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Rate of depression in Great Britain doubled during COVID-19 pandemic, ONS figures reveal
The number of adults experiencing some form of depression in Great Britain has doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown.
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Data suggests there are now half as many vapers as smokers
E-cigarette use continues to grow with an estimated 3.6 million people in Great Britain currently using e-cigarettes, survey data from Action on Smoking and Health has revealed.
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Regular e-cigarette use remains low in young people and stable in adults, PHE report finds
Regular use of e-cigarettes remains low among young people, with just 1.7% of those aged 11 to 18 years in England reporting at least weekly use in 2018, according to a report commissioned by Public Health England.
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John D’Arcy — looking back on community pharmacy and predictions for the future Subscription
John D’Arcy, managing director of the virtual community pharmacy chain Numark and former chief executive of the National Pharmacy Association, spells out his vision for pharmacy as he approaches retirement.
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Becoming a pharmacist in a GP practice: running clinics
Regina Ahmed has decided to try a career in the primary care sector. In the sixth of a series of blog posts, she describes the typical duties she performs when running a medication review clinics.
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Putting the rise of STIs in England into context Subscription
Laura Waters explains the rise of STIs in the UK, the possible reasons behind it and possible solutions, and considers the challenges posed by the current economic climate.
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Becoming a pharmacist in a GP practice: multidisciplinary working and learning from colleagues
Regina Ahmed has decided to try a career in the primary care sector. In the fifth of a series of blog posts, she describes her experience of shadowing healthcare professionals at the hospital, progressing on the CPPE pathway, and learning more about mental health.
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The new medicine service: evidence that community pharmacists are looking after patients while saving NHS resources Subscription
The latest research which shows the new medicine service is cost-effective is just what community pharmacy needs in these challenging times.
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Identifying people who display signs of dementia
Simran Janjua explains about a pilot using a case-finding tool to help identifying people in the community showing signs of dementia in order to refer them for further investigation.
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Research about emergency department pharmacists Subscription
I would like to bring readers’ attention to our research study ‘An investigation of EmergeNcy Department PharmAcist PractitionERs in the United Kingdom’ (the ENDPAPER study) led by researchers at the University of Manchester. Funded by the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association and Pharmacy Research UK, ENDPAPER aims to describe and define the role of emergency department pharmacists who have completed additional clinical skills training. We are currently looking for study participants who: Are ...
