Drum roll!! This is a very special document and will CHANGE PRACTICE www.bgs.org.uk/PragmaticPre...

Join Zoe Girdis for our Prescribing Mastery webinar on 'GI focus on PPI reviews'. This series is ideal for: 💊Pharmacists 💊GPs 💊Nurse practitioners 💊Healthcare professionals involved in prescribing/medication management Register 👉 https://www.prescqipp.info/learning/prescribing-mastery-webinars/

Join Pharmacist Prescriber Zoe Girdis as she reviews last week's informative Mastering Prescribing for Pain Management session. Don't miss out - come along 1-2pm on Thursday 18 September by signing up here: www.prescqipp.info/learning/pre... @formulazoeg.bsky.social

MHRA approves UK’s first new type of antibiotic for urinary tract infections in nearly 30 years #Pharmsky #Medsky www.gov.uk/government/n...

New living clinical practice guideline: Cardiovascular, kidney related, and weight loss effects of therapeutics for type 2 diabetes See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Zoe Girdis will be talking about how to master patients' pain management needs at her next Prescribing Mastery webinar. Sign up to join the webinar from 1-2pm on 2 September here: www.prescqipp.info/learning/pre...

Join @formulazoeg.bsky.social at her next Prescribing Mastery webinar, where she'll be running her second session about Prescribing for Insomnia. Sign up to join the webinar 1-2pm on 24 July here: www.prescqipp.info/learning/pre...

Join @formulazoeg.bsky.social for our second Prescribing Mastery session on 'mastering prescribing for menopause'. Find out more and sign up for the session, which runs 1-2pm on 1 July, here: www.prescqipp.info/learning/pre... @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @nikkikf.bsky.social

Many congratulations to the 28 new RPS Fellows appointed today. RPS Fellowship signifies the high esteem in which members are held by their peers. Find out who our new Fellows are: bit.ly/3SSGLcv

Forgot the link, I'm not so good at this tweeting thing ... agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

1/ 🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Excited to share GEDG's latest on managing severe agitation in older adults. Antipsychotics or sedatives can lead to serious adverse events. Benzodiazepines, especially midazolam, pose the highest risk. Quetiapine shows fewer adverse events.

A rose…….🌹 ……the force of nature that is @minnaeii.bsky.social on @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app live show at @cpcongress.bsky.social #CPCongress @rpharms.com @stevechemist.bsky.social @formulazoeg.bsky.social @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app @clairewynn.bsky.social

A coroner has written to #GreaterManchesterICB voicing concerns over long wait times for mental health therapy support following the death of a patient who had taken too many prescribed painkillers #patientsafety #overdose #mentalhealth buff.ly/yaqf2Bu

Vaccines save lives. Pass it on.

⭐️Is it mandatory to apply NICE guidelines?⭐️ See what NICE say at the beginning of each guideline ⬇️ They are a GUIDE They offer evidence based information. Patients are free to decide. Clinicians can offer options & advice, and are not accountable for patients' decisions Agree?

Voting 🗳️ OPENS **TODAY** @rpharms.com Members & Fellows #PharmSky Please use your vote. Would really love to see a good turnout figure, which reflects the passion & dedication I see and feel so often in our profession. This is a real chance for change but we must be patient to get this right.

It would be fantastic to hear your experiences in managing patients with HF. Have you been engaging in a patient centred way or do you feel compelled to tick boxes ? Come and share what it’s like for you and why ? Let’s do it better for our patients #shareddecisionmaking #patientcare #pharmasky

We’ve updated our fasting guide to ensure you can confidently support your patients who are fasting during Ramadan. Prepare yourself for any questions with our practical tips and resources: bit.ly/3KSWP82

Catch up on Sleepwell’s 2nd national webinar "Worrying About Sleep? That May Be Part of the Problem" featuring guest speaker and sleep expert Dr. Malgorzata Rajda! Watch the recording to learn about insomnia, CBT-i, the impact of worry on sleep, and more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAFf...

Patients are encouraged to return used or expired inhalers to community pharmacies under NHS England ‘Green plan guidance’ #ukpharmacy #inhalers #NHS

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists is calling for pharmacists working in the NHS to have a minimum of 10% of their contracted hours protected for supporting professional activities #ukpharmacy #protectedlearningtime

This is an area we sadly often prescribe to checklists , slave away to guidelines and forget about the patient sitting in front of us and what matters most to them. Join us to find out more #patientcare #valuebasedhealthcare #shareddecisionmaking #generalpractice

Looking for new sources of clinical evidence to help you make smarter decisions about patient treatment? On 25 Feb @juliantreadwell.bsky.social of @bristoluni.bsky.social reveals how the GP Evidence website can be the goldmine of information you're looking for. @stokemacca.bsky.social #learning

🚨Only 3 Months of Anticholinergic use linked with 46% Higher Dementia Risk 🚨 Repost. This meta-analysis (21 studies, 645K+ patients) finds long-term anticholinergic use (3+ months) significantly raises dementia risk—with strongest links to bladder, antidepressant & allergy meds.

Hello Bluesky 🦋 We're excited to join the growing pharmacy community here. Follow us for the latest pharmacy news and member updates.

Study results show that employing a clinical pharmacist in GP practices leads to significant reductions in the total costs of medicines, the total number of opioid prescriptions and the average quantity of anxiolytics per 1,000 patients #ukpharmacy #clinicalpharmacy

🔔 @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty 💊

Foundation Trainee Pharmacists in 2026/27 - Information for General practice/PCNs - V2.0 January 2025 Gone ‘live’ this evening www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/defaul...

Establishing the barriers & enablers to research within the pharmacy profession The study is part of a wider project known as the Pharmacy Professionals Incubator. The survey will takes 15 min to complete & will close on 17 Feb 2025. Link here: bit.ly/PharmResearch @debibhattacharya.bsky.social

Looking forward to hearing about all the fantastic work pharmacy teams are involved in to optimise the care of our patients . Every consultation is a learning opportunity . See you on Thursday !

Wonderful work @stevechemist.bsky.social promoting clear messaging on empowering patients to ask for medicines review and the crucial role pharmacists have to play in this . Proud of you Steve!

Want to learn more about Managing Prescribing in Depression? Join our Prescribing Mastery session from 1-2pm on 21 January. @formulazoeg.bsky.social will cover changes in the field, evidence-based treatment, side effect management and #adherence. Sign up here: www.prescqipp.info/learning/pre...

Good afternoon & Happy new year fellow prescribers , Start the new year with positive intentions . This is an Opportunity to network with colleagues , find out what others are doing around SMR and how we can improve our patients lives through shared derision making. I look forward to seeing you !

Are you a part of the pharmacy community in the UK? Are you a PAST member or have NEVER been a member of UKCPA. Please fill in our survey below. NEVER member https://buff.ly/3PuCDxy PAST member https://buff.ly/4h4gxOj

⏰ Start your countdown clock for the exact moment of the winter solstice: 9:21am (UK) 21st Dec. This is when the Earth's North Pole is the most tilted away from the Sun during its yearly journey around it. Welcome the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere🤗🧪🔭 📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

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This is really disappointing- only 41.8% of eligible people have taken up the offer of an RSV vaccine! London has the lowest take up- 34.2%. Takeup in some ethnic groups such as S Asian as low as 14.3%- this clearly stores MUCH more work needed to communicate about this vaccine & its benefits 🧪

Worrying trends to as whooping cough vaccines still fairly low- i fear vaccine hesitancy impacting here- rates to a little in some London boroughs from a low of around 30%. 😔🧪

Would be fantastic if you can join me for part 2 of our discussion on optimising care for our patients with SMI. Let’s have the patients at the heart of everything we do as health care professionals, despite all the perverse levers that encourage a checklist approach to care.

I've written about what dying typically looks like - not as a 'pro' or 'anti' AD piece, but in the spirit of confronting a taboo. We've lost the easy familiarity with the patterns of dying that existed when death typically occurred in people’s own homes. Let's talk about it 🙏 @newstatesman.com

It’s happening! We’ve been waiting since 2018 for this! Joint BTS/SIGN/NICE guideline for #asthma #BTSWinter2024

Finally out. Asthma Guidelines NG245 Move over SABA ➡️ AIR & MART now main treatments www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng245 #PharmSky

Excellent stuff from @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social and Henry Woodford. The tables are super helpful to assess where the evidence is (or isn’t). Again- we need to think differently when prescribing for older people with frailty. Personalised prescribing. www.bmj.com/content/387/...

(1/5) Featured on the hub today, a new report by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society on medicines shortages. It looks at their impact on patients, pharmacists and healthcare professionals and what can be done to mitigate and manage medicines shortages www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #medicinesshortages

It’s the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls! 1 in 3 girls and women around the world experience physical and/or sexual violence by: A husband A boyfriend An intimate partner A lover A parent A relative A colleague A boss A stranger bit.ly/3gy8pfq #NoExcuse

Vaccines save lives. Keep repeating the message. It’s the truth.

🆕REPORT. Mental health inpatient settings: out of area placements. We explore what drives the need for out of area placements, and the impact on patients and families when they are placed far from their homes. Read the report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe... #PatientSafety #MentalHealth

This year #WorldPancreaticCancerDay has a special personal significance Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed late, and advances quickly, so early diagnosis is crucial to improve survival outcomes. It's vital we raise awareness of the signs and symptoms-don’t delay @pancreaticcancer.bsky.social

Interesting paper here: Lack of medication reviews in primary care contribute to patient deaths – thematic review of prevention of future deaths reports 2019-2023 www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Lack-o...