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If you are based in London, and want to find out about various products and services available to blind and partially sighted people, there's an event taking place which may be of interest. Hubert finds out more in this podcast.

You may have heard about the Pharmacy First or Pharmacy First Plus services when contacting your local GP or calling your local pharmacy and wondering what they might be all about and the range of services they are able to offer you.  Well for this week’s check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick we will find out more about both the Pharmacy First and Pharmacy First Plus services. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey began by asking Elizabeth what is actually meant by the term Pharmacy

Time for a TV show review and this time we're looking at the thriller drama from BBC and starring Stanley Tucci and David Tennant. Reviewing the four-part series, it's Luci. Image shows the poster of Inside Man. Four rectangles overlap each other, showing the four lead characters looking serious with blood splatters across their faces. The centre rectangle shows Stanley Tucci's character speaking on the visitation phone in prison. Yellow letters at the bottom of the poster read: 'Inside Man.'

Well, with all the hot wether and heat waves we have been experiencing recently for this week’s check-in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about making sure your getting enough vitamin D and keeping hydrated too. Elizabeth began by explaining to RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey about why it is so important to make sure we are getting enough vitamin D. Then to talking about why we all seem to feel better in the sunshine and whether that is due to vitamin D and does vitamin

We do hear a lot about looking after your heart and especially for older people so for this week’s regular check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick we are discussing heart health for older people.RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey began by asking Elizabeth what should blood pressure ideally be like for older people and whether it is true that salt could increase people’s blood pressure. Then to discussing about exercise, diet and how being healthy is also good for your heart

With many of us about to go off on our holidays whether that might be a break here in the UK or further afield for this weeks check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick we start with what we all should be thinking about in terms of our medicines when we are about to go off on our holidays and whether it would be a good idea to take a first aid kit with us too.  Then RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey asked Elizabeth about tick bites, how do you know if you have been bitten, the

Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

With the very hot weather we have been experiencing recently for this week’s check-in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about how best to cope with the heat and hot weather.RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey began by asking Elizabeth whether there are certain individuals who are at greater risk in the heat than others. Then to what is heat exhaustion and how dangerous might heatstroke be. Ending with Elizabeth’s thoughts on reports that some sunscreens have been found to

With many of us probably having some old out of date medicines or maybe unfinished prescriptions knocking around at home for this week’s check-in with Glasgow based pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about medicine waste and what might be done to reduce the amount of waste too. Elizabeth began by outlining to RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey some of the figures that illustrate the scale of the problem and many of the reasons why we end up with all this medication waste. Then to what happens

Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

With all the great weather we have been having recently and summer just around the corner with hopefully long days of sunshine too, for this week’s regular check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about sun and sun protection. Elizabeth began by outlining to RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey about ways on how best to protect yourself from the sun. Then to an explanation about the factor and star ratings that we find on sunscreen products and what factor and star ratings we

Back to Sight Village where David Hogg caught up with Graham Longly from Aspire Consultancy who offer hi and low tech solutions for people who are blind or partially sighted.Image shows David interviewing Graham. David is on the left in a pink and blue gradient t-shirt and holds up a small recording device to Graham, who is wearing a deep maroon polo and leaning back against the table with his white cane folded and tucked under his arm.

At Sight Village Scotland, our David Hogg spoke to Dolphin Computer Access about some new AI features coming to their products. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

Sight Village exhibitions are a great way to learn more about products and services designed for blind and partially sighted people in your area. Barry Snell has been interviewing many of the exhibitors but also caught up with Diane and Elena from Seescape, who were there to check out some of the latest accessible products and services. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the

Sight Village exhibitions are a great way to learn more about products and services designed for blind and partially sighted people in your area. Barry Snell has been chatting to many of the exhibitors, including Ellie from The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC). Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

Let’s head back to Sight Village Scotland where our David Hogg spoke to Talking News Federation. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

Back to Sight Village now where David Hogg spoke to HumanWare and found out about some exciting AI features coming to their magnifiers. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

Sight Village exhibitions are a great way to learn more about products and services designed for blind and partially sighted people in your area. Barry Snell has been interviewing many of the exhibitors and caught up with Laura from Macular Society. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.