Heart health

Keep the heart healthy.

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Heart health

Fewer than half of public aware of pharmacy blood pressure checks, NHS warns

New campaign urges over-40s to get their blood pressure checked at their local pharmacy

11 Mar 2024 , 1 Min Article

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ICS works with digital start-up on pharmacist-led hypertension programme

Prescribing pharmacists to offer virtual consultations to help improve hypertension control

27 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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First prescriptions for heart failure

This module covers medicines used in the management of heart failure.

13 Sep 2023 , 20 Min Module

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Management of heart failure

The module will help you to formulate the key points to discuss with a patient prescribed treatment for heart failure. You will also be able to describe how you might identify patients who may have undiagnosed heart failure or who may require changes to their treatment due to a deterioration in symptom control.

14 Aug 2023 , 20 Min Module

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More than half the UK population are destined to end up with a heart or circulatory condition, but earlier intervention from community pharmacy teams could change that.

14 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Hypertension case-finding in pharmacy

Last year pharmacies in England embarked on hypertension case-finding for their patients.1 Take-up of the NHS Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service has been rapid.

15 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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New hope for the most common form of heart failure

Despite advances in diagnosis and pharmacotherapy, heart failure remains, all too often, a death sentence.

22 Jun 2022 , 5 Min Article

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Hypertension: part four

Understanding NICE pharmacological treatment guidelines and options for the management of hypertension.

25 Mar 2022 , 10 Min Module

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Reducing cardiovascular risk

This module provides an overview of the current NICE guidelines for lipid modification in reducing cardiovascular risk.

17 Sep 2020 , 4 Min Module

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Tackling women's heart health

Women are twice as likely to die of a heart attack than men, but pharmacy teams can raise awareness of this and help to ensure women get support.

17 Aug 2020 , 6 Min Article

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COPD: part two

Part two of this CPPE module looks at the different guidelines available on COPD.

23 Jun 2020 , 2 Min Module

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Body Talk: the blood

Part three of Body Talk considers the workings of the blood.

01 Nov 2019 , 4 Min Module

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Body Talk: the cardiovascular system

Part two of Body Talk considers the workings of the cardiovascular system.

30 Sep 2019 , 9 Min Module

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Atrial fibrillation

This CPD module takes a look at atrial fibrillation, how to detect and manage the condition to prevent further health issues.

19 Aug 2019 , 15 Min Module

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Begin brainstorming

As the prevalence of young stroke continues to rise, it’s time to revaluate perceptions of the condition.

15 Jul 2019 , 2 Min Article

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Pacemakers

Improve your understanding of pacemakers and look at the dos and don'ts for managing life with one post surgery.

15 Jul 2019 , 2 Min Module