HEALTH NOTES

People living with cancer can now get help and support from Macmillan at their

Boots pharmacy. The retailer, in partnership with the cancer charity, has trained more than 4,000 Macmillan Information Pharmacists (BMIPs).

Their training covers a mix of medical and emotional support and equips them to help patients on a range of subject matters, from medication concerns and side effects of treatment, through to fertility and diet issues.

The news comes as research by Macmillan estimates there are more than three quarters of a million (780,000) people living with cancer in the UK who are finding it harder to access general healthcare and treatment as a result of the pandemic.