Archive for General news
Controlled Drug Standard Operating Procedures
Controlled Drugs Management! Controlled Drug Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) should be reviewed and updated regularly to ensure you remain compliant with the latest regulations and best practices. The Care Quality...
Category M Analysis
The July Quarter Category M prices have been published and there is one product taken out of Category M, Glycerol suppositories, and there are 7 products added to Category M...
Effective Time Management Tips for Dispensary Managers
By Kirstye Todd, Dispex Tutor Your role as a dispensary manager is multifaceted and demanding, requiring you to juggle dispensing, patient care, staff management, inventory control, and administrative duties. Efficient...
Introducing RSV vaccination programmes for those aged 75 and over and pregnant women
Source: NHS England 28.6.24 This week NHS England published a letter with the UKHSA outlining next steps for the delivery of two new RSV vaccination programmes that will be introduced...
General Practice Vaccinations Data Dashboard – MMR programme data
Source: NHS England 21.6. 2024 The General Practice Vaccinations Data Dashboard has been extended to include MMR vaccination programme data. This optional tool can be used to support your operational...
How to improve telephone journeys in general practice
Source: NHS England updated 28 May, 2024 Introduction Modern general practice and telephony High quality, effective telephony and online journeys are key enablers of a modern general practice access model....
Reminder – sign-up process for the autumn/winter 24/25 COVID-19 vaccination service
Source: NHS England- Primary Care Bulletin 13.6.24 All primary care providers that wish to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination service from their healthcare premises from 1 September 2024 must sign-up to...
2024 General Election
Source: Various Lib Dems Pledge Financial Support for Rural Practices A key pledge from the Lib Dems: Special funding for rural GPs voiced by the Lib Dems in their 2024...
Medicine shortages cause ‘moral distress’ for three-in-four GPs
Source: Pulse, Sofia Lind 11.6.24 Three quarters (74%) of GPs experience moral distress because they are unable to prescribe medicines patients need due to ongoing shortages. This is the finding...
Navigating Perimenopause in the workplace
By Kirstye Todd, Dispex Tutor Menopause, a natural phase in a woman’s life, can usher in significant changes and challenges, particularly within a fast-paced dispensary. In dispensing practices, where efficiency...
DDA Conference Exhibitors announced
It is now less than 4 months until the DDA Annual Conference The DDA Conference takes place at the Burlington Hotel Events Centre, Birmingham on 25th and 26th of September...
Pre-election guidance for NHS organisations – General Election 2024
Source: NHS England A general election will take place in the UK on Thursday 4 July 2024. This note sets out longstanding guidance which always applies to the NHS during the run-up...
