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Mental health,

Sound the alarm

Many people can unanimously agree that loud noises are annoying. But how many of us know that noise is silently impacting our hearing, cardiovascular and mental health?

13 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Men's health,

Man oh man

Data shows that in many instances, men are suffering from conditions at higher rates than women, and are even dying earlier. We explore how pharmacy teams can support men’s health from behind the counter.

10 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

Pharmacy team,

Putting community first

Nosheen’s passion for helping customers and keeping her community informed about pharmacy services has made her a standout team member.

10 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Heart health,

Heart to heart

The heart is well-known as an emblem of love, around which many a saying revolve, but it is foremost the vital organ responsible for pumping blood and oxygen around the body. If not looked after, the heart’s health can deteriorate and cause serious problems.

13 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health,

Setting aside time in September

There are a whole host of health campaigns for the pharmacy to get involved with this September, but we have highlighted the blood pressure awareness campaign, Know Your Numbers! Week, and World Suicide Prevention Day for you this month.

14 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health,

Missing millions

Worrying survey findings trigger NHS England and DHSC multimedia campaign.

19 Mar 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Heart health,

Signposting in September

There are many opportunities for the pharmacy team to help raise awareness about a variety of health campaigns in September.

01 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Heart health,

Service success

Over 75,000 hypertension checks delivered by community pharmacies since last October.

14 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Heart health,

Hypertension: part five

Understanding self-management of hypertension and feel confident explaining it to your patients.

25 Apr 2022 , 10 Min Module

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Hypertension: part three

The lifestyle interventions and treatment options available for the management of hypertension.

18 Feb 2022 , 10 Min Module

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Clinical services,

Crucial services, with Muhammad Nadeem

Muhammad explains his interest in the pharmacy services, especially blood pressure checks.

15 Feb 2022 , 2 Min Article

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Screening & diagnostics,

Running diagnostics in the pharmacy

Discover how such such services in the pharmacy go beyond a customer simply taking a test.

14 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Hypertension

This CPD module provides an overview of hypertension and aims to improve your understanding of the condition.

13 Nov 2021 , 15 Min Module

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Heart health,

Numark and Rowlands branches pilot heart health service

The service will give people a heart age score and cardiovascular risk assessment based on height, weight, blood pressure and BMI.

17 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

Heart health,

Antihypertensives prevent CVD even when BP normal

Antihypertensives can prevent serious cardiovascular disease (CVD) even among adults with normal blood pressure, new research suggests.

14 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

Heart health,

More people could benefit from antihypertensives, study finds

Many more people could benefit from blood pressure-lowering medication, according to a new study in the Lancet.

29 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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