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Update your knowledge to help prevent and manage summer skin problems
23 Feb 2026
Training Matters explores how pharmacy teams can help customers to have stress-free holidays and feel confident taking on travel health concerns.
06 Jun 2025
Whether customers are holidaying at home or abroad, pharmacy teams are on standby to give self care advice and OTC knowledge to help manage a whole range of summer ailments.
19 Jun 2024
It’s not just travellers who are on the move. The changing patterns of infectious disease in Europe and beyond underline the importance of the public seeking up-to-date and reliable pre-departure health advice from pharmacies.
04 Jun 2024
As the sun returns to the skies and school holidays approach, many customers will be making time to travel, whether that be abroad or within the UK. There are plenty of self care and OTC tips you can share with customers, no matter their destination.
19 May 2024
Now summer holidays are well and truly back on the agenda, here's the advice pharmacy teams can offer to keep travellers healthy
14 Jun 2023
Travel health can be an important focus area for pharmacy as exemplified by the number of successful pharmacist-run clinics currently in operation across the UK. Jackie Lewis, pharmacist director at Lewis Pharmacy in Exmouth, provides some useful insights into setting up and operating a travel health service in the local community.
17 May 2023
New guidance from the British Association of Dermatologists urges people to use sun protection for six months of the year. Skin cancer in the UK is at record levels – one in five will get it during their lifetime.
For many people, this summer will be the first time in three years that they have been able to travel abroad. Here's how pharmacy teams can help remind customers about staying safe under the sun.
23 Jun 2022
There's an important role to play in helping customers plan for all kinds of eventualities and stay healthy when holidaying at home.
14 Jun 2021
This module helps provide understanding on common types of skin cancer and actinic keratoses.
12 Jun 2020
More people are travelling abroad each year, pharmacy staff can provide advice on issues people may encounter while they are away.
17 Jun 2019
This module provides an overview of malaria and includes the latest prevention options available including OTC medication.
13 Mar 2018
This CPD module provides an overview of OTC malaria prevention, OTC repellent products and information on the early signs of malaria.
12 Feb 2018
This team training learning module focuses on travel health.
22 Apr 2016
