Four new pharmacy advisory boards replace Numark’s regional committees
New pharmacy advisory boards have been introduced by Numark to help shape the future of their independent pharmacy business.
There will be four advisory boards— replacing a system of regional committees — made up of a selected
group of Numark members, which will meet to discuss issues affecting
the profession and the strategic growth of the company.
“We have already held the first meetings in Northern Ireland and in Scotland,
and the first one in Wales is kicking off in the middle of June. Those three
boards will concentrate mainly on the professional area of the business,” Simon
Colebeck, Numark’s managing director, said at a briefing last week. This
is because different professional issues affect community pharmacists in Northern
Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the boards can feed back what is happening at
a local level, he
explained.
The fourth advisory board will focus on Numark business across the UK as a whole. “We
want the more progressive, more
go-ahead pharmacists, the people who are thinking about the business more holistically,
to bring a breath of fresh air and a younger style through their representation
on pharmacy advisory boards,” said Mr Colebeck.
MUR resource pack Numark has released a resource pack to help its
pharmacists undertake medicines use reviews (MURs). As well as a
guide to performing MURs, and specific guidance to review patients
with asthma, diabetes, hypertension or pain, the pack contains a
guide for pharmacy support staff and a patient brochure, which explains
to customers what MURs entail.
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