Many thanks for all those pharmacists who have responded to our call for locum pharmacists to cover in the event of an acceleration in the number of pharmacists affected by the swine flu virus. We are still looking for locum pharmacists to cover in Scotland, South West and North East England and South Wales.
Outside these area’s we still need more locums, so please either email PL-UK on support@pluk.co.uk, send us a Tweet at http://www.twitter.com/shaun_at_PLUK or call us on 0800 0620548 – our dedicated Swine Flu hotline
I read a post on Twitter today about a C+D senate – a new “think tank” looking at the future of community pharmacy. Unfortunately, like most similar initiative it’s clearly focused on pharmacy – the business not pharmacy the profession.
http://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/senate
The busineses already have the CCA, the NPA have taken over the RPSGB. Where are the forums representing individual pharmacists? Come on PDA!
I’ve been contacted by the RPSGB who are looking for good examples of pharmacists who are providing services to the socially excluded. I thought it best that i forward this on to you all and for you to respond to Joanna personally.
Dear Mr Hockey 
The RPSGB has been asked to respond to a Government consultation on the healthcare requirements of the socially excluded. It seeks to examine what is already available, the standard of these services and what should, ideally, be provided.
This is an opportunity to demonstrate the range of services currently provided for the socially excluded and how pharmacy can further enhance these. The RPSGB will submit a response using case studies to demonstrate how well pharmacy is able to offer care to the socially excluded.
We would like to hear about your examples of good practice in providing care to the following social groups:
1 Those with no recourse to public funds 2 Refugees/ asylum seekers 3 Homelessness 4 Care leavers 5 Carers 6 Remote rural areas 7 Ex-servicemen/women 8 Mental health problems 9 Learning disabled 10 Substance misusers 11 Physically Disabled 12 Gypsy, Roma Travellers |
13 Ethno-religious minorities 14 Sex Workers 15 Non-English speaking linguistic minorities 16 Men/Women suffering violence 17 Offenders 18 Unemployed 19 Those in severe and persistent poverty 20 Migrant / itinerant workers 21 Those in severely deprived neighbourhoods 22 NEETS young adults 23 Old older people |
Please include:
- The type of service
- A brief description of your example/s
- The patient group
- Your contact details: name, email and telephone number
Send your example/s to Joanna Edwards via email on joanna.edwards@rpsgb.org by 5pm on Wednesday, 15 July.
We recognise that this is short notice, but would appreciate any information that you can provide us with within this timeframe.
Thanking you in advance.
Kind regards,
Joanna Edwards
Policy Analyst
Report in the Baltimore Sun urging President Obama to involve pharmacists in healthcare reform agenda
“To help guarantee health care reform that reduces costs and builds “health care teams that work” (to use President Barack Obama’s words), pharmacists must play a key role in the planning process being undertaken by the federal government.”
Full story
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.pharmacists29jun29,0,3604902.story
It looks like Pharmacy in the Republic of Ireland is going through some pretty fundamental changes including decreases in the payments made by the state to pharmacies.
Click below to read the Irish Times article:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2009/0707/1224250162465.html
Agency Workers Regulations – how does it effect me?
The simple answer is it doesn’t. …. in most cases. For more expert guidance than I can supply as a pharmacist rather than a legal bod please click on the link below. http://www.pcg.org.uk/cms/documents/01109%20PCG%20A4%2020PP%20BROCHURE%20SINGLE%20PAGES.pdf
One in a lifetime opportunity – pharmacist required in Tonga
We have been approached by a not for profit pharmacy in the Kingdom of Tonga asking us to recruit a pharmacist to work at one of the health centres in the Kingdom. This opportunity will definately not come up again for if you fancy a complete change of scene and an opportunity to live on [...]
Just a quick post to remind all pharmacist that they need to renew their GPhC registration by the 31st October. So you still have a month to pay but if you are anything like me, if you don’t do it now, there’s a chance you’ll forget!
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