General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). We all know the term and it's meaning, don't we? If you register with Nightingale Pharmacy Services (NPS) we ask that you consent to us using your information (data) for specific purposes and we are required to ensure that the...
We just now sure yet what it is, but we're getting there. It's a work in progress. Practice makes perfect so it's said. We will shortly be asking you to confirm your details with us to allow you to log in to your own secure area...
This is not a complaint, quite the opposite, but it does affect more people than we would like and we are not trying to be clever or patronising with anyone. We have learnt that some people and companies/organisations are missing our e-mails once they have...
People occasionally ask, why can't we contact you by telephone? You can! But there are far more effective ways and means of communicating with us. For several years, we did work via telephone and mobile out of hours, there was always someone available to talk...
Following on from yesterdays post https://nightingalepharmacyservices.com/fifth-of-pharmacies-warn-may-pharmacy-first-threshold-increase-unachievable/ we ran a very quick (and therefore perhaps not entirely representative poll) of Pharmacy First completions carried out yesterday by pharmacists working in community pharmacy yesterday and most stated they had completed between four and five consultations. They stated that time...
FIVE! 1 +1 +1+1+1 = 5. Not achievable!? One a week plus one more in a month, to claim £1 000 additional payment (in addition to payments due for each completed consultation) . Yes, the monthly threshold will increase, but if you can't do 5, what...
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. You think? It's not rocket science! When we started this journey, a little over a year ago, we had high hopes. Fate had decided to intervene without any advance warning, however. No sooner had we got up and running, illness...
It seems many people are unaware of these basics to ensure their status as locums are protected. Clearly, they haven't been working with Nightingale Pharmacy Services (NPS) or they would have been advised properly. This guidance also covers medical practices and other health care venues. Apart from...
Some better-known agencies and recruitment companies push DBS checks as a requirement to registering with them for locum bookings and permanent job posts. They charge around £63 a time for this "service" but for most people in Pharmacy it is not necessary, as evidenced by...
At Nightingale Pharmacy Services (NPS) we specialise in Community, Surgery/Dispensary, hospital and Primary Care finding permanent and locum placements for Pharmacists, Technicians, dispensers and other health care staff throughout the U.K. We like to get to know and understand peoples' needs and requirements to help inform...