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Well through wanderlust

Training Matters explores how pharmacy teams can help customers to have stress-free holidays and feel confident taking on travel health concerns.

06 Jun 2025

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Removing VAT from sunscreens could cut cancer costs and save lives

Charity calls for VAT to be removed from sunscreen products to prevent rising deaths from melanoma.

29 Aug 2024

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Packed with advice

Whether customers are holidaying at home or abroad, pharmacy teams are on standby to give self care advice and OTC knowledge to help manage a whole range of summer ailments.

19 Jun 2024

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Fly away with me

Now summer holidays are well and truly back on the agenda, here's the advice pharmacy teams can offer to keep travellers healthy

14 Jun 2023

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NI pharmacies launch Care in the sun campaign

Campaign launched across more than 500 pharmacies in Northern Ireland

02 Jun 2023

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Tackling travel health

For many people, this summer will be the first time in three years that they have been able to travel abroad. Here's how pharmacy teams can help remind customers about staying safe under the sun.

23 Jun 2022

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Category Insight: Sun Safety

Join us as we slip, slap, slop our way through sun safety.

30 May 2022

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Travel health: just the ticket

There's an important role to play in helping customers plan for all kinds of eventualities and stay healthy when holidaying at home.

14 Jun 2021

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Government urged to scrap VAT on sunscreen

Co-operative Midcounties has called on the government to scrap VAT on sunscreen.

08 Jul 2020

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Skin cancer and sun protection

This module helps provide understanding on common types of skin cancer and actinic keratoses.

12 Jun 2020

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Ready, set, go!

What do pharmacy teams need to know to encourage their customers to get up and get active?

11 Jun 2020

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A covid kind of summer

Spending a lot more time at home in lockdown doesn't mean that seasonal health concerns should be overlooked.

16 Apr 2020

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Travel health

More people are travelling abroad each year, pharmacy staff can provide advice on issues people may encounter while they are away.

17 Jun 2019

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