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Today we have students from the University of Nottingham joining Evans Pharmacy on a placement visit. As part of this experience we have challenged them to come up with a public health message for our website. Below is their message. Many thanks for your help today, from all at Evans Pharmacy. In order to stay safe abroad, you may need to be vaccinated against serious diseases depending on which country you are visiting. How do you know what vaccinations you need? Visit the following websites for information regarding the specific vaccinations... Read More

Castle Donington Surgery—Expansion Proposals Approved After a lengthy process involving West Leicestershire CCG, NHS England and North West Leicestershire District Council, the ap-proval has finally been granted for the provision of two extra consultation rooms, alterations to the waiting room area, and extra ground floor administration space. Preparatory work will start in the next few weeks, with total project time being six months and a expected completion date of September 2018. Funding has come from the section 106 monies set aside specifically for the provision of health service infrastructure from... Read More

There are reports online of shortages of hepatitis B vaccines. We have stocks of this vaccine available to give in our branches. So there is no need for you to delay your vaccination. The post gives you more information.   Who needs a hepatitis B vaccine? You may be advised to have a vaccine for a range of reasons, these include the situations described below. Your employer might advise you to have a hepatitis B vaccine, if your job puts you at a higher risk of catching hepatitis B. Jobs where... Read More

We have an opportunity to join our team. Details of this position are given below. We are a friendly, family business who are passionate about providing high quality pharmacy services.   Part Time Sales/Pharmacy Assistant We have an exciting opportunity to join their team at our Breaston Branch. We are looking for an enthusiastic Sales Assistant to join the team. The hours are Thursday, Friday 9am – 6pm and alternate Saturdays 9am – 1pm. Ideally you will be MCA qualified or willing to undertake relevant training in Pharmacy Services. As an... Read More

We have an opportunity to join our team. Details of this position are given below. We are a friendly, family business who are passionate about providing high quality pharmacy services.   Part Time Dispensing Assistant, East Leake Evans Pharmacy, part of the Daleacre Healthcare group, has an exciting opportunity to join their team at East Leake. We are looking for an enthusiastic Dispensing Assistant to join the team. The hours are Monday 8.30am – 1.30pm, Thursday 8.30am – 6pm and Friday 9am – 6.30pm and 1 in 4 Saturdays 9am –... Read More

According to Public Health England, Children in England are eating nearly three times the recommended amount of sugar. Most of us know that this is bad for their health. Surprisingly, half the sugar they consume comes from snacks and sugary drinks. But there are lots of healthy alternatives to choose from. Our pharmacists also often get asked for advice on reducing sugar intake by adults who use our pharmacies. Change 4 life The Change 4 life website has more information. You can also sign up to get vouchers towards healthier... Read More

This week there as been a public health campaign to urge parents to take sick children to the pharmacy first. You may have read reports on the BBC, Mumsnet or newspapers.   NHS England said visits to GPs and A&E for these “self-treatable” conditions, like stomach ache, cost £850m a year. NHS England is urging people to visit their local pharmacist first in order to help save the service money and free up time for the sickest patients. Did you know that 18 million GP appointments and 2.1 million visits... Read More

People may not get round to booking a flu jab for a whole range of reasons. The good news is that it is not too late to have your jab. We offer NHS and private vaccinations We offer free of charge NHS flu vaccinations to those who are over 18 and in NHS risk groups. These include: Those over 65 years of age Pregnant women People with weakened immune systems People with long-term conditions, this includes people with heart disease, diabetes and some people with respiratory conditions such as asthma... Read More

The power to protect yourself from winter bugs is literally in your hands this winter, as viruses and infections are once again appearing in our local community. Once flu is circulating, apart from vaccination, good hand hygiene is the main way to protect yourself from infection and passing on the virus to loved ones. Hand washing with warm water and soap is the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent the spread of germs and infections. Studies show it lowers the transmission of flu, colds and diarrhoea, both at work... Read More

We have two opportunities to join our team. Details of these positions are given below. We are a friendly, family business who are passionate about providing high quality pharmacy services.  Please apply by sending your CV to sharon.rasdale@daleacrehealthcare.co.uk Alternatively, contact the HR department on 01332 854706 for an application form.     Part Time Dispensing Assistant, Kirk Hallam, Derbyshire  Evans Pharmacy, part of the Daleacre Healthcare group, has an exciting opportunity to join their team at Kirk Hallam. We are looking for an enthusiastic Dispensing Assistant to join the team. The hours... Read More