Diagnostics

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Running diagnostics in the pharmacy

Discover how such such services in the pharmacy go beyond a customer simply taking a test.

14 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Access to answers

Pharmacy-based diagnostic services continue to improve customers' accessibility to healthcare.

12 Feb 2021 , 5 Min Article

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Understanding clinical test results

How can the results of clinical tests and their implications be clearly explained to patients? We offer some pointers.

19 Jan 2021 , 3 Min Article

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Testing, testing

As technology evolves and consumers are encouraged to embrace self care, home diagnostics tests could form part of a wider healthcare action plan.

30 Jun 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Identification and intervention

Pharmacy teams provide health screening services and testing kits, but there's potential to do more.

26 May 2020 , 2 Min Article

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The management of prediabetes

This module provides an overview of prediabetes and its management, including identifying risk factor and making appropriate referrals.

20 Sep 2019 , 6 Min Module

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Renal therapeutics: part one

Part one of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at types of renal impairment and risk factors for chronic diseases.

14 Aug 2019 , 2 Min Module

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Blood pressure management

This module provides an overview of hypertension screening and management including drug treatments and self-help advice through lifestyle interventions

17 Jan 2019 , 900 Min Module

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Self care: a year round mission

Self care is the topic of the moment and pharmacies can help protect the health of their communities.

19 Nov 2018 , 4 Min Article

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Eye spy: taking eye health seriously

A quarter of people in the UK are failing to have an eye test every two years as recommended. Why?

08 Nov 2018 , 6 Min Article

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There's an app for that

Plenty of health apps claim to simplify women’s self care. Is there a downside to encouraging tracking every health move?

17 Sep 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Put it to the test

Managing our own health and wellbeing is increasingly in vogue, with self-test kits becoming more popular and with that, more widely available.

28 May 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Health screening: DIY dilemma

With technological advances boosting the rise in self-test diagnostic kits, what does this mean for pharmacy?

19 Jan 2018 , 4 Min Article

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Untapped potential

Pharmacies are doing a lot for patients, but have the potential to provide so much more in terms of diagnostic services.

04 Jun 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Get health smart

Smartphones facilitate everything from banking and shopping to socialising and entertainment. And now they’re even helping people keep track of their health.

04 May 2017 , 5 Min Article