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Welcome to your September

edition of PS magazine

As autumn edges in and the summer holidays Following the success of our Wakefield
are now in the rear view mirror, many of us Study Day and tour in July, we step behind
have seen our children and grandchildren the scenes with one of our depot managers
return back to school and the house finally Richard Moses, sharing a “day in the life” of
starts to feel less chaotic. There is no rest in a depot manager focussing on the journey of
the dispensary or the practice however, as your order from request to dispatch to give
our members start to re-focus and plan for more insight as to how your product is picked,
the winter rush and of course the flu season. packed and delivered!

In this months edition, we take our first I am also thrilled to announce that Study
glimpse at our upcoming PSUK conference Days are back after our summer break.
agenda—and it’s shaping up to be our most Whether you are a GP, work in the dispensary
engaging yet. As with last year, we are or are a Practice Manger, there is a subject
putting on two conferences in the space of for you that can ensure you are up to date
a few days. One in the North and one in the and upskilled in all things dispensary/people
South, ensuring all members have a chance related.
to attend and hear from our guest speakers
and network with other practices and our key
suppliers. Plenty for dispensing doctors to As ever, we have the regular features including
sink their teeth into. our top tips and information on some of our
new Discount Partners aimed at saving you
money in the practice.
Our guest writer Caroline Pond returns
this month to dig into Part VIIIC of the
Drug Tariff. As a dispensing practice, So, grab a coffee and enjoy this month’s
understanding the drug tariff is incredibly magazine. I look forward to seeing many of
important as product income is one of the you at our conferences and study days over
key income areas for your dispensary. There the next few months.
are many different sections in the Drug Tariff
to understand, Part VIIIC deals with free of
charge items or reduced costs items.

We also re-visit the Generic and Brand
Switch part of the PSUK proposition to
remind members on how to turn on and off
these switches to drive benefits in to the
dispensary, and the importance of ensuring
the dispensary team are aware of deals
you have turned on so they understand why
certian products are being sent in.

Simon Coles
Registered Office: Rivington Road, Whitehouse Industrial Estate, Preston Brook, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 3DJ
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This document is regularly checked and reviewed, however the information in this document is always subject to change without notice.

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