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Pharmacy Apprenticeship Opportunity!

by Davinder

Exciting Pharmacy Apprenticeship Opportunity!

We are thrilled to announce a new Pharmacy Apprenticeship Program available across 24 different locations! This is your chance to embark on a rewarding journey to become an Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) through a fully funded scheme.

Why Join?

  • Supportive Learning Environment: Mentorship and structured learning plans.
  • Earn While You Learn: Receive a competitive apprenticeship wage while you study.
  • Career Progression: Step into a fulfilling career with growth opportunities.
  • Hands-On Experience: Practical skills in real pharmacy settings.
  • Comprehensive Training: Learn from experienced professionals.

What You’ll Do:

  • Assist in preparing and dispensing medications.
  • Learn about inventory management and patient safety.
  • Support daily pharmacy operations.
  • Progress towards advanced responsibilities, including ensuring prescriptions are checked and dispensed with precision.

How to Apply:

Take the first step toward a brighter future in pharmacy!
Send your CV and a brief cover letter to [email protected].
Have questions? Call us at 01753 680761 for more information.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity—apply today!

CategoriesNews,  Uncategorized

Pillbox Chemists Group Shines Bright with Four Prestigious Awards

by Davinder

In the world of healthcare and pharmacy, Pillbox Chemists Group has emerged as a beacon of excellence and innovation. Recently, the group and its dedicated team members have achieved outstanding recognition, securing four prestigious awards that highlight their commitment to patient care and pharmacy excellence.

1. Aspiring Pharmacy Leader of the Year: Davinder Virdee

Davinder Virdee, a prominent member of the Pillbox Chemists Group hailing from Colnbrook, Berkshire, has been crowned the “Aspiring Pharmacy Leader of the Year.” This accolade is a testament to Davinder’s unwavering dedication and visionary leadership in the field of pharmacy. His commitment to patient care and innovative thinking have set a benchmark for aspiring leaders in the industry.

2. Pharmacy Assistant of the Year: Anne Edwards

Anne Edwards, a vital member of the Pillbox Chemists team based in Swindon, has been recognized as the “Pharmacy Assistant of the Year.” Anne’s tireless efforts, attention to detail, and passion for excellence have not only contributed to the success of her team but have also made a profound impact on the lives of those she serves. Her exceptional qualities serve as an inspiration to all pharmacy assistants.

3. Public Health Pharmacist of the Year: Ayan Awale

Ayan Awale, representing Spiralstone Pharmacy in Southampton, has clinched the title of “Public Health Pharmacist of the Year.” Ayan’s dedication to improving public health and his innovative approach to pharmacy practice have earned him this esteemed recognition. His work stands as a shining example of the positive impact a pharmacist can make on the overall health of a community.

4. Celebrating Pillbox Chemists Group’s Collective Achievement

These four awards collectively celebrate the Pillbox Chemists Group’s commitment to excellence in the field of pharmacy and healthcare. It underscores the organization’s focus on patient-centric care, innovative solutions, and the nurturing of exceptional talent within its team.

Pillbox Chemists Group’s success is a testament to its unwavering dedication to the well-being of their patients and the communities they serve. The group’s commitment to excellence, combined with the exceptional qualities of Davinder Virdee, Anne Edwards, and Ayan Awale, has resulted in these well-deserved accolades.

In conclusion, the Pillbox Chemists Group continues to set new standards in the pharmacy industry. These four awards are not just a recognition of individual achievements but also a testament to the group’s commitment to delivering outstanding healthcare services and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in pharmacy practice. As they continue to lead by example, Pillbox Chemists Group remains an inspiring force within the healthcare community, working tirelessly to improve the well-being of individuals and communities alike.

CategoriesCholesterol,  Weight

DIETARY AND LIFESTYLE ADVICE FOR PURE VEGETARIAN

by Davinder

A vegetarian or vegan diet can be a healthy way to eat if you pay attention to what you’re putting on your plate. Here are some tips for a healthy vegetarian or vegan diet:

1. Make sure you’re getting enough protein: Vegetarians and vegans can get protein from a variety of sources such as legumes, tofu, tempeh, nuts, and seeds. Including a variety of protein sources in your meals will ensure that you’re getting all of the essential amino acids your body needs.
2. Include plenty of vegetables and fruits: Vegetables and fruits provide important vitamins, minerals, and fibre that your body needs to stay healthy. Aim for at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
3. Get your calcium: Calcium is important for strong bones and teeth. Vegetarians can get calcium from dairy products such as milk and cheese, while vegans can get it from fortified plant-based milk, tofu, and leafy greens such as kale and collard greens.
4. Don’t forget about iron: Iron is essential for healthy blood cells, and vegetarians and vegans can get it from sources such as lentils, spinach, tofu, and fortified breakfast cereals.
5. Consider taking a vitamin B12 supplement: Vitamin B12 is important for nerve function and the production of red blood cells. It’s found almost exclusively in animal products, so vegetarians and vegans may need to take a supplement to ensure they’re getting enough.
6. Limit processed foods: While it’s easy to rely on processed vegetarian or vegan foods, such as fake meat or cheese, they can be high in salt, sugar, and fat. Opt for whole, unprocessed foods whenever possible.

By following these tips, you can enjoy a healthy and balanced vegetarian or vegan diet that provides all the nutrients with your body needs.

CategoriesWeight

Why a healthy diet is important?

by Davinder

A healthy diet is important for many reasons. Here are some of the key reasons why a healthy diet is important:

  1. Provides essential nutrients: A healthy diet provides your body with the essential nutrients it needs to function properly, such as vitamins, minerals, and fibre.
  2. Maintaining a healthy weight: Eating a healthy diet can help you maintain a healthy weight, which can reduce your risk of many chronic diseases.
  3. Reduces the risk of chronic diseases: A healthy diet can help reduce your risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
  4. Improves brain function: Eating a healthy diet can improve brain function, including memory, focus, and mood.
  5. Boosts energy levels: Eating a healthy diet can help boost your energy levels, which can improve your overall quality of life.
  6. Improves gut health: Eating a healthy diet can improve your gut health by providing your body with the nutrients it needs to maintain a healthy gut microbiome.

Overall, a healthy diet is important for maintaining good health and reducing the risk of chronic diseases.

For more information about associated costs speak to a member of our team or
E-mail: [email protected]
Call: 020 7310 8458

CategoriesNews

Blood Testing & Health Check Community Project

by Davinder

We are thrilled to announce that our company is partnering with the Health Clinic to provide free blood testing services at Martindale Gurdwara. Our focus will be on testing for two important health indicators – cholesterol and diabetes.

High cholesterol and diabetes are two prevalent health issues that are increasingly affecting individuals in our community. Regular testing and monitoring of these health indicators can help individuals make informed decisions about their health and take proactive steps to prevent or manage these conditions.

We believe that everyone should have access to high-quality healthcare services, regardless of their financial situation. We hope to make a positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals in our community.

Our team of medical professionals will be on-site at the Nishkam Clinic @ Martindale Gurdwara to provide free blood testing services to individuals who visit us. We will be offering to test for cholesterol or diabetes, and our team will provide education and resources to help individuals understand their test results and make informed decisions about their health.

We are excited to be involved in this initiative and look forward to making a difference in the lives of those we serve. We are committed to providing high-quality healthcare services to individuals in our community.

If you or someone you know is interested in receiving free blood testing services for cholesterol and diabetes, please visit us at the Matindale Gurdwara 142 Martindale Rd, Hounslow TW4 7HQ. Together, we can work towards improving the health and well-being of our community.

CategoriesUncategorized

Why Check Your Blood Pressure?

by Davinder

Attention all health-conscious individuals! Are you aware of the importance of regular blood pressure checks? High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a silent killer that affects millions of people worldwide. It is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke, two of the most common causes of death globally.

That’s why we at Pillbox Chemists Group are offering a comprehensive blood pressure check service to help you monitor and maintain your heart health. Our state-of-the-art equipment and experienced healthcare professionals will provide you with an accurate reading of your blood pressure in just a matter of minutes. We understand the value of your time, and that’s why we guarantee a quick, hassle-free and convenient experience.

Don’t wait until it’s too late! Book your appointment today and take control of your heart health. Regular blood pressure checks are a simple, non-invasive way to ensure that you’re on the right track to a healthy and happy life. So what are you waiting for? Schedule your blood pressure check today and stay on top of your heart health!

Your heart health is our top priority!

Categoriesfeatured

Facts About Your Heart

by Davinder

Look how hard your heart is working for you!

The heart is amazing and does a wonderful job keeping us alive and well, but it is very complex in the way it works using smooth muscle and electrical signals from the brain to pump blood around the body in a coordinated way.

What does the Heart Actually Do?
1. Pumping oxygenated blood into other body parts.
2. Distribute vital substances to different parts of the body.
3. Receiving deoxygenated blood and carrying metabolic waste products from the body and pumping it to the lungs for oxygenation.
4. Maintaining blood pressure.

Here are some interesting facts about the Heart:

1) Your heart beats: – 72 times a minute, 100.000 times a day, 36,000,000 times a year, In a lifetime,
approximately 3 billion times

2) 5% of the blood in your body goes to the heart, 20% to the brain and central nervous system
and 22% to the kidneys

3) 75 trillion cells receive blood pumped from the heart.

4) A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s: Woman: 78 beats per minute & Man: 70 beats per minute.

5) The average heart is the size of a fist in an adult.

6) When the body is at rest, it takes the blood:
– 6 seconds to go from the heart to the lungs and back.
– 8 seconds to go to the brain and back.16 seconds to reach the toes and travel back

7) The heart pumps blood through 60,000 miles of blood vessels! Every cell in your body gets
blood from your heart, except for your corneas. Your heart also has its own electrical supply and
will continue to beat when separated from your body.

8) Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood every day

Due to the complex nature of the Heart, heart disease can lead to many complications leading to unwanted cardiovascular events. Heart Disease can lead to many problems leading to unwanted cardiovascular events like a heart attack and stroke so it Is very important to look after the health of your heart.

Here are some tips to look after your Heart!

1 Take regular physical activity/exercise
2 Try to keep and manage your blood pressure in the normal range
3 Try to keep and manage your weight in the normal BMI range
4 Check/Manage your blood cholesterol & diabetes
5 Have a low-salt diet, & a low-fat Mediterranean diet
6 If you smoke – STOP!
7 Have good quality sleep
8 Have a “Healthy Heart Health Check” every year!

CategoriesDaily Life,  Physical Sciences

Trading in My Classic Sweaters for Cut Outs 2022

by Davinder

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid sharing of information about planned clinical trials investigating treatments and vaccines was necessary. In this blog for Clinical Trials Day 2021, we look at the novel reporting of study protocols of COVID-19 randomised trials through the BMC Trials structured summary project over the past year. Due to the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical trials were being registered, and participants recruited, at unprecedented speeds which would not allow time for publication of study protocols. We predicted that a lack of time to write a full study protocol article and delays in securing funding could be limiting factors to publication, especially in resource-limited settings and where authors are frontline healthcare workers. Accurately reported protocols are vital for research transparency, reducing the risk of bias in trial results, informing the scientific community about ongoing studies, avoiding duplication, and better coordinating research efforts. Therefore, Trials proposed implementing a new, simplified process for handling COVID-19 trial protocols.

Since I started taking these? I’ve had 2. In 9 months. One time of which I was actually sick with a viral infection. I really don’t think that’s a coincidence. Considering how many you get in a bottle…
An Editorial written by the Editors in Chief and Senior Editors of Trials was published in April 2020 to describe the project and invite submissions. This process involved the creation of a simple template for a one-page structured summary based on the CONSORT extension for abstracts which would be simple for authors to complete and editors to review, whilst still allowing for thorough reporting. This summary would be published alongside the full study protocol document that has not undergone peer-review as an additional file. At the time of writing 158 structured summaries have been published as part of the project and the journal has met our aim to publish summaries within an average of 30 days of submission.
 
 
Structured summaries published as part of the project have covered topics such as testing for the virus, treatment of people with COVID-19, and prevention and vaccination against the disease. A highly accessed article from the project includes a summary of the PROFISCOV trial protocol. This trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of an adsorbed COVID-19 (Inactivated) vaccine candidate manufactured by Sinovac in healthcare professionals, as well as comparing the safety of the vaccine in adult and elderly participants. Another highly accessed publication was the MelCOVID study summary, which describes the protocol of a trial exploring the effect of intravenous melatonin on the mortality of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit.
 
 

Moving past the one-year anniversary of this project, Trials will continue to support the transparent reporting of COVID-19-related studies and are also inviting submissions of manuscripts discussing changes to clinical trials as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including updates to previously published protocols.

To find out more about how BMC are celebrating Clinical Trials Day 2021, please visit our dedicated page.

CategoriesMedicine,  Physical Sciences

Using diffusion-weighted MRI scans to detect silent brain injury following open-heart valve surgery

by Davinder

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid sharing of information about planned clinical trials investigating treatments and vaccines was necessary. In this blog for Clinical Trials Day 2021, we look at the novel reporting of study protocols of COVID-19 randomised trials through the BMC Trials structured summary project over the past year. Due to the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical trials were being registered, and participants recruited, at unprecedented speeds which would not allow time for publication of study protocols. We predicted that a lack of time to write a full study protocol article and delays in securing funding could be limiting factors to publication, especially in resource-limited settings and where authors are frontline healthcare workers. Accurately reported protocols are vital for research transparency, reducing the risk of bias in trial results, informing the scientific community about ongoing studies, avoiding duplication, and better coordinating research efforts. Therefore, Trials proposed implementing a new, simplified process for handling COVID-19 trial protocols.

Since I started taking these? I’ve had 2. In 9 months. One time of which I was actually sick with a viral infection. I really don’t think that’s a coincidence. Considering how many you get in a bottle…
An Editorial written by the Editors in Chief and Senior Editors of Trials was published in April 2020 to describe the project and invite submissions. This process involved the creation of a simple template for a one-page structured summary based on the CONSORT extension for abstracts which would be simple for authors to complete and editors to review, whilst still allowing for thorough reporting. This summary would be published alongside the full study protocol document that has not undergone peer-review as an additional file. At the time of writing 158 structured summaries have been published as part of the project and the journal has met our aim to publish summaries within an average of 30 days of submission.
 
 
Structured summaries published as part of the project have covered topics such as testing for the virus, treatment of people with COVID-19, and prevention and vaccination against the disease. A highly accessed article from the project includes a summary of the PROFISCOV trial protocol. This trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of an adsorbed COVID-19 (Inactivated) vaccine candidate manufactured by Sinovac in healthcare professionals, as well as comparing the safety of the vaccine in adult and elderly participants. Another highly accessed publication was the MelCOVID study summary, which describes the protocol of a trial exploring the effect of intravenous melatonin on the mortality of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit.
 
 

Moving past the one-year anniversary of this project, Trials will continue to support the transparent reporting of COVID-19-related studies and are also inviting submissions of manuscripts discussing changes to clinical trials as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including updates to previously published protocols.

To find out more about how BMC are celebrating Clinical Trials Day 2021, please visit our dedicated page.

CategoriesDaily Life,  Physical Sciences

Using Diffusion-Weighted MRI Scans To Detect Silent Brain Injury Following

by Davinder

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid sharing of information about planned clinical trials investigating treatments and vaccines was necessary. In this blog for Clinical Trials Day 2021, we look at the novel reporting of study protocols of COVID-19 randomised trials through the BMC Trials structured summary project over the past year. Due to the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical trials were being registered, and participants recruited, at unprecedented speeds which would not allow time for publication of study protocols. We predicted that a lack of time to write a full study protocol article and delays in securing funding could be limiting factors to publication, especially in resource-limited settings and where authors are frontline healthcare workers. Accurately reported protocols are vital for research transparency, reducing the risk of bias in trial results, informing the scientific community about ongoing studies, avoiding duplication, and better coordinating research efforts. Therefore, Trials proposed implementing a new, simplified process for handling COVID-19 trial protocols.

Since I started taking these? I’ve had 2. In 9 months. One time of which I was actually sick with a viral infection. I really don’t think that’s a coincidence. Considering how many you get in a bottle…
An Editorial written by the Editors in Chief and Senior Editors of Trials was published in April 2020 to describe the project and invite submissions. This process involved the creation of a simple template for a one-page structured summary based on the CONSORT extension for abstracts which would be simple for authors to complete and editors to review, whilst still allowing for thorough reporting. This summary would be published alongside the full study protocol document that has not undergone peer-review as an additional file. At the time of writing 158 structured summaries have been published as part of the project and the journal has met our aim to publish summaries within an average of 30 days of submission.
 
 
Structured summaries published as part of the project have covered topics such as testing for the virus, treatment of people with COVID-19, and prevention and vaccination against the disease. A highly accessed article from the project includes a summary of the PROFISCOV trial protocol. This trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of an adsorbed COVID-19 (Inactivated) vaccine candidate manufactured by Sinovac in healthcare professionals, as well as comparing the safety of the vaccine in adult and elderly participants. Another highly accessed publication was the MelCOVID study summary, which describes the protocol of a trial exploring the effect of intravenous melatonin on the mortality of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit.
 
 

Moving past the one-year anniversary of this project, Trials will continue to support the transparent reporting of COVID-19-related studies and are also inviting submissions of manuscripts discussing changes to clinical trials as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including updates to previously published protocols.

To find out more about how BMC are celebrating Clinical Trials Day 2021, please visit our dedicated page.

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