Here is the latest Analyst User Newsletter, featuring the best tips and updates for users of our platform…

 

Black Friday Deals

This Black Friday 2017 we’re delighted to announce some superb offers for our customers which could help you save 50% or more on selected Positive Solutions products and services:

  • Upgrade your PMR or EPoS to Analyst IPS and save 50%*

Analyst IPS combines Analyst EPoS and Analyst PMR to provide a fully integrated pharmacy management system. Robust yet easy-to-use, Analyst IPS provides a complete solution for your pharmacy business, covering OTC sales as well as prescription dispensing for a streamlined approach to operations. Upgrade as part of our Black Friday savings offer and increase efficiency within your pharmacy for a fraction of the usual cost!
(*Applies to software licence only)

  • Merchandising Service, save 50%
    WAS: £500
    NOW: £250

How you merchandise your products is a key part of differentiating yourself from your competitors and has a huge impact on sales. Positive Solutions can work with you to develop eye catching layouts and displays that maximise the potential of your pharmacy’s retail space. Using our national sales database, we can also advise on the bestselling OTC lines, both by season and by region, ensuring you are providing customers with the most in-demand products at all times. Our exclusive Black Friday offer includes a site visit and guidance from two members of our expert merchandising team!

  • OrderManager, save 50%
    WAS: £100 p/m
    NOW: £50 p/m (minimum 12 month contract)

OrderManager is a platform agnostic, rule-based pharmacy order management system that allows you to automate the buying process, saving time and ensuring best value for money when purchasing from wholesalers.

  • Mio Cortex hand-held scanner, save over 50%
    WAS: £999
    Now: £450

Our Cortex hand-held terminal streamlines merchandising and stock taking processes, by providing a mobile device that synchronises via WiFi or Bluetooth with Analyst PMR and EPoS, improving productivity and efficiency in your pharmacy. Take advantage of our Black Friday offer to save £549!

To take up one or more of our Black Friday deals, simply call the sales department on 01257 235 910 or contact your account manager. (Offer ends 30th November 2017. All services are subject to availability e.g. network coverage)

 

Hints & Tips

Document store: Use the document store facility to link documents held on your computer to a patient’s record. Within the Patients Details window, select the Documents tab and click on the Add button.

MDS checkboxes: If you want to tick/untick all MDS boxes at once for patients within nursing homes, hold CTRL and click the top box of the column you are changing.

Doctor search: A quicker way to find a Doctor on the Find Doctors list is to press CTRL & SHIFT + F and search for the Doctor’s name.

 

One-off 12ppi increase to December 1st advance payments confirmed

Community pharmacy contractors will receive an increase in their December 1st advance payments (made for services provided in October) of 12p per prescription item (ppi), the Department of Health (DH) has confirmed.

This is a one-off increase, which will be implemented in the same way as the one-off 15ppi increase that was given for advance payments last month.

PSNC has continued to press for urgent intervention to offer some relief for contractors, and this latest measure has been taken in recognition of the continuing extraordinary cashflow challenges being faced by contractors.

The increase has once again been confirmed for one month only, and full and final payment for services provided in October will be reconciled as usual at the end of December.

This means that contractors will not receive any additional funding overall; this is a measure designed to help smooth cashflow.

Contractors should note that last month’s increase of 15ppi will be recovered as full and final payment for services provided in September are reconciled as usual at the end of November.

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