When it comes to healthcare, early intervention is often the key to preventing bigger issues down the road. Our ears, often overlooked in our routine check-ups, play a crucial role in our daily lives. They influence our balance, guard our healing, and affect our overall well-being - so ensuring their health is important. Where can you turn to for a quick, convenient ear assessment? Your local pharmacy is a great starting point, and here’s why:
When you have embarrassing bodies and health concerns that you’d rather not share with the world, the idea of visiting your community pharmacy for support is just as unappealing as the thought of fighting to get an appointment with your GP. Luckily, community pharmacies across the nation are aware of the issue, and have created safe spaces for you to speak confidently and confidentially with a trained medical professional.
Recent figures show that the UK has dropped to the bottom of the list of countries in Europe when it comes to waiting times for cancer treatment - but an NHS pilot may help patients receive the vital treatment they need sooner with the help of community pharmacy teams.
A Medicine Use Review (MUR) is a service provided by your community pharmacy, available free of charge for patients who are suffering from long term conditions. The point of a Medicine Use Review is to identify and discuss any issues you may have with taking your medication as prescribed.
If you’re over the age of 40 and under the age of 74, the NHS Health Check programme is designed to help you stay on top of your wellbeing. Some pharmacies will be able to offer you an NHS Health Check - so it’s worth popping into your local pharmacy to see if they can help - or giving them a call. Even if your local pharmacy isn’t providing the NHS Health Check, they may still be able to take your blood pressure.
“Cardiovascular disease is the second most common cause of premature death in England, after cancer, affecting seven million people. One in four premature deaths are caused by CVD, and 1.6 million disability adjusted life years can be attributed to it.”
Many pharmacy teams are already engaged with providing sexual health, reproductive health and HIV services across the UK - although there are still variations in service delivery, an increasing number of community pharmacies are capable of delivering high quality sexual and reproductive health services.
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By grouping pharmacies together online, we create a vast network that boosts both individual member pharmacies and the network itself.