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Welcome to June’s issue
of PS magazine.
We are almost halfway through the coming months to ensure you
2024 already and heading into and your staff are up to speed with
(hopefully) less rain and more where those opportunities may lie.
sun – the days of arriving in In this month’s magazine we will be
the dispensary in the dark and looking at changes to the dispensing
leaving in the dark are behind process that can help practices work
us as we look forward to warm differently, reduce money tied up in
summer evenings outside again! stock and save time in the dispensary.
The past few months have seen Caroline Pond talks about stockless
us put on a flurry of study days dispensaries and what this may look
that I have had the pleasure of like in practice, and we also talk to a
attending, meeting and talking member that has gone live with our
to our members about the Golden Tote solution.
challenges and opportunities that We also catch up with one of our
they are currently facing. longest serving employees Lois
It really is great to see such great Price who will de-mystify the
attendance at these events, but PHOENIX invoices, helping you to
what it highlights to me is the understand them better.
pressure that our members are This is as well as our usual tips
encountering at the moment. and information about how
Common themes that are coming to maximise the dispensary
out of our conversations are the profit through new and
pressures on margin, increased enhance MDS deals, and
costs to the dispensary and considerations around
challenges in the practice when it purchasing and prescribing.
comes to retaining and recruiting Keeping on top of the
staff. It is meaning that our opportunities on branded
members are having to look purchasing through changes
at things differently. Embrace to MDS discounts can save
new ways of working in the the dispensary a lot of
dispensary, looking at prescribing money!
opportunities and ensure the
dispensary team are upskilled in I hope you enjoy this month’s
understanding where the money magazine and hope to see
is made in the dispensary. This is many of you at the study
why it is important that the PSUK days and conferences we
team and I, can provide you with will be running in the second
opportunities and tools to be able half of 2024.
to make profitable decisions for
your dispensary. Look out for our Simon Coles
conferences and study days that Managing Director, PSUK.
we are putting on near you over
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