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Respiratory symptoms: assessment

Professor Paul Rutter outlines the key signs and symptoms associated with changes in respiratory health and explains how pharmacists can use targeted assessment to support differential diagnoses

02 Sep 2026

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Testing, testing

Some customers may want to monitor their health out of curiosity, whereas others may be struggling to see a GP. We explored the vast variety of home testing tools available

12 Mar 2026

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PocDoc healthy heart test rolled out by Superdrug

The listing with the high street chain follows similar collaborations with Well Pharmacy, Dears Pharmacy and Pharmacy2U.

24 Apr 2025

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Watching your wellbeing

It is always a good idea for customers to be aware of their health and wellbeing, which many health monitoring apps, devices and wearables support. However, pharmacy teams need to ensure their safe and appropriate use.

16 Apr 2025

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Lean into the screen

The early detection of health conditions is often crucial to successful treatment and maintaining long term health. This feature explores how the pharmacy can become the place patients turn to for testing.

08 Feb 2024

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On undiagnosed chronic conditions

A GP practice managing 10,000 patients may have more than 400 undiagnosed chronic conditions because of the pressures of dealing with Covid-19, according to a new study from Wales.

13 Feb 2023

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Running diagnostics in the pharmacy

Discover how such such services in the pharmacy go beyond a customer simply taking a test.

14 Feb 2022

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Analysis: Testing times for NHS screening programmes

Fewer people are attending the UK’s national health screening programmes. Is this an opportunity for pharmacy?

20 Jan 2022

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Access to answers

Pharmacy-based diagnostic services continue to improve customers' accessibility to healthcare.

08 Feb 2021

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Identification and intervention

Pharmacy teams provide health screening services and testing kits, but there's potential to do more.

26 May 2020

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Renal therapeutics: part four

Part four of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at different types of dialysis and renal transplant.

15 Nov 2019

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Renal therapeutics: part three

Part three of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at chronic kidney disease, its causes and how to prevent its progression.

14 Oct 2019

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Prediabetes

This CPD module looks at the management of prediabetes and explains how pharmacy can have a role in identifying at-risk patients.

16 Sep 2019

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Renal therapeutics: part one

Part one of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at types of renal impairment and risk factors for chronic diseases.

14 Aug 2019

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