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Clinical services

Pharmacy First CPD: Management of shingles

This is the first in a new series of CPD modules which cover conditions included in the proposed NHS Pharmacy First service in England and equivalent schemes in other parts of the UK.

03 Jan 2024 , 20 Min Module

Clinical services

Concise guides: Spotting the signs of sepsis

Helping pharmacists to identify red flag symptoms and clinical signs of serious disease. Subject: Sepsis.

26 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

Clinical services

Service toolkit: Discharge Medicines Service

Patients transferring from hospital to community settings are at increased risk of medication-related harm, something the Discharge Medicines Service aims to tackle head on.

20 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

Service toolkit: Blood pressure checks

More pharmacies in England are getting involved in BP checks as part of the advanced service aiming to identify undiagnosed patients with hypertension.

13 Feb 2023 , 8 Min Article

Clinical services

Clinical briefing: Falling vaccination rates

While Covid-19 vaccination saved almost 20 million lives worldwide in a year, the pandemic meant that some people have missed other potentially life-saving immunisations, warns Mark Greener

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

Remote consultations and the DMS

This module will refresh your knowledge of the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) in England by providing a short overview of its three stages.

11 Nov 2022 , 20 Min Module

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Clinical services

Identifying patients with hypertension

This module looks at the role of community pharmacy in identifying people who may have high blood pressure.

16 Nov 2021 , 30 Min Module

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Clinical services

NHS Discharge Medicines Service: part six

The steps community pharmacy professionals need to take to deliver a high quality NHS Discharge Medicines Service

13 Oct 2021 , 10 Min Module

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Clinical services

Supporting smoking cessation

With smoking rates continuing to decline, the outlook is positive, but there's still work to be done to protect the nation's health.

08 Feb 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Nutrition & weight management

The obesity agenda

Obesity has been moving up the Government’s agenda in recent years, but the UK population is still piling on the pounds.

13 Oct 2020 , 4 Min Article

Clinical services

Contracted and expanded

The new CPCF contains no extra funding, but a definite shake-up of services. What do these changes mean for pharmacy staff?

13 Sep 2019 , 4 Min Article

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Asthma & COPD

Report: Could the end of smoking be in sight?

The Government is aiming for a smoke-free generation – and there are plenty of promising therapeutic options under evaluation

19 Nov 2018 , 6 Min Article

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Asthma & COPD

Short supply: Flu vaccine concerns

The phased supply of the new adjuvanted ï¬‚u vaccine for people over 65 years is causing problems with the pharmacy ï¬‚u service

13 Nov 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Clinical services

NICE backs pharmacy

NICE says community pharmacy needs embedding in NHS pathways – something the sector has been saying for years...

03 Oct 2018 , 2 Min Article

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Clinical services

Public health awareness campaigns with impact

How do you run an effective health awareness campaign?

01 Jun 2017 , 900 Min Module

Clinical services

Make the most of the consultation area

Are you using your consultation area to the maximum, or is there potential for this resource in community pharmacy to be used to better effect?

04 May 2017 , 4 Min Article

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