Tag Archives: pharmacists

Lifting the scales from our eyes

Guest Blog by Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health Whatever types of interventions are introduced to address the obesity challenge, ultimately it is only the individual who can take the necessary steps to eat healthily, keep to a healthy weight … Continue reading

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No BAT, we will not go to the Ball

There aren’t many email invitations that make me laugh out loud, but this one was an exception. I have spent much of the past few years talking about how to improve the public’s health: incentives, legislation, education and 2020health has … Continue reading

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‘Flu, goats and fleecing

At 6 am this morning the BBC were reporting that RCGP Chairwoman Clare Gerada had said pharmacists should not be allowed to sell the ‘flu jab. This is the story in the  Telegraph. By 7am this had changed to saying … Continue reading

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