Self care

Identifying screen-dry eye in your customers with the Optrex Blink Test

See if your patients have signs of dry eye with the Optrex Blink Test — a valuable tool that pharmacists and pharmacy teams can use to screen customers right there in the community pharmacy.…

Eyes feeling dry or irritated?

As a result of screen use, more and more young people are developing dry eye. Find out how your pharmacy can get involved in tackling a syndrome that could be affecting millions.…

TIME to be ASSERTIVE and RESILIENT!

Many of us are aware of the importance of looking after ourselves physically, but how many of us allocate time to looking after our mental health?…

Examining the implications of analytical and remote monitoring in pharmacy practice

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) incorporates digital technology that collects health data from individuals in one location and electronically transmits secure data to healthcare providers in a different location for review and assessment. This allows healthcare professionals to make recommendat…

Promoting self care to reduce unnecessary GP visits

Healthcare is changing dramatically and so are the needs of our patients. As such, GPs and our teams are changing the ways in which we are working, but we also need our patients to play their part. There are many minor conditions and ailments that patients can treat themselves — or at le…

Nearly half of the general public wouldn’t use a pharmacy for a minor ailment, report finds

Despite acknowledging the importance of self-care, many people say a pharmacy would not be their first port of call for advice on treating minor conditions, such as coughs and colds, a report from the Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) found.…

Over half of adults in Great Britain self-diagnose, reveals RPS survey

More than half of adults in Great Britain self-diagnose when they feel unwell or are experiencing a medical symptom, according to the results of a YouGov survey, commissioned by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), which were released on 15 November 2016. The online survey, which …

Nexium Control: For 24hr relief and protection from heartburn

The only GSL heartburn medication to provide all day and night relief with just one pill a day. …

Call on government to develop self-care strategy to aid NHS

MPs and peers want the government to develop a minister-led national strategy for self-care in order to reduce the number of inappropriate visits to hospital A&E and GP surgeries…

Study casts doubt on paracetamol use for managing flu symptoms

Taking paracetamol to manage influenza makes no difference in terms of fighting the virus, reducing patients’ temperature or alleviating other symptoms, according to new research.…