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More Kent patients to benefit from expert advice from pharmacists at their GP surgery

Over 36,000 more patients in Kent will soon be able to benefit from expert advice from a clinical pharmacist when they visit their GP surgery, thanks to the expansion of a national scheme to support the recruitment and training of more clinical pharmacists to help with patients’ routine medication and treatment. Clinical pharmacists are already […]

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More Sussex patients to benefit from expert advice from pharmacists at their GP surgery

Over 500,000 more patients in Sussex will soon be able to benefit from expert advice from a clinical pharmacist when they visit their GP surgery, thanks to the expansion of a national scheme to support the recruitment and training of more clinical pharmacists to help with patients’ routine medication and treatment. Clinical pharmacists are already […]

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Pharmacy opening hours in the South East over Christmas and the New Year

If you become unwell over Christmas, don’t forget that pharmacists do more than dispense medication.  They also offer professional medical advice and can advise on a wide range of common illnesses and ailments. If you start to feel unwell, even if it is just a cough or cold, you can get advice from a pharmacist […]

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Thousands of toddlers in Surrey are missing out on free flu vaccine

Thousands of two and three year olds in Surrey have not been immunised against flu, despite being eligible for a free vaccine. Almost 7,000 eligible toddlers have had the child-friendly quick, painless nasal spray which means more than 21,500 are not protected The youngsters can visit their GP for the vaccination; while school immunisations teams […]

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Thousands of toddlers in Brighton and Hove are missing out on free flu vaccine

Thousands of two and three year olds in Brighton and Hove have not been immunised against flu, despite being eligible for a free vaccine. Just over 700 eligible toddlers have had the child-friendly quick, painless nasal spray which means more than 3,000 are not protected. The youngsters can visit their GP for the vaccination; while […]

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Thousands of toddlers in West Sussex are missing out on free flu vaccine

Thousands of two and three year olds in West Sussex have not been immunised against flu, despite being eligible for a free vaccine. Over 3,700 eligible toddlers have had the child-friendly quick, painless nasal spray which means almost 11,000 are not protected. The youngsters can visit their GP for the vaccination; while school immunisations teams […]

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Thousands of toddlers in East Sussex are missing out on free flu vaccine

Thousands of two and three year olds in East Sussex have not been immunised against flu, despite being eligible for a free vaccine. Over 2,000 eligible toddlers have had the child-friendly quick, painless nasal spray which means more than 8,000 are not protected. The youngsters can visit their GP for the vaccination; while school immunisations […]

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Carers are entitled to a free flu vaccine

Many people may not know that the free flu vaccine is also available to carers, as well as to those who suffer with serious illnesses or those who have a learning disability. It’s important that carers know they are entitled to the free flu vaccine helping to keep them free from contracting the debilitating virus, […]

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