The Case for Change – Digitising the Pharmacy Ordering Process
Many hospital pharmacies still rely on traditional methods to manage their pharmacy ordering process, such as sending paper requests for medications to pharmacies via porters…
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Priory Signs a New Five-year Agreement with Ashtons
The UK’s largest independent provider of mental health services will benefit from medicines supply and pharmacy services alongside further development of the newly implemented e-Works…
How IT can Deliver the Time and Support that Pharmacy needs to Deliver New Services
Pharmacy First could pave the way for pharmacy to become the backbone of primary care in England – but pharmacists will need investment and support…
Digital Patient Records are Key to Empowering Pharmacy Patients
The launch of the Pharmacy First service at the end of January has helped improve interoperability for community pharmacists and GPs. Community pharmacies are now…
In 2023 It’s ‘Back to the Future’ for Community Pharmacists
When I began my career as a community pharmacist 30 years ago, the telephone was the pinnacle of technology supporting how we filled prescriptions. Before…
From Apothecaries to Apps: Reflecting on 300 years of Pharmacy Innovation
The last 300 years have seen phenomenal evolution in our understanding of, and approach to managing human health and wellbeing. It’s fair to say that…