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Matt Hancock: The government will be making “better use of the clinical skills of pharmacists”
Matt Hancock: Blood pressure service to be piloted in pharmacies
The pilot will be “linked to a new service in the GP contract”, with the aim of reducing premature deaths and disability caused by coronary heart...
17/02/2020 9
GP view: Communication with pharmacists has improved massively
Don’t faint, but this week I’m not talking about medicine shortages. I know, it’s shocking, but this blog is going to be unrelentingly positive. A...
02/12/2019 3
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
bendroflumethiazide
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

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