NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF
BOOTS IN FURTHER JOBS CULL
Boots is to cut up to 350 jobs in Scotland and the rest of the UK as the pharmacy chain looks to reduce costs in its larger stores.
This is the second round of job cuts at Boots in the last seven months, after an announcement in June last year that the company would cut 700 jobs in offices around the UK. In the latest round of redundancies, the company plans to cut between 300 and 350 assistant store managers at its biggest stores.
It is not clear as yet how many of these job cuts will affect Scottish branches.
The latest reduction in the workforce will be achieved through a “combination of natural attrition, redeployment, retraining and redundancy”, Boots said. The cuts are part of a drive to simplify the management structure within stores.
Boots also announced that 400 employees working on its customer helplines will move to Teleperformance, which runs customer help centres for companies. The retailer also plans to invest in new training academies so staff can offer beauty advice to customers and will increase the base pay for its workforce.
Simon Roberts, the President of Boots, said: “Everything we do at Boots is about helping people feel good. So many of our colleagues deliver amazing care for our patients, customers and communities every day and we are actively working to make sure our people are rewarded for the great work they continue to do.
“I believe our plans will enable us to build an even better Boots and drive future growth.”
4 - SCOTTISH PHARMACIST
Make better use of pharmacy – says Strategy
Health Secretary Shona Robison has set out the blueprint for health and social care in Scotland over the next 10 to 15 years.
Specifically mentioning pharmacy, the document says that the contribution of pharmacists could be “considerably enhanced”, by using their expertise to ensure that “people with complex medication regimes have their care optimised, and the potential for side effects or harmful interactions reduced.” Those most likely to benefit were people in care home settings where polypharmacy was a significant problem, and people discharged from hospital, as pharmacists could help with medicines reconciliation.
“Use of technology and IT will underpin these changes. Electronic information sharing will facilitate collaborative working across integrated health and social care teams to best support people’s needs,” says the document.
The National Clinical Strategy outlines plans to deliver a range of improvements and reforms to modernise the way care is provided, takes into account Scotland’s ageing population, the shift to more multidisciplinary working, and rapid advances in research and technology in order to support the needs of this, and future generations.
Health Secretary Shona Robison meets staff and patients at The Crescent, a community health hub in Dundee, to launch the National Clinical Strategy
The key points include: • The need to provide more care where people need it, with as much care as possible delivered locally
• The transformational change taking place within primary care, which will be delivered by multi- disciplinary teams with strong links with local authority social services
• To give patients the best possible outcomes, complex treatments may be delivered in specialist centres, with follow up treatment available locally
• The importance of supporting patients to fully understand and manage their health needs, with
a focus on rehabilitation and independence.
Its development was led by Medical Director and former GP, Dr Angus Cameron – with input from the National Clinical Director, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer – and involved stakeholders and open meetings with clinicians around the country. The strategy has also been shaped by the views of the patients, public and clinicians who have contributed to the Scottish Government’s on-going Healthier Scotland conversation.
Lothian lasses run to raise £5700
Pharmacy staff from the Ladywell Pharmacy in Livingstone and Deans Pharmacy Group have helped to raise much needed funds for Children in Need by taking part in the Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run. The two teams pounded the streets of Glasgow to raise an incredible £5,704.69. The team was made up of Rachel Potter, Danielle Stirling, Emily Park, Claire Watters, Fiona Martin and Suzy Nairn. John Connolly, pharmacist at Deans, thanked the local community for helping the team on their way.
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