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Pharmacy owners are reminded that the fully funded NHS England Community Pharmacy Clinical Examination Skills training programme is available to all community pharmacists in England. The programme is being delivered by CliniSkillsTM. The training comprises of e-learning and in-person training opportunities, with the aim of supplementing existing knowledge and skills to deal with a variety [...]

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A new service finder on the NHS website lets patients and healthcare professionals search for a pharmacy that provides blood pressure checks as part of the Hypertension Case-Finding Service. The tool also provides information on who is eligible for the service. The service finder can be searched using a postcode, with the nearest pharmacy listed [...]

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Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was a programme provided by community pharmacies in Tower Hamlets, East London. Utilising existing community pharmacies and their knowledge base, the aim of the service was to provide targeted interventions with underserved population groups to address the main barriers of access to COVID-19 vaccination and subsequently improve the vaccination uptake. The [...]

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Twenty community pharmacies across South West London have participated in a Tympahealth (hearing health) pilot. The pilot aimed to test the provision of a more efficient pathway for ear health care that could be delivered away from secondary care, reducing outpatient spend and providing better quality care at a lower cost. The service launched in [...]

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In line with our new branding, we have produced new resources for pharmacy owners to promote the Flu Vaccination Service to their patients. A variety of resources are available including letters, posters, flyers and social media template tweets and tiles. These can also be accessed via our flu hub page at cpe.org.uk/flu under the ‘Promoting [...]

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