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...
It depends - what role are you (Pharmacist, Technician, Dispenser or other)? What area of the country do you live/work? What range of services can/do you offer? Do you believe you are the best? We regularly keep a check on what rates are current in any...
Pharmacist/Technician/Dispenser/Nurse (Ignore what does not apply) The first steps that you need to complete are to decide how you set yourself up for work and which sector you wish to work in e.g. hospital, surgery, community etc. For some initial guidance please refer to our earlier...