The national roll out of controlled drugs (CDs) in EPS starts on Thursday 28 February for TPP SystmOne and Vision GP practices. The number of CD prescriptions received in Community Pharmacies via EPS will increase significantly. The roll out will take approx. 10 days to complete and will include all General Practices in England that [...]
Positive Solutions is pleased to confirm the go-live of its new integrated RTEC (Real Time Exemption Checking) pilot in partnership with NHS Digital. Initial feedback has been extremely positive from end users as well as NHS Digital. Further pilots programme will be implemented on Friday 2nd March, Monday 11th March and finally Friday 15thMarch. The pilot phase [...]
India regulations to implement a Track and Trace system for export of pharmaceuticals and drug consignments were introduced as a phased programme to address counterfeit and ineffective product recall challenges under the control of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry from 2011. Core features are: Product [...]
A new validation process for the February 2019 Quality Payments Scheme criteria has been introduced for the February 2019 review point. Assessment of criteria having been met will be made on submission of the declaration by the pharmacy contractor. The Manage Your Service application pulls information from national datasets in order to display -when the [...]
It’s always a pleasure to speak with our much valued UK pharmacy teams and we thank you for your support at this years’ Pharmacy Show. We had exceptional attendance and fantastic feedback on our wide range of solutions showcased over the two days. Delegates were particularly interested to find out how cost effective the Analyst [...]
“Clinical leadership of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians is absolutely critical” The Scottish Cabinet secretary for Health and Sport Jeane Freeman OBE has drawn attention to a number of challenges that currently exist in Scotland while addressing an audience of pharmacists and pharmacy professionals at the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s World Congress 2018. These include an unacceptable [...]
Pharmacy Development Prescription volume is increasing year on year, and so the integration of more automation in the dispensing process will become inevitable. Whether managing MDS trays or repeat prescription dispensing packs, automation offers complete control over the process, ensuring compliance and peace of mind. The increased integration of automation is accelerated by the arrival [...]
The NHS flu vaccination service was worth more than £12m to the 8,500 pharmacies that signed up in the 2017/18 season. With the delivery of some 1.5m vaccinations to eligible groups last season, community pharmacies are well placed to make a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the nation. NHS England are this [...]
Positive Solutions and business data specialists, Real World Analytics have announced a partnership to integrate Analyst pharmacy PMR/EPoS systems and RWA business and data intelligence. The development of our two business-critical environments will streamline access to dispensing, retail and OTC activity data for customers. Pharmacy contractors will benefit from a management dashboard providing key reports [...]
As pharmacy technology specialists, Positive Solutions was concerned to discover that 16% of our pharmacy clients had never heard of FMD until they received our recent survey and only 12% understood the implications of adopting the legislation in pharmacy. In addition, there were considerable misunderstandings around implementation and the equipment needed to be FMD compliant. [...]
