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Healthy living

Focus on mental and physical health and improving wellbeing.

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Substance misuse

Over 3 million on board for Dry January

Over 3.1 million people have expressed an interest in taking part, with people aged 35-54 most likely to give up alcohol for the month of January

03 Jan 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

NHS cracks down on unhealthy hospital snacks

The NHS has cracked down on the availability of ‘super-size’ chocolate bars and ‘grab bags’ of sugary snacks hospitals

18 Oct 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Heart health

Key role for pharmacies in BP campaign

UK pharmacies are gearing up to provide blood pressure measurements and give lifestyle advice this Know Your Numbers! Week (18-24 September)

17 Sep 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Heart health

Key role for pharmacies in BP campaign

UK pharmacies are gearing up to provide blood pressure measurements and give lifestyle advice this Know Your Numbers! Week (18-24 September)

17 Sep 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Healthy living

Numark rolls out HLP training programme

Numark has been contracted by North Yorkshire and the Humber LPCs to provide Healthy Living Pharmacy Level 1 training

14 Sep 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Healthy living

Numark rolls out HLP training programme

Numark has been contracted by North Yorkshire and the Humber LPCs to provide Healthy Living Pharmacy Level 1 training

14 Sep 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Healthy living

Concerns over restricting prescriptions

Restrictions on prescribing certain medicines for common conditions will exacerbate health inequalities and compromise NHS principles, says RPS

23 Jul 2017 , 2 Min Article

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Healthy living

LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor passes CQC inspection

The service provides a model for how pharmacy can move forward, a representative said after it passed the latest round of CQC inspections

17 Jul 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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Healthy living

Encourage more men to make lifestyle changes

Men’s Health Week presents an ideal opportunity to target these pharmacy-shy customers

04 May 2017 , 3 Min Article

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Health supplements

Time to recharge after winter

The end of winter is when energy levels can plummet following a run of colds and viruses

08 Feb 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Heart health

Health organisations team up to encourage lifestyle changes

Make a New Year's Resolution to implement sustainable lifestyle changes, Heart Research UK and the National Obesity Forum are urging

05 Jan 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Heart health

Health organisations team up to encourage lifestyle changes

Make a New Year's Resolution to implement sustainable lifestyle changes, Heart Research UK and the National Obesity Forum are urging

05 Jan 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

PHE urges parents to take control of children’s diets

Public Health England has found that the average child consumes half their daily recommended sugar intake before they arrive at the school gates

03 Jan 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

PHE urges parents to take control of children’s diets

Public Health England has found that the average child consumes half their daily recommended sugar intake before they arrive at the school gates

03 Jan 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Healthy living

OECD/EC Report calls for EU-wide expansion of pharmacy’s role

Health at a Glance: Europe 2016 argues that health services across Europe could benefit from a strengthened community pharmacy sector

24 Nov 2016 , 1 Min Article