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If the pilot is successful, it could be rolled out as an advanced service in 2021-22 (Image credit: CCA)

Pharmacy heart check service 'still in planning stages', explains PSNC

From October 1 – when the 2019-20 pharmacy contract for England comes into force – “community pharmacists will start to develop and test an early...

03/09/2019 6

Swollen ankles: causes and management

From this CPD module you will learn about: The common causes of swollen ankles When patients should be referred The treatment options available...

29/05/2019 0

'Why we made the difficult decision to charge Lloydspharmacy patients'

I remember clearly when we introduced our diabetes and blood pressure checks in Lloydspharmacy. At the time, I was an area manager and I recall there...

23/05/2019 0

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Peripheral arterial disease: symptoms, causes and management

From this pharmacy CPD module you will learn: What peripheral arterial disease is and its risk factors, symptoms and diagnosis How it is treated...

28/02/2019 0

67% of audited pharmacies offer a blood pressure service, most likely for free (Image credit: CCA)

CCA: 5,000-pharmacy audit proves case for commissioned BP services

Pharmacy teams had 221,091 interactions with patients regarding their blood pressure over a one week period in 2017, the Company Chemists’...

13/02/2019 4

The pre-reg whose blood pressure project won a C+D Award

23/11/2017 5

What should you discuss during a bendroflumethiazide MUR?

Bendroflumethiazide is routinely used to relieve oedema – fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body – in conditions such as congestive...

01/11/2017 0

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable chatted to the NPA about pharmacy delivery services

Pharmacists complete 220 blood pressure checks at Lib Dem conference

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable and deputy leader Jo Swinson were just two of the MPs to visit the NPA's stand in the first two days of the party...

18/09/2017 5