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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 , 1 Min Article

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PocDoc partners with Scottish pharmacies with home CVD test

PocDoc is partnering with two Scottish pharmacy chains to make its home cardiovascular disease (CVD) test made available in over 35 pharmacies.

25 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Streeting announces partnership for future pandemic 'surveillance system'

Partnership with Oxford Nanopore will see disease sequencing data shared with UKHSA

05 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Sector should ‘normalise’ use of home diagnostic kits says Pharmacy2U

P2U chief of staff Garry Dannatt envisions 'wraparound' remote consultation services

09 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Health check for CVD integrated into NHS app

A new digital health check for cardiovascular disease is to be fully integrated with the NHS app as a result of a partnership with UK digital diagnostics company PocDoc.

12 Jun 2024 , 2 Min Article

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The vast potential of point-of-care testing in pharmacy

New research is encouraging for pharmacists looking to establish POCT as a more integral part of their service provision.

18 Jan 2024 , 8 Min Article

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Sigma teams up with Newfoundland Diagnostics

A leading distributor of diagnostic tests, Newfoundland Diagnostics, has joined forces with Sigma Pharmaceuticals.

28 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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A third of patients have high blood pressure in pharmacy casefinding pilot

Over 110 patients received high or very high readings in pilot, says NHSE

05 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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New POCT guidance for community pharmacy

Outlines standards and safe environment required for use of point of care testing equipment.

20 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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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 , 4 Min Article

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Scotland first in the world to deliver diabetes C-peptide test

The test can reveal whether a person has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.

03 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Briefing: Pharmacy BP checks a lifeline

With stress levels rising, blood pressure screening in community pharmacies is more important than ever.

25 May 2021 , 2 Min Article

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