LLoyds pharmacy health equipment offers

veruccasalt

[ It's a 20 page guide of sensible information from a very reputable source.
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I hope you dont mind me asking, but what are your professional qualifications to recommend reputable sources of medical information.

Ted_Hutchinson

veruccasalt wrote:

I hope you dont mind me asking, but what are your professional qualifications to recommend reputable sources of medical information.

Clearly you haven't clicked on the link to see who produced the leaflet or haven't sufficient common sense to understand who the authors are.
The NHLBI Health Information Center is a service of the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the
National Institutes of Health. The NHLBI Health Information
Center provides information to health professionals, patients,
and the public about the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of
heart, lung, and blood diseases.
Web site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

veruccasalt

I am still wondering what your professional qualifications are to be recommending reputable sources of medical information?

Of course I can surf the internet and find links to post, but I prefer to be a bit more objective about what I read and who I trust.

woohoo

Do you need to be professionally qualified to point out 'sensible information'?
I think not. If you read the information you will see that is it is just that - sensible. Why be unkind to someone trying to help ?

emmasebbeth

babymoneyblagger wrote:

Replacement ear covers for the thermometer & pads for tens machine are a little pricey though!!

Just a note to anyone who is thinking of buying the ear thermometer, Lloyds also do a beechams digital forehead thermometer which doesn't need replacement covers, so no extra spend and its £7.99 so cheaper to begin with. :beer:

I've got this thermometer and it works a treat!!

Gaia

veruccasalt wrote:

I am still wondering what your professional qualifications are to be recommending reputable sources of medical information?

Of course I can surf the internet and find links to post, but I prefer to be a bit more objective about what I read and who I trust.

The NIH (National Institutes of Health) is world renowned -- and I'm a medical scientist in case you're wondering, with a post graduate degree from the Royal Postgraduate Medical School of the University of London.

Please folks, let's just be nice to each other and appreciate that people are trying to help!

Sazere

Not sure if anyone has seen this one yet but if you have had prescription medicines in the last three months from Lloyds Pharmacy you can have a free prescription medicine MOT. When you attend the MOT you are given a free DK Family Health Book (Pink book worth RRP £22.99, think it is Dr Miriam Stoppard book from memory).

From their website:-
A prescription ‘MOT’ is your chance to have a private, face-to-face conversation with our pharmacist about your prescription medicines.

By the end of your ‘MOT’ you’ll:
Know more about your medicines and what they do
Understand the best way to use your medicines
Feel confident your medicines are now working to benefit your health
This will usually take us around 10 minutes, but we know everyone has different needs so we don’t mind if it takes a little longer

terra_2

Now that mercury systems are being phased out from the NHS (due to H&S concerns) the move to digital continues. However recent research by St Georges suggest that home monitoring is actually more useful. This is supported by the Hypertension Society as well as many NHS trusts.
The effect is called 'white coat' syndrome and affects most of us when we are in a hospital or GP surgery. relaxed and at home the measurements have more meaning.
As far as accuracy is concerned international standards applied to upper arm 'cuff' systems ensure a high accuracy level. Wrist monitors are as near to useless as possible and are not recommended at the moment primarily due to the fact that the pressure varies greatly depending on the position of the arm in relationship to the heart.

So as long as it is a 'cuff' style you can be happy to use all currently on sales by pharmacies in the UK and the Lloyds offer is an excellent entry level machine (and no I do not have a vested interested other than I have one and am married to a Practice Sister who spends most of her life using such systems)

Ted_Hutchinson

Since I got my blood pressure monitor last week I've been a bit concerned that the reading is slightly higher than I would like (bit peeved because it's slightly higher than my partner's reading) Anyway I had an appointment at the hospital yesterday so persuaded a nurse to do a blood pressure check while I was there.

It was within spitting distance of the Lloyds readings so I really do have to lose some weight and cut back on the red wine a bit but others may be interested to know that the reading from the Lloyds machine, providing you have the velcro facing outwards, is fairly reliable.

Smiley_Mum

I bought a Body Massager from my local Lloyds Pharmacy for £4.99, usual price is £20 I think. It's more or less the same as the one in the link, identical spec. I've used mine for sciatic pain in my leg and it works well, it has infra red heat too. Cheaper than visits to the chiropractor.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4402202.htm