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Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes discusses athlete’s foot, including what happens when it is inadvertently spread from the feet to other areas

As more of us live longer, the number of people with cognitive impairments due to ageing or medical conditions also increases. Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen, looks at herbs having positive effects or showing promise in this area 

Katrina Azer, clinical pharmacist at Tend Health, sees community pharmacy accommodating clinical services hubs on the shop floor

Pharmacist and non-practising lawyer Máté Hegedus-Gaspar explains the professional perils of short-staffed pharmacies

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes looks at skin rashes in children, which are common in the month of February

There’s a plethora of plants and herbs that can help menopausal women – it’s just a case of finding the right ones to suit the patient, writes pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen

Benign anorectal conditions are very common, and patients may go to pharmacies looking for over-the-counter therapies. Pharmacists will find this article, written by colorectal and general surgeon Sze-Lin Peng, useful for prescribing initial topical treatments and advising patients to get a medical assessment

Even if you trust the prescriber to do his or her job, pharmacists must also ensure medicines information is passed on to the patient, writes Máté Hegedus-Gaspar, pharmacist and non-practising lawyer

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes discusses shingles, a painful and potentially severe condition caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus

Katrina Azer, clinical pharmacist for Tend Health, explains the value of social prescribing which can be incorporated into any pharmacy practice