The beginning of the New Year usually marks the start of a New Year’s resolution, whether that is to tackle the extra weight gain over the festive season, cut down or quit drinking and/or smoking, or make a start to eating healthier. But do many people actually stick to their New Year’s resolution? Well, according to research conducted by Strava¹, they predicted the day most people are liklely to abandon their new year's resolution by January 19th, which they refer to as “quitters day”.

Sticking to a resolution is difficult for most but is a perfect time in pharmacy to start thinking about how you interact with your customers to help them achieve their New Year’s goal and more importantly, sustain it!  

• Getting started
• Setting SMART goals to help achieve a New Year's resolution
• How pharmacy teams can support their customers in the New Year
• Top tips on promoting healthy lifestyles via a health campaign
• Test your knowledge

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