Primary Care Networks: Everything You Need To Know
The NHS Long term plan was published in January 2019 and included the formation of Primary Care Networks (PCN’s). This is GP Practices joining together and forming primary care networks. Such groups of neighbouring practices will typically consist of 30,000 to 50,000 people. Since July 1st there are already 1,259 PCNs covering all the patients […]
Accredited Health Champion Training from VirtualOutcomes
The healthcare industry plays an important role within the community and is essential for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of patients. Community pharmacies are now either registered as a Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) or working towards becoming one through Health Champion Training as from April 2020 this forms an essential part of the new 5 year […]
Modernising Community Pharmacy For The Future
We don’t have to tell you that a community pharmacy is a vital lifeline for many people. Especially when you consider that 1.6 million people visit a community pharmacy every day in England. For many, pharmacies are more than just a place to get medicine as people also rely on them for medical advice before […]
VirtualOutcomes Gets C+D Awards Nod
Having celebrated excellence since 2007, the C+D Awards remain the most prestigious accolade in community pharmacies. VirtualOutcomes is honoured to be on the shortlist in this year’s C+D Awards in the online initiative of the year category. Chemist and Druggist (C+D) have been in the business of informing, supporting and championing community pharmacies since 1859. […]
Opticians And Their Role In Public Health
In recent weeks we’ve spoken at length about the importance of public health campaigns focusing on cancer, obesity, asthma and dental care and opticians can also play a vital role. While the NHS talks about people living longer, healthier and more independent lives, sight issues will come into the equation. There is an urgent need […]
Dental Health Online Training
Dentists are now being asked to provide dental public health interventions as in some areas, promotion events run throughout the year. For that reason, implementing continuous online training for the entire team is really important. Everyone benefits from the training as they learn how to help the community and in return, the public receives the […]
Bowel Cancer Screening And Early Diagnosis
Bowel cancer, often referred to as colorectal cancer, can be a serious condition if left undiagnosed and untreated. Cells in a healthy body divide naturally and grow in a controlled way but when cancer develops, cells change and often grow erratically. In terms of bowel cancer, the cancer cells could stay in the bowel but […]
Asthma Attacks And Pharmacy Training
Asthma is a lung condition that can narrow your airways, make them swell and produce extra mucus which results in difficulty breathing. While some patients may eventually outgrow it, for others it is a life-long condition. It often causes significant problems that interfere with daily activities or tasks with some asthma attacks even being life-threatening. […]
Supporting GP Surgery Training
Welcome to VirtualOutcomes where we provide GP surgery training for your entire team. As you may already be aware, everyone that works within a surgery is required to keep up to date and further their healthcare education. This includes receptionists, business managers, nurses, pharmacists and doctors among many others. For GP surgeries and community pharmacies […]