Free Health Screening Event

The University of Lancashire is holding its annual free health screening event on Thursday 5 November, from 9am to 5pm at the Foster Social Space in the Foster Building, Preston PR1 2HE. It's a drop-in session, so you don't need to book ahead.

The health checks are carried out by final-year pharmacy and bioscience students at the university, who work under the supervision of trained professionals. For them, it's a way to get hands-on practical experience; for the rest of us, it's a free check-up on the high street. The whole thing is organised by the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, and it's a regular fixture on the university's calendar.

From 1pm to 5pm, the afternoon takes on a bit more of a health fair feel. Second-year student pharmacists staff a health promotion event with information stalls running alongside the checks. They'll have details on healthy eating, vaccinations, smoking cessation, and other aspects of healthy living, so if you're after a bit of advice rather than just a reading, that's the time to head in. You can get your checks done and then spend some time chatting through the stalls.

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Ann Urmston puts it in perspective: people can be particularly vulnerable as winter approaches, which makes this a good time for a health 'MOT'. It's free of charge and open to anyone, so you can just turn up when it suits you between 9am and 5pm on Thursday 5 November at the Foster Social Space, Foster Building, University of Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE.