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Pharmapod CEO announced as the winner of this year’s pharmacist-led team award.

Pharmapod CEO announced as the winner of this year’s pharmacist-led team award.

We are very honoured to announce that Pharmapod has been chosen as the winner of this year’s pharmacist-led team award. The Clanwilliam Pharmacist Awards 2016 were held last Saturday, November 26th, in the Mansion House, Dublin.  The Awards aim to provide an occasion that recognises the contribution of the profession to healthcare in general, as well as to celebrate and reward pharmacists and their teams. The awards also raised funds for The Pharmacy Benevolent Fund which supports those who have been associated with pharmacy and who are now in need of assistance. The…Read more …
How Can Digital Management of SOPs Save You Time and Money?

How Can Digital Management of SOPs Save You Time and Money?

SOPs are used as guidance for governance and quality assurance within the pharmacy business. In short, it clearly describes who does what, where, when and how.  As outlined by the PSI, a written standard operating procedure which describes how to perform a given operation should be generated for all pharmacy processes .Correctly implemented SOPs result in systematic procedures which ensure tasks are carried out safely, efficiently and to a high standard. By ensuring your SOPs are implemented correctly, it will help decrease errors within the pharmacy, saving both time and money. Correct implementation…Read more …
NHS Could Save £135m Annually By Having a Pharmacist in Every Care Home

NHS Could Save £135m Annually By Having a Pharmacist in Every Care Home

The NHS could save a massive £135 million a year by having a pharmacist in every care home across the UK according to a new report published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). The report, 'The Right Medicine - Improving Care in Care Homes', highlights that having pharmacist led reviews in care homes improves both patient safety for the elderly but can also save the NHS money by preventing avoidable hospital admissions. Due to the reports findings', the RPS, Alzheimer's Society, The Patients Association and Care England have all called for a pharmacist to…Read more …
Pharmapod sign agreement with Trinity College Dublin

Pharmapod sign agreement with Trinity College Dublin

Pharmapod are proud to announce the signing of an agreement with Trinity College Dublin which will see its Incident Management and Learning System being launched in Trinity this coming academic year for use throughout the pharmacy degree programme. Pharmapod will provide Trinity students with the latest innovation in recording and analyses of medical error data and provide hands on experience of the technology that is fast becoming the industry standard in pharmacy practice. The agreement aims to maximise dispensing performance for Trinity's Pharmacy students and ultimately help inform their processes and practice as…Read more …
New Year – New You – #AskYourPharmacist

New Year – New You – #AskYourPharmacist

Most of us will make a New Year's resolution - maybe to lose weight, quit smoking or exercise more often - but only one in 10 of us will achieve our goal. Psychologists have found we're more likely to succeed if we break our resolution into smaller goals that are specific, measurable and time-based. Your local pharmacy can provide great advice and support to help you get started and to achieve your New Year health resolutions.      Lose Weight Achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight is key to good health and the prevention of…Read more …
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