Education

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Healthy living

Prescription of activities improves health and well-being

A new study shows that gyms, walking groups, cooking clubs and volunteering have all been shown to work in improving the health and well-being reported by a group of people with long-term conditions.

18 Jul 2017 , 1 Min Article

Sexual health

Great expectations

Offering discreet and professional advice is key to building engagement with female patients.

13 Jul 2017 , 3 Min Article

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Gastrointestinal

Gut reaction

Alan Nathan examines various aspects of advice when dealing with patients affected by diarrhoea, including patient scenarios

12 Jul 2017 , 900 Min Module

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FMD update: will the UK meet the 2019 deadline?

Recent political turmoil in the country has led to significant delays to the Falsified Medicines Directive implementation, which could be a cause for concern for community pharmacy

12 Jul 2017 , 3 Min Article

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Managing problems and making good decisions

How do you know that you are making the right decisions?

05 Jul 2017 , 900 Min Module

Child & teen health

Support parents to care for children

How community pharmacy can help and support worried parents and their children

20 Jun 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Standard procedures

Gary Choo, head of information services at Numark, explains how the new General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) standards will impact independents

12 Jun 2017 , 2 Min Article

Oral health

Get customers thinking about their oral health

Where are the main opportunities to improve the oral health category?

08 Jun 2017 , 3 Min Article

Should you cut your way to growth?

Pharmacies under pressure have a choice of cutting costs, or improving productivity â€“ which works?

06 Jun 2017 , 3 Min Article

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Legal

Legal advice: energy ratings

The buyers of my pharmacy have queried a rating of F on our energy performance certificate. What does this mean?

01 Jun 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

Public health awareness campaigns with impact

How do you run an effective health awareness campaign?

31 May 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Management problem solving

Peer discussion: itâ€™s good to talk

What will peer discussion, as proposed by GPhC, mean for pharmacy professionals?

31 May 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Sure you are complying with the National Minimum Wage?

Make a mistake in calculating a staff salary and you could be named and shamed

31 May 2017 , 2 Min Article

What's the cost of NHS savings?

NHS Englandâ€™s review of â€œlow valueâ€ prescription items has the potential to save up to Â£400 million a year, but what could be the implications?

21 May 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Effective ways to reach specific patient groups

This review will help pharmacy teams to focus on effective ways to reach specific patient groups.

17 May 2017 , 900 Min Module

Foot & leg care

Walk tall

Issues with feet often start from a young age and can be exacerbated over time, yet foot health is often ignored. So, best foot forward...

10 May 2017 , 3 Min Article