Boots are bringing healthcare services to unexpected places “to make expert health advice more accessible than ever”.
The pop-up pharmacies will offer advice from pharmacists and “for eligible customers” aged over 40, a “free Health MOT” will be offered.
The ‘MOT’ will include “an NHS blood pressure check”, with Boots highlighting that one in four people are living with undiagnosed high blood pressure.
The locations for the upcoming events are the Hams Hall Car Boot Sale in Birmingham on February 28, and St Giles Square in London on March 8.
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The London event is being hosted in celebration of International Women’s Day.
The health MOT service was also held previously at Heaton Park’s Lakeside Café in Manchester, on February 21.
Blood pressure checks are only available throughout pop-ups in England.
Boots said: “We’re bringing pharmacists into the community in the moments and places you’d least expect, fun runs, car boot sales, cultural events, to make expert health advice more accessible than ever.”
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“High blood pressure, or hypertension, can lead to serious health problems like heart attacks or strokes but there are usually no symptoms,” it added.
This comes after Boots has launched an “in person” weight loss service in 17 stores in the UK.
The pharmacies will give “include an appointment in a private consultation room” with a pharmacist independent prescriber, available “on a walk-in basis”.
The pharmacy chain also announced the launch of a “nationwide awareness campaign” to help customers spot the “early signs and symptoms” of lung cancer this month.
The campaign involves placing “clear, eye-catching signage next to commonly purchased medicines”, which warns customers about symptoms they may have which could be signs of more serious conditions.
