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Child & teen health

Provide advice on conditions affecting children and teens.

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Child & teen health

Health Watch - July 2018

Brian Collett brings you the month's research news with Healthwatch.

10 Jul 2018 , 2 Min Article

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Government aims to halve childhood obesity by 2030

Latest research has found that one in 25 children in England aged 10 or 11 are severely obese.

28 Jun 2018 , 2 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Government aims to halve childhood obesity by 2030

Latest research has found that one in 25 children in England aged 10 or 11 are severely obese.

28 Jun 2018 , 2 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Joint resource on valproate published

The resource includes a decision pathway and key points for consideration to prompt conversations between the pharmacy team and their patients. 

28 Jun 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists could save NHS £6m on infant GI disorders

New research has found that pharmacists could save the NHS millions of pounds and improve care for infants with reflux, colic and constipation.

07 Jun 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Pharmacists could save NHS £6m on infant GI disorders

New research has found that pharmacists could save the NHS millions of pounds and improve care for infants with reflux, colic and constipation.

07 Jun 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

TV's Chris Packham backs Sudocrem campaign

Sudocrem’s new campaign 'Play More' is urging people to let their children play outside more.

24 May 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Bedminster Pharmacy in public health push

Award-winning Bedminster Pharmacy in Bristol has been busy raising awareness of two major health concerns: meningitis and bowel cancer.

03 May 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Bedminster Pharmacy in public health push

Award-winning Bedminster Pharmacy in Bristol has been busy raising awareness of two major health concerns: meningitis and bowel cancer.

03 May 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Mental health

Growing pains

There is a whole range of illnesses that can strike children at any time: from asthma and depression through to chicken pox and measles.

16 Apr 2018 , 3 Min Article

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Pain relief

Paracetamol best for sore throats, says NICE

Evidence reviewed by NICE found most people will get better without antibiotics.

29 Jan 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Paracetamol best for sore throats, says NICE

Evidence reviewed by NICE found most people will get better without antibiotics.

29 Jan 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Women's health

Bodyform aims to break "period taboo"

The #bloodnormal film portrays a series of true-to-life references to periods.

17 Oct 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Bodyform aims to break "period taboo"

The #bloodnormal film portrays a series of true-to-life references to periods.

17 Oct 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Signposting solutions - Infant nutrition

Key infant feeding and nutrition websites and resources for community pharmacists.

30 Sep 2017 , 2 Min Article

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Measles eliminated in UK for first time

WHO categorises a country as having eliminated the disease when it has stopped it freely circulating for at least three years.

26 Sep 2017 , 1 Min Article