech at the Safety Express coalition summit on 12th October, Mr Lee said he “couldn’t understand” why there wasn’t a pharmacy in every GP practice and that […]

Flame Health Pharmacy have had a great week this week. Senior partner Clare Brazill has been very impressed with the quality of work this week from her team. Louise Parratt has successfully placed a Pharmacist in Spalding and a Pharmacy Manager in Ipswich. We hope the placed candidates will enjoy working within these established, dedicated companies. Well […]

Are you a Pharmacist or a Pharmacy Manager? Flame Health are keen to hear your thoughts on Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s comments from this week. He has commented that pharmacies already play an important part in the public health agenda but called for pharmacies and other organisations to help the Government’s long term strategy and […]

The Office of National Statistics has stated that the number of people out of work has gone up by 114,000 to 2.57 million in the three month period up to August. Commenting on the latest figures, Tom Hadley, the REC’s Director of Policy and Professional Services, said: “This increase is one of the most substantial […]