NEWS


glOOmy NEwS ON SmOkINg CESSATION fRONT


The latest statistics on NI’s smoking cessation services for 2016/17 have been published - and show a decline in the number of people accessing the services on the previous year.


The tables provide four-week follow-up information on people reporting to smoking cessation services during the year 2016/17, in addition to figures for the 52- week follow up of people who signed up to the programme in 2015/16.


The statistics reveal that a total of 18,637 people set a quit date through the smoking cessation services in 2016/17: a decrease of 2,648 (twelve per cent) on the previous year.


As in previous years, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) was the most popular therapeutic intervention, with 73 per cent of those who set a quit date having used this therapy.


There was some positive news in that, at the four-week follow-up, 10,872 reported that they had successfully quit, around three- fifths (58 per cent) of those setting a quit date. The four-week success rate was 60 per cent for males and 57 per cent for females.


Increasing uptake for the smoking cessation services remains a concern for many community pharmacists. Turn to page 16 to read one award- winning pharmacist’s tips on increasing your footfall into this service.


4 - PhARmACy IN fOCUS NEw BOSS fOR NUmARk


jeremy joined PhOENIX three years ago in the capacity of Sales Director after a successful career with gSk and Alliance healthcare.


Jeremy Meader


Numark have announced that, with effect from 1 february, jeremy meader will succeed john D’Arcy as managing director of the organisation.


jeremy brings with him huge experience and knowledge of not only the sector but a unique understanding of the Numark membership having headed up the Pharmacy Development team, during which time membership growth reached an all-time high in both existing and new channels. john D’Arcy will remain a strong ambassador for Numark in his


capacity as Non-Executive Chairman where he will continue to be a vocal advocate for community pharmacy.


‘we have a great team at Numark,’ said Steve Anderson, group managing Director at PhOENIX Uk, ‘and we are going from strength to strength with ambitious growth plans over the coming years. Our sector is facing many challenges, but I know jeremy and john will develop the solutions and support our customers’ need to succeed.’


mADE fOR ThE fUTURE All ABOARD


CPNI recently announced the appointment of john Clark as the new CPNI Chairman and james mcCaughan as the new Vice- Chairman.


john, an experienced Board Director of CPNI and general manager of gordons Chemists, succeeds Paul Cooper of Coopers Pharmacy, Belfast following the completion of his term as CPNI Chairman.


Over the last six months, you’ve probably noticed the newly-branded Sangers AAh vans cruise past – with the face of Tyrone pharmacist, gemma mcCartan, emblazoned on the side. But, did you know that the vans are among some of the most state-of-the-art delivery vehicles on the road?


Sanger AAh’s 340 PharmaVan II vehicles - described by the company as ‘warehouses on wheels’ have been exclusively developed by AAh and are designed for 21st century delivery.


Each van has an independently temperature-controlled fridge and an


VEND AND DElIVER Vending machines in hospitals are


normally used for a quick snack or cup of coffee - but one which dispenses blood is an innovation.


Staff at Belfast's mater hospital have


ambient storage area. This not only guarantees the condition of fridge products, but also ensures that the ambient products are protected from falling outside of the required range. with regard to security, the PharmaVan II has best-in-class security features, comprising six CCTV cameras and a driver’s panic alarm in the cab. A jumbo version of the transit van is currently in prototype build too and will follow the same level of testing and evaluation.


If you’d like to have a full tour around the PharmaVan II, just go to aahpharmavan.co.uk/discover. It’s a van that can really deliver!


helped devise and produce a piece of technology called a hemoSafe. It has been described as a new way of delivering blood, which will improve the safe delivery of blood products.


Proving so successful there are plans


james, also an experienced CPNI Director, is an independent contractor from Ballycastle and Armoy and he represents the Northern area.The Board of CPNI have conveyed its appreciation to Paul for his leadership and guidance over the past years and are pleased that Paul will continue to play an active part on the Board of CPNI going forward.


CPNI also welcome john kelly to the Board, and he will represent the Belfast and South Eastern area. john takes over gordon Addy, who recently retired as a Board Director and the Board and staff of CPNI thank gordon for his long and dedicated service.


to roll it out in other hospitals across the Belfast health Trust. Blood vending machines are already in operation in hospitals in the United States and london, but this is the first time one has been used in Northern Ireland.


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