News

UCA announces merger with CPNI

Friday 12 April 2019

UCA is delighted to confirm that the UCA/CPNI merger has been agreed creating a new company, UCA-NI Ltd, with effect from 10th May. Over the next three years a new body will evolve to improve representation and more fully articulate the needs and aspirations of all contractors and community pharmacy teams across Northern Ireland.

Pharmsmart

Friday 29 March 2019

UCA is delighted to be working with Pharmsmart, an Electronic Incident Reporting software provider, to promote their range of digital products and services to Pharmacies across NI.

Pharmsmart is a young and dynamic company developed by Pharmacists Sunil Patel and Taskeel Khan, who have created IT solutions for the front-line challenges facing everyone. Pharmsmart's ethos is to be connected and responsive to all that use their software.

Why Pharmsmart?

Minor Ailments

Friday 29 March 2019

Under the Minor Ailments Scheme, Pharmacists can now offer advice and free treatment on 4 new conditions:

Scabies
Haemerrhoids
Acne
Verrucca

Ask your Pharmacist first for more information if you have concerns about these conditions

#ThinkPharmacy

New Charity Partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support

Wednesday 6 February 2019

Ulster Chemists' Association have partnered up with Macmillan Cancer Support to work together through out 2019 to raise awareness and provide support for those diagnosed with Cancer and also friends and family of people who have been diagnosed with Cancer.

You can contact Macmillan Cancer Support to find out what to expect, get information, practical advice and support, hear from experts and read about other peoples experiences.

Modern Office Supplies

Wednesday 6 June 2018

What can we offer?

Excellent customer service
Dedicated customer rep
Online ordering system
Next day delivery

How to get started:

Call MOS today and set - up your account

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Focused Hub - What do we do?

Wednesday 6 June 2018

What do we do?

Help pharmacies source energy at a competitive price
Review your energy consumption and costs
Audit your metering and billing
Bill validation and cost recovery
Power2b - offer to staff for home electicity

How do we do it?

Community Pharmacy Security

Friday 22 September 2017

Community pharmacy is experiencing an alarming rise in aggressive and violent incidents. The worst incident involved two pharmacists (both UCA Executive Committee members) being stabbed in a pharmacy in West Belfast.

UCA surveyed its members who told us about their experiences which can be summarised as follows:

· Aggressive and rude behaviour from patients on a daily basis

· Violent incidents/attempted robberies in the past year

· Attempted/robberies increasingly involving knives or guns

Pharmacy Needs You

Thursday 27 April 2017

The Ulster Chemist's Association is urging Locum Pharmacists to come forward and register with the UCA Locum Online.

With over 200 member pharmacist, we have regular requests for temporary cover and often recieve requests from non-member pharmacies as well as other healthboards.

Opportunities arise on occassion for both full time and part time permenant positions as well as long term, temporary contracts.