Pharmacy Brief - June 2020
Welcome to the June edition of our Pharmacy Brief. This edition includes:
- PCSE re-starts processing pharmacy applications
- Current legal issues for landlords and tenants
- General Pharmaceutical Council regulation under lockdown
- PSNC and LPC review
- Is your business Covid-19 secure?
- Pharmacy Conference 2020
Please click here to read the brief in full. We hope you will find it useful and will enjoy reading it.
For more information please contact Noel on +44 (0)20 7203 5395 or noel.wardle@crsblaw.com.
Our thinking
Charlotte Healy
Charlotte Healy and Katie Bewick write for Pharmacy Business on expert determination
Charlotte Healy and Katie Bewick write for Pharmacy Business on expert determination
Pei Li Kew
Pei Li Kew writes for Pharmacy Business on the link between pharmacy and IP
Pei Li Kew writes for Pharmacy Business on the link between pharmacy and IP
Oliver Park
Oliver Park writes for P3 Pharmacy on the impact of the Building Safety Bill on pharmacy owners
A key requirement under the Order is the need for a fire risk assessment, which must be regularly reviewed.
Jonathan McDonald
Jonathan McDonald and Ilona Bateson write for P3 Pharmacy on data protection compliance for pharmacy business owners
Health organisations hold more sensitive personal health data than ever.
Becky Lawton
Becky Lawton and Francesca Charlton write for P3 Pharmacy on employment issues for pharmacies in light of the Omicron variant
What can owners and managers do if staff refuse to comply with latest restrictions?
Melania Constable
Melania Constable and Georgina O'Sullivan write for P3 Pharmacy on the easing of Covid winding up restrictions
Regulations mean that a creditor can once again rely on an unpaid statutory demand to apply to the court for a winding-up petition.
Ben Moore
Playing fast and loose with justice: estoppel by conduct
Ben and Simon look at La Micro Group (UK) Ltd and another v La Micro Group Inc and others and its impact on estoppel
Georgina O'Sullivan
Amelia Goodwin and Georgina O'Sullivan write for P3 Pharmacy on the key to managing performance
Day-to-day management is time consuming enough, so if you have a workforce with no apparent issues, performance may not be on your radar.
Tim Jenkins
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Noel Wardle writes for P3 Pharmacy on whether pharmacies have to provide medicines in compliance aids
Do pharmacies have to provide medicines in compliance aids, and can they can charge for them?
Lauren Kelly
Jennifer Berritt and Lauren Kelly write for P3 Pharmacy on The Lease Code and looking for better lease terms
The Lease Code published by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors took effect on 1 September 2020.
Rory Partridge
Weighing in on the importance of attention to detail in service cases
Rory looks at recent judgments that have emphasised the need to follow correct procedure when serving documents in court cases
Noel Wardle wrote for Chemist & Druggist on the implications of the new Health and Care Bill mean for community pharmacy
The government has now published its proposed overhaul of health and care in England.
Tim Jenkins
Charles Russell Speechlys advises Avicenna Group on duo of pharmacy group acquisitions
The acquisition takes Avicenna to a total of 135 pharmacy branches.
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Samuel Milne
Sam Milne writes for Pharmacy Business on the process of selling a pharmacy
Sam Milne outlines the process in making that all important decision to sell a pharmacy.
Noel Wardle quoted by Chemist and Druggist on how to make hub-and-spoke work for all independent pharmacies
Noel considers whether patients would be for or against their prescription being assembled at a hub, rather than a pharmacy.
Noel Wardle writes for Pharmacy Business on the balancing act of medicine supply
Do community pharmacies have to provide medicines in compliance aids, and can they charge for the service?
Rachel Warren
Property Patter: Navigating the complexities of Pharmacy Property
Pharmacy property is a specialist area which contains many traps for the unwary.
Sonia Kenawy
Adding claimants pre-service and amending outside the limitation period: pitfalls for the unwary
Sonia looks at a recent High Court judgment and its important guidance on the ability of claimants to be added to a claim before service