University of Central Lancashire pharmacy students will be offering the MOTs on 7 November
The University of Central Lancashire is offering free public health checks next month.
Taking place on Thursday 7 November, final year pharmacy students will be available on the Preston Campus to check the height, weight, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels of members of the public.
As part of the national Ask Your Pharmacist campaign, the undergraduates will also offer general health advice too.
The annual event run by the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, which will run from 9am to 5pm in the Foster Social Space, allows students to interact with patients and gain essential hands-on experience.
"This event is not only great for our students, who are all supervised by qualified staff, as they can put their pharmacy skills into practise with real patients, but it’s also an opportunity for people to get a free health MOT as we enter into winter"
— Ann Urmston, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy
Ann Urmston, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, said: “We’re delighted to once again be running a day of free health checks for members of our local community.
“This event is not only great for our students, who are all supervised by qualified staff, as they can put their pharmacy skills into practise with real patients, but it’s also an opportunity for people to get a free health MOT as we enter into winter.
“This is quickly becoming an annual event and every year we’re finding more ways of providing advice or signposting patients to where they can get professional help.”
Students on the second year of the course will run a health promotion stall at the event from 2pm on the same day, where people can ask for advice on healthy eating, vaccinations and ways to stop smoking.