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Numark Business Planner
With the tightening of contractual The Numark Business Planner aims
funding, increased purchase prices to support members in meeting these
and tough competition, along with many administrative tasks. The planner
being hit by the cost of living crisis, is composed of monthly pages, each
detailing the claims or submissions
remaining profitable and keeping required within the month along with
afloat has been felt by pharmacies. the relevant deadline. Each entry
With the tightening of contractual also details the resources available
funding, increased purchase prices and to support Numark members with
tough competition, along with being hit complying with the requirement.
by the cost of living crisis, remaining As well as covering activity complied
profitable and keeping afloat has been for each of the four nations, which is
felt by pharmacies. represented by an icon for the relevant
Here at Numark, we’ll do what we can activity, the Numark Business Planner
to ease the tension by highlighting the also includes details of the health
elements of your Numark membership awareness events relevant to the
that are available to support in offering month in question and the resources
a little slack in the margin crunch, available to support health promotion
and as we start a brand new year, it is activities within the pharmacy. The
crucial that you use our support for your health awareness events can be used to
advantage to get 2024 off to a flying update a pharmacy’s health promotion
start. zones and help comply with some of
the requirements for Healthy Living
Developed by our Information Services Pharmacies. The training support
team, the Numark Business Planner is section of the planner links to learning
designed to support Numark members materials that can be used to support
with meeting the many contractual the delivery of these promotional
and regulatory deadlines required for events.
the successful running of a community
pharmacy. In addition to the health
Administrative tasks within pharmacy awareness events the planner
come in many forms including NHS also includes information about
paperwork, Local Authority requirements new training materials that will
including claims relating to provision of be available to members through
commissioned services, professional the Numark Training Platform.
regulation, data protection, information The training materials help with
governance, and employment legislation. staff development and can be
Examples include NHS contract
deadlines, GPhC important dates for used to bring in new services to
foundation pharmacists, Pharmacy the pharmacy and can also be
Quality Scheme (PQS) requirements used as evidence for continual
and deadlines and new services that the professional development (CPD),
pharmacies can partake in. which is a requirement for
Ensuring compliance with each of registered individuals.
these administrative activities can be
a challenge when combined with the
day to day running of a busy pharmacy,
whilst non-compliance can result
in breach of contract and possible
professional or financial implications.
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