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Deidre O’Brien comes into the pharmacy to buy some paracetamol tablets. Technician Vicky notices that she is looking very tired and asks if she is okay.

"I’m fine thanks, just a bit worn out," replies Deidre. "Mum had a nasty fall a couple of months ago and broke her hip. I’ve been running back and forth to the hospital, and although she is recovering well, her confidence is shot and she’s decided that she needs to go into a home. I know she is 75 now, but still…"

"Oh, that sounds tough for you," says Vicky. "Have you found somewhere nice?"

"Yes, White Beams up the road from here has a space, so she is moving in there at the end of the week. I feel terribly guilty, but she wants someone around pretty much all the time, which Connor and I simply can’t do, what with working full-time and looking after the kids. The home and all the staff seem lovely though, so that’s reassuring, and we will pop in to see her and take her out at weekends. But I was thinking that she isn’t going to be out and about as much as she used to be, so does she need some vitamin D tablets?"