As 2010 draws to a close the ND team are carrying out an audit of our personnel records. To all our valued candidates; If you have not recently sent us any updated copies of accreditations or certificates which you may have gained over the past few months, we would ask that you do so as [...]

Due to client demand and company expansion we are extremely pleased and proud to announce changes to the ND Team! From Monday 25th October we have a dedicated Pharmacy Support Staff consultant. Dee O'Callaghan has progressed in her career and is now chairing this valued service to clients and candidates alike. Dee is constantly look [...]

A 'grandparenting period' has been put in place to ease the transition to regulation for pharmacy technicians. This means that those individuals with relevant qualifications and work experience will be able to register formally as pharmacy technicians until 30 June 2011. After this date, registration for pharmacy technicians will become mandatory, requirements will change and [...]

GPhC & Registration Fees From 27th September 2010 the anticipated change in pharmacy regulation will take place. This is as a result of the govt decision that the RPSGB cannot act as a regulator and leadership body (in line with other healthcare professions). This will result in the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) becoming the regulator [...]

Please use the link below to gain updated information regarding Ramadan 2010 and a timetable of Fasting Starts and Fasting Ends http://www.ramadantimetable.co.uk/ramadantimetable-uk

As our valued candidates and clients may be aware the manager of New Directions Pharmacy has returned from her second stint of maternity leave! Amber has returned to her post as manager after 9 months leave. She stated, "I am delighted to be back amongst the ND team, and looking forward to developing the department [...]

Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Telegraph.co.uk 24 Aug 2010 Nicotine is the chemical in cigarettes which causes addiction and has now been linked to the development of breast cancer. Previously smoking was not thought to be a major cause of breast cancer although it is known to increase the risk of several other forms of the [...]

By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Telegraph.co.uk 24 Aug 2010 Researchers found illness rates were reduced when workers were given sanitising hand gels and instructed to use them five times a day. The gels are widely used in hospitals to prevent the spread of infections Compared with those who followed their usual hand hygiene habits, the [...]

Numark have launched their 'Repeat My Medicines' service, which will enable independent pharmacies to retain existing repeat dispensing business and attract new business. As a first step towards protecting pharmacies ahead of the launch of phase two of the EPS programme the service offers pharmacists the chance to keep patients' repeat dispensing slips, order the [...]

The British Medical Association (BMA) and Connecting for Health (CfH) have stated that information about patients can only be uploaded to summary care records once GPs and PCTs agree that the patient has been adequately informed about the programme. There have been some concerns about the programme raised by doctors and so there will now [...]