The Midlands ranks first in UK prescription spending with £2.4B annual expenditure. Northern regions consume disproportionate healthcare resources, taking over 40% of total UK prescription spending. Scotland alone spends more on prescriptions than Wales and Northern Ireland combined. Nearly one in four British adults takes at least one prescription medication...
UK Cities Where Residents Seek Help to Quit Drugs Most
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Newcastle upon Tyne is the UK city where residents are seeking help to quit drugs the most, with the highest number of searches per drug user across the UK. Mansfield shows one of the highest estimated drug use rates at 32%. Smaller cities like Oxford show stronger per-capita quitting interest...
RISQS Certified Supplier
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We Are Now a RISQS Certified Supplier – Strengthening Our Commitment to Safety and Quality At Drug Testing Kits UK, we are proud to announce that we have achieved RISQS certification, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to providing high-quality drug and alcohol testing services to the rail industry....
How to Include Drug Testing Requirements in a Job Description
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Drug testing is a vital element of maintaining a safe and productive workplace. You create transparency, build trust, and emphasise your commitment to a secure working environment by including clear testing requirements in your job descriptions. But how do you approach this without alienating potential candidates? Here’s a concise guide...
HOW LONG DOES A BREATHALYSER DETECT ALCOHOL AFTER AN EMPLOYEE HAS HAD DRINK?
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"A breathalyser can detect alcohol on the breath for up to 24 hours. The amount of time that alcohol stays detectable on the breath depends on the individual & the quantity of alcohol consumed" [1]. Employees cannot beat a breathalyser, & Drug Testing Kits UK, which is renowned for supplying...
WHAT IS A WORKPLACE BREATHALYSER & WHERE CAN I BUY THE BEST ONE?
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The Low-Down on Blood Alcohol Content As Our Drug Testing Kits UK's, Alcohol & Drugs Health Science Advisor always points out to our countless clients across Britain & Southern Ireland: Alcohol affects everyone differently, & any amount can impair an employee's ability to drive, use machinery, use software, & carry...
2024: FOUR STREET DRUGS THAT COULD POSE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO EMPLOYERS
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As Drug Testing Kits UK, like to advise our many thousands of clients across the length and breath of the UK and Southern Ireland: "just as with fashion and music, illicit drugs go through peaks and troughs of popularity. There are popular staples, such as cannabis, and more disruptive and...
ARE ANY OF YOUR EMPLOYEES TAKING THE NEW ZOMBIE DRUG?
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As Drug Testing Kits UK, has recently been informing companies: "the flesh-rotting 'zombie drug' xylazine, has been wreaking havoc in the US. Now it’s in the UK. A toxicology report showed that a middle-aged man from Solihull, England, died from the effects of xylazine, heroin, and fentanyl. And to add...