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PSNC Statement on General Election Result

The 2017 General Election has resulted in a hung Parliament, with no party having a clear majority, but Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she intends to form a Government with support from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

Theresa May is expected to seek to form an agreement with the DUP and to begin making ministerial appointments ahead of Parliament’s first meeting on Tuesday June 13th. Until a new Government is formed, Government and NHS business will continue as it had done during the election period.

Pharmacy Minister David Mowat has lost his seat as an MP, but until new ministers are appointed he will officially retain his responsibilities despite no longer being an MP.

A number of key community pharmacy supporters in Parliament from across all parties have held their seats, and we look forward to continuing to work with them to promote the sector and all that it has to offer.

The campaign for community pharmacy over the past 18 months has been extremely strong, and PSNC was pleased to note the inclusion of pledges on community pharmacy in many of the manifestos. This support and the eventual formation of a new Government should give us a chance to rebuild constructive working relationships with ministers, in which we hope that the value and potential of community pharmacy will be fully recognised.

As soon as the health ministerial team is known PSNC will be seeking to meet to develop policy to secure a strong and stable future for community pharmacy. PSNC will also continue to work closely with LPCs to build and make the most of Parliamentary support for community pharmacy.

 

Hints & Tips

Don’t need a label? If you need to add medication to a patient’s history but do not require the labels to be printed, just hold down the ‘shift’ button when pressing the ‘End’ button.

Trouble finding insulin? Use ‘INS’ when searching for insulin related products.

Owing labels: Add the word ‘OWING’ to labels for easy identification.

 

Head Office v2.5

Analyst Head Office version 2.5 is now available for release. This latest version adds Activity Alerts, aimed at Analyst PoS/IPS users who will receive emails if their staff use certain features on the tills more often than an approved limit.

Further improvements to Head Office are planned in subsequent releases.

Please contact the Service Desk for further information and to arrange your upgrade.