RNIB Conversations

With the sunnier days we have been having recently and hopefully more to come too.  For this week’s regular check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about sun protection. 
Elizabeth began by explaining to RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey why we need to be careful when out in the sun and do we get enough vitamin D if we are only out in the sun for a short period of time.
then to why we should protect our skin from the sun, making sure we don’t get burnt and taking care with our eyes in the sun too.
You will find further advice around Sunscreen and sun safety on the following pages of the NHS website - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/ 
To get in touch with Elizabeth you can email [email protected] or for more information visit - https://elizabethroddick.com
 
Image: Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.

In this episode of Guide Dog Blogs, Hubert chats to Mike Brace about his first of 2 guide dogs Izzy, which he has gotten quite late, but has very much enhanced his life.

In our Sight Loss Story this week, Hubert chats to Joanna Hogg. They discuss her sight loss, how she adapted to it, and her passion she has thanks to supporting her children who also have sight loss and other conditions, and for whom Joanna wants to have the same experiences as everyone else.

We’re joined on the Happy Hour show by storyteller and songstress, Yuna Rose. 
She is the founder of Yuna's Young Friends, as well as Story & Rhyme Time with Yuna Rose, a YouTube channel with stories and poems for young children which are written and performed by Yuna herself.
She spoke with RNIB Connect Radio's Paulina Kuchorew about her stories and what inspired her.
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With a lot in the news at the moment about the possible side affects of some medicines we thought that for this week’s check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick we should talk about some of those potential side effects and what happens if a medicine needs to be recalled.
Elizabeth began by explaining to RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey about the potential issues of the overdose of vitamin D in children. 
Then to what happens if there was a faulty product such as a supplement and how that is dealt with differently to what happens when there is a problem with a medicine.
To then looking at what happens when a medicine needs to be recalled and the Yellow Card System within the Pharmacy that informs the MHRA if there is a problem with a medicine.
To get in touch with Elizabeth you can email [email protected] or for more information visit - https://elizabethroddick.com
Image: Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.