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Child health

Provide advice on conditions affecting children and teens.

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Hand, foot and mouth disease

Are you ready for customer questions about hand, foot and mouth disease?

26 Apr 2021

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Fire risk

Update your understanding of fire risk with this pharmacy scenario.

26 Apr 2021

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Scarlet fever

Update your learning on scarlet fever and what to do if a customer has this highly contagious condition.

23 Apr 2021

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Teenage diet concerns

Are teenagers' diets sufficiently balanced to ensure they grow into healthy adults? Evidence suggests they're not

10 Dec 2020

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Head lice

Pharmacy teams can help customers feel confident in controlling this common parasite with some top tips.

14 Sep 2020

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Children with gastro problems should be tested for Covid-19

Researchers have called for children with gastrointestinal symptoms to be tested for Covid-19.

28 Aug 2020

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Locking down head lice

As children start returning to school, anxiety levels will be high for more reasons than usual. But head lice don't have to be one of them.

10 Aug 2020

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Most vulnerable children no longer need to shield

Independent evidence from RCPCH shows the risk of serious illness for children and young people is low.

09 Jul 2020

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Warnings of possible Sars-CoV-2 syndrome in children

GPs have been warned of a rise in children becoming severely ill from a syndrome that may be linked to coronavirus.

27 Apr 2020

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HMOs linked to growth

HMOs found in breastmilk may influence a child's growth from infancy through early childhood.

03 Mar 2020

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The kids are alright

With so many health issues that can affect children, it is no wonder parents need advice from the pharmacy every now and again. Pharmacy teams can be on hand to reassure parents and help the kids feel alright

12 Feb 2020

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Winter Health: Children's fever

Find out more about how to advise customers on childhood fever and make effective product recommendations. 

09 Nov 2018

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Communicating with children

This bite-sized learning module considers the skills required to effectively communicate with children.

17 Nov 2017

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Head lice

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on head lice.

29 Aug 2017

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2016 practice changes

This CPD module provides an overview of the practice changes that occured in 2016.

12 Dec 2016

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

This CPD module provides an overview of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

16 Sep 2016

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