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SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC FOR MEN


NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s Sandyford Johnstone clinic has opened a dedicated sexual health clinic aimed specifi cally at men.


Services include sexual health checks, vaccinations, advice on personal safety and anonymised testing for blood borne viruses.


Rosie McCluskey, Lead HUB Nurse for Sandyford Renfrewshire, says, “We identifi ed a need to connect with more men in the Johnstone area and from this the decision to offer a clinic exclusively for men was formed.


“In addition to the usual services already in place at the clinic, we’re now holding a weekly clinic dedicated exclusively to men. This has led to a growing number of men in the area using the service and the feedback has been very positive. They’re getting the dedicated service they’re looking for from a nurse trained in sexual health in a non-judgemental setting.


“In the past we had a low turn out amongst men. However, this new service is helping raise public awareness of male sexual health and gives us another chance to promote safe sex and personal safety.


“Screening for blood borne viruses and all testing is carried out confi dentially and all the notes from appointments are also treated as confi dential and are only passed on to GPs if requested by a patient.


“Testing for sexually transmitted infections and diseases is currently the most popular service and gives the team another opportunity to discuss infection prevention. However, we work with men to further educate them on safe sex practices and risk reduction.”


A range of sexual health services, including the clinic for men, are available at the Johnstone Clinic, 60 Quarry Street, Johnstone PA5 8EY. Appointments can be made by calling 0141 211 8130. Further details are available at www.sandyford.org


62 - SCOTTISH PHARMACIST Sharing requited love


To mark Valentine’s Day, Alliance Healthcare, one of the UK’s leading distributors of pharmaceutical, medical and health and beauty products, delivered a special surprise to their customers – a bag of love heart sweets, along with their regular twice-daily delivery of medicines and health care products.


Strathallan Pharmacy in Sterling, Scotland, showed their appreciation of little gifts by including Alliance Healthcare driver, Derek Russell who delivered the special package, on their Valentine’s themed window display. Photos of the bag of love hearts and driver Derek also feature on Strathallan Pharmacy’s Facebook page.


Counter Assistant at Strathallan Pharmacy, Heather Quinn said, “We were very surprised and loved the thoughtfulness of the sweets, which we enjoyed sharing around. Derek always has a smile on his face and we’ve built a great relationship with him over the years. It was fun to be able to show our gratitude for his work to our own customers.”


Alliance Healthcare Service Centre Manager - Livingston, Lynn McWhinnie added, “The drivers, whilst making their deliveries twice- daily, interact with our customers and are able to form strong relationships – they are our ambassadors and Derek is clearly one of them. We understand that doing our job is serious business, but it’s nice to get positive feedback


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced £1.5 million funding for pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline towards the extension of their plant in Irvine, creating 55 new jobs.


£1.5m boost to penicillin plant and Montrose since 2013.


The company will receive a Scottish Enterprise Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant to extend their Potassium Clavulanate (Clav) Plant, which produces penicillin.


The Irvine facility has been expanded to meet the growing demand from the developing world and emerging markets for antibiotics and forms part of the company’s total investment of more than £200 million between their sites in Irvine


DATE FOR YOUR DIARY


RPS in Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has announced their 2016 joint seminar: One for all and all for one – shaping pharmacy practice for the future.


Taking place in Stirling on 17 May 2016, the seminar will bring together front line practitioners from all settings to share ideas and best practice. The conference will feature a number of stimulating workshops, focusing on themes including How to manage caseloads through pharmacist prescribing in different settings and Exploring how to improve consistency in clinical practice.


To register your interest in attending this event please email: events@nes.scot.nhs.uk


Speaking at the offi cial opening of the new facility in Irvine, the First Minister said, “GSK is a global leader in the development of medicines and a great example of a highly innovative company that is benefi ting from what Scotland has to offer as an attractive location of choice for global life sciences companies.


“Their further investment in Scotland is testament to our thriving life sciences industry and its position as a key growth sector for the Scottish economy. Their continued commitment across their sites in Scotland is proof of the skill and value of the Scottish workforce.


and appreciation of a job well done.” Alliance Healthcare distributes pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products to all dispensing sites across the UK, including pharmacies, hospitals and dispensing doctors twice a day. That’s more than 28,000 deliveries a day or one delivery every 2.5 seconds. Annually, the company makes more than


“Last week I launched, A Manufacturing Future for Scotland – an action plan outlining our commitment to delivering new initiatives that stimulate innovation, improve productivity and increase investment in the Scottish manufacturing sector in order that it can better compete globally.


“Scotland has a long established reputation for innovation and research capability and a highly diverse manufacturing sector.


“We are committed to working with industry and with higher and further education institutions to see this develop further.”


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