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The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect from 25th May 2018 - at which time those organizations in non-compliance may face heavy fines.

The aim of the GDPR is to protect all EU citizens from privacy and data breaches in an increasingly data-driven world that is vastly different from the time in which the 1995 directive was established. Although the key principles of data privacy still hold true to the previous directive, many changes have been proposed to the regulatory policies; the key points of the GDPR as well as information on the impacts it will have on business can be found in the below GDPR 2018 report.

The introduction of this new legislation may sound scary but in actuality aspects such as Patient Confidentiality have always been a key responsibility of pharmacy so most companies will already have a privacy policy in place which will simply need to be updated in order for it to fully comply with this new legislation. In order to comply it is of paramount importance that research is conducted by each organisation to gain a better understanding of the key changes and then a plan of action is drawn up to ensure all procedures and policies are in place by the 25th May. For a handy 12-Step Preparation Guide to the GDPR please download our report below.

Also, it is equally important to ensure that all staff are trained to understand GDPR and the training logged for audit purposes. Templates can be downloaded on the NPA website.

To comply with the new legislation please read our updated Privacy Policy.

Pharmaco has organized Emergency First Aid Traini ng course on Saturday 13th May 2017 and Wednesday 24th May 2017 at a nominal price of £50.00 per person. As we have limited places available, kindly let us have the names of anyone from your organisation who would like to attend as soon as possible to avoid any disappointment. The training will be conducted by professionals namely First Aid Training & Event Cover Ltd and will be held at our Head Office at the following address:

Emergency First Aid Course Details of training are as follows:

• Primary and secondary survey- DRABC. Dealing with unconscious casualties and First Aid priorities
• Basic life support- Resuscitation (CPR) & Introduction to AED (Automated External Defibrillation)
• Choking – Airway obstructions
• Bleeding – minor and major
• Causes of Unconsciousness – head injuries/ concussion, heart conditions (heart attack, angina, chest pain), shock, anaphylaxis (allergic reactions), poisoning/ drug overdose, epilepsy ( seizures), diabetes (hypo & hyper)
• Fractures, dislocations, strains & sprains (ligaments & muscles)
• Burns & scalds (minor & major)
• Eye injuries (foreign objects, lacerations & chemicals)
• Electrical Shock

The training session will commence at 9.00 a.m. and will finish approximately at 4.30 p.m. The cost of training is only £50.00 + vat per person which includes refreshments and lunch. To avoid disappointment kindly reserve your place by telephoning our office on 0121 326 6655 or email info@pharmaco.co.uk.