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The NHS App

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NHS app is a smartphone application available for both iPhones and Androids phones.

It’s owned and run by the NHS and free to download and use.

Screening

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Screening saves lives. Find out about cervical screening (smear tests), breast screenings, bowel cancer screening and more.

Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH)

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Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) The NHS Plan promises to ‘upgrade NHS support to all care home residents who would benefit by 2023/24, with the EHCH model rolled out across the whole country.’ Older people living in care homes have not always been able to expect equal access to NHS services, despite the fact … Continued

Social Prescribing

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What is Social Prescribing It is thought that up to one in five GP appointments is about a wider issue than just health. While GPs are of course experts in assessing and treating a huge range of medical issues, they are not always best placed to know where people can find support for non-clinical matters. … Continued

Clinical Pharmacists in GP Practices

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Clinical Pharmacists in GP Practices We are all familiar with our local community pharmacist – the medication expert who checks and approves our prescriptions when we collect them from a shop. But what is a Clinical Pharmacist, and when might you come across one in your GP practice?   Clinical Pharmacists Like their community counterparts, … Continued

Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)

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Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) The Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) integrates Community Pharmacists into primary care. This means for patients that same-day appointments with Community Pharmacists are available for a range of minor ailments or urgent supplies of regular medication. The service gives patients quicker access to Pharmacists and their expert knowledge and alleviates … Continued

Medicines A-Z

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Medicines A to Z   Visit the Medicines A to Z page on the NHS website to find out about hundreds of types of medication.