Health News

NHS England have asked us to check whether people with diabetes have had their flu vaccines. We will be asking people with prescriptions for diabetes medicines who come into our pharmacies this week if they have already had a flu vaccine. If you have not had a flu vaccine, we will offer you the option of booking a flu vaccine at the pharmacy.   Diabetes UK have urged everyone with diabetes to have a flu vaccine This year Diabetes UK have urged everyone with diabetes to have a flu vaccine.... Read More

Pharmacy staff across the country are focusing on children’s oral health. All members of our pharmacy teams will be completing online learning and assessments. This post tells you about what we have been learning and gives you top tips for preventing tooth decay. Tooth decay is the most common oral disease affecting children and young people in England, yet it is largely preventable. Although oral health is improving in England almost a quarter of 5 year olds have tooth decay, so 1 in 4 children will have tooth decay when... Read More

EpiPens and adrenaline auto-injectors have been in the media this week. This post tells you more about this. There is new guidance that specifically applies to the 150 microgram dose, for children under 25Kg. Children above this weight are now being given the 300 microgram dose. NHS England have put systems in place to make sure that those who need these most are not left without any medicines. This means that we will ask you additional questions to check that nobody is left without a pen. We will ask how... Read More