Quality Management

The Cyber Essentials certification process requires that there are five technical controls in your company, and in order to pass the certification your organisation must meet all of the [...]

The Care Quality Commission has recently published a report on ‘The State of Care in Independent Acute Hospitals’. It is the first inspection of its kind and now gives an in-depth look at the [...]

The Ashtons Live View system facilitates the electronic reporting of pharmacist audits and communication between the pharmacist and clinical staff in the hospital. The pharmacists report any [...]

The method for prescribing and administering medication in hospitals has largely stayed the same for the last 40 years with the use of paper prescription charts. However, the number and [...]

We believe that providing good communication is key to enhancing customer satisfaction. Customers have told us that they value having a single dedicated phone line and so we provide this to make [...]

The CQC has released its annual report on the safer management of Controlled Drugs. In this report, which covers 2015, the CQC makes three recommendations to strengthen existing arrangements for [...]

It’s that time of year again, where we bring all our pharmacists from far and wide, under one roof for Ashtons 7th Annual Pharmacist Conference. Our pharmacists spend their working lives apart in [...]

At Ashtons, we are constantly looking to improve and excel our service, and the latest part of our business to come under the microscope is our newsletter, Ashtons Pharmacy News. Newly expanded [...]

If you have ever telephoned Ashtons, the chances are you have spoken to Joanna. Joanna is one of the longest-serving members of our team here at Ashtons, racking up an incredible 23 years’ [...]

Dignity Action Day is an important day to put in your diary, as it highlights people’s rights to dignity while receiving care, and aims to make sure these people are “treated as individuals” and [...]