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Public health

Discover our public health training courses that help pharmacists better understand modules in public health. Track training progress online with Pharmacy Magazine.

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Public health

(app)titude

In a world overwhelmed by new technology, health tracking apps are a genuinely useful tool that regular people can use to keep tabs on their health.

25 Mar 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Coroner urges review of special container status after Clopixol suicide

Sunderland coroner issues report after inquest makes a finding of suicide.

20 Mar 2024 , 3 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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Public health

Making March Matter

Training Matters explores two important campaigns which affect millions in the UK, and what pharmacy teams can do to support them this month.

08 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Nearly all pharmacists have had patients decline medicines due to prescription charge

Renewed calls to axe prescription charge as survey highlights worrying findings.

05 Feb 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Public health

February's crucial campaigns

February is a short but busy month in the world of health, with many campaigns the pharmacy team can get involved in.

15 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

A call to action

The urgent need for government to support community pharmacies structurally and financially was called for by a group of 20 MPs.

15 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Key Clinical Developments in 2023

This module aims to provide a concise summary of some of the important changes in community pharmacy practice during 2023.

08 Dec 2023 , 1 Min Module

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Public health

JCVI recommends adding chickenpox to childhood vaccination schedule

A 2-dose programme offering vaccination at 12 and 18 months of age using a combined MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) vaccine is proposed.

14 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Pharmacists ‘not incentivised to understand medicines management needs’

Start-up says patients should be able to self-refer to pharmacies after hospital discharge

27 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Don’t repeat flu jab start date chaos, sector tells Barclay

CPE spearheads joint call for early talks on next year's national immunisation programme

26 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Fake Ozempic pens found at two UK wholesalers

No evidence that falsified Ozempic pens made their way to UK pharmacies, says MHRA

19 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Britons not making use of free health checks, research indicates

Four in 10 attend no health checks while smear test attendance is well below European average

02 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

NHS rolls out mobile blood pressure teams as pharmacy checks soar

Local council and NHS services targeting hard-to-reach patients as pharmacy checks climb

29 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Hepatitis C rates fall by 45 per cent in England

Better access to antivirals mean more have been treated than still have the infection

28 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Off-label use of diabetes drugs to drive ‘critical’ shortages until mid-2024, says MHRA

No new patients to be started on GLP-1 receptor agonists, says MHRA in 'critical' alert

19 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article