💡 Large retrospective study finds approximately 1 in 20 nursing home residents who start #gabapentinoids go on to receive a loop diuretic within 3 months. The study highlights the prevalence of an often overlooked prescribing cascade! Read the full article here: buff.ly/5u5O3qh

Definitely worth a listen- @janeshanahan.bsky.social is an incredible #pharmacytechnician and her work speaks volumes 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Worth reading this report, main finding: "Demand for services is growing. People cannot always access the care and treatment they need when they need it, and the system often fails to deliver effective, joined-up care, resulting in long waits and unmet needs" #patientsafety #NHS #CARE

A fantastic and memorable two days, packed full of inspirational presentations, lots of ideas and networking. So much diversity in the breadth of @nihrspcr.bsky.social research projects but also so much overlap and opportunities to collaborate in so many ways. #research #primarycare #impact

PrescQIPP's own Carol Roberts and Catherine Langran will chair our next Care Homes Virtual Professional Group meeting. Join them 1-2pm on 23 Oct by signing up here: https://www.prescqipp.info/community-resources/virtual-professional-groups/care-homes/ Sundus Jawad Primary Care Pharmacy Association

People with Parkinson's need to get their meds on time - every time. A delay can cause an increase in symptoms. This flow chart @parkinsons.org.uk supports hospitals to ensure that systems are safe, to avoid harm. Download it here: bit.ly/4n8h3hU #pharmsky #medsky

📃 Today, we release our 2025 State of Health and Social Care Report. While more of us are living longer, on many other measures, we have gone backwards. To read our 5 key takeaways, and to download the full report, visit the Age UK website: https://bit.ly/4gHDMih

#anticholinergics Sept 2025 Conclusions: Transient increases in anticholinergic burden significantly raise OHCA risk, particularly among individuals with higher burden levels. academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad... #Pharmsky #medsky

On World Pharmacists Day 2025, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our incredible care home pharmacists! Your dedication, smiles and lasting impact makes a real difference every day. National Pharmacy Care Homes Faculty (NPCHF) www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp... #ThinkPharmacist

Happy World pharmacists day to all my pharmacist colleagues across the globe! Thank you for all you do to support the health of everyone on our planet. #Worldpharmacistsday2025 #Thinkpharmacist

Vital resources developed for all involved in structured medication reviews (SMRs) with care home residents by the team @yhpsrc.bsky.social Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!! #carehomes #SMRs #medicationreview #medsafety #polypharmacy

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As part of our national Polypharmacy programme, we're launching a new set of resources developed by @yhpsrc.bsky.social to support care home residents, their families and staff to prepare for Structured Medication Reviews. Find out more: thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk/news/new-res...

Vital resources developed for all involved in structured medication reviews (SMRs) with care home residents by the team @yhpsrc.bsky.social Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!! #carehomes #SMRs #medicationreview #medsafety #polypharmacy

Calling all care home pharmacy professionals, this will be worth attending! @npchf.bsky.social

Tomorrow's #TalkingMeds - Caring About Medicines in Care Homes - sees @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app in conversation with @sundusjawad.bsky.social, Lead Medicines Optimisation Care Homes Pharmacist at @frimleyhealth.bsky.social. Listen here from 11 July: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

"Reporting on the wanton destruction of health facilities, and on the killing of health professionals and humanitarian aid workers is the business of a medical journal." @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Update

Elen: Dad, come stay with us. Dr. Bursh: Yes, I will come to you tomorrow. This was the last conversation Gaza doctor Adnan Al Bursh had with his family before he was detained and tortured to death by Israeli forces. Watch ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’: gazadoctors.film

Tomorrow is #WorldSarcopeniaDay Anticholinergic burden is a predictor of frailty and #sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults. Calculating & evaluating ACB scores can be crucial #SupportingCareHomes 🏡❤️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.....

We are still seeing huge benefits & continued improvements, supporting care home residents,providers & their carers & nurses when this document is used for meds reconciliation Sharing it alongside training in a care home 🏡 later today. @sundusjawad.bsky.social frimley.icb.nhs.uk/policies-and...

Join PrescQIPP's Carol Roberts and Catherine Langan on 9 July for our next Care Homes Virtual Professional Group. Register for the session, which runs 1pm to 2pm, here: www.prescqipp.info/community-re... @sundusjawad.bsky.social

Free & easy access to 'Safe Management of Medicines elearning for all social care staff in England. Is based on CQC/NICE requirements 4 modules with certs & free access to a comprehensive interactive guide. #ImprovingResidentsOutcomes #supportcarehomes🏡❤️ www.e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...

Do you know a pharmacist or pharmaceutical scientist who has dedicated their career to supporting, mentoring, and advancing others, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of the pharmacy profession? Nominate them for the Barnett Award: ow.ly/gEmY50WbI3B

Nominations are now open for the Barnett Award, for RPS members who have made outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the pharmacy profession. Awarded in memory of Professor Nina Barnett, who died in September 2023. Find out more: bit.ly/3WlIfyD

This #Eid, my prayers and thoughts are with the helpless children and people of #Gaza. They are hungry, homeless and alone. Praying for #peace and freedom of the Palestinian people💔 🤲🏻🙏🏻

This is great news! Please share far and wide @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app @pcpa-uk.bsky.social

Listen to @pcpa-uk.bsky.social's very own @hpillminster.pharmsky.app on the @prescqipp.info Talking Meds Podcast with @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app here➡️ pcpa.co/HelenPOD #PharmSky #MedSky

Great new eLearning that promotes oral care from @parkinsons.org.uk #carers #carehomes www.parkinsons.org.uk/professional...

26 years @rpharms.com and counting!! #Pharmacist #Pharmacy #medicines

Excited to share a fantastic webinar hosted by @npchf.bsky.social 1-2pm 10th June CQC Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes Expert speaker CQC meds inspector Candida Bradley #PharmacyTechnician Join now @pcpa-uk.bsky.social Don't miss out @sundusjawad.bsky.social @aptuk.bsky.social

Good news! 🌟 We've extended our #PrescQIPP2025 Annual Awards deadline to 16th June. This is the perfect way to showcase and celebrate your work from the past year, so be sure to submit your brilliant projects. Enter here: www.prescqipp.info/community-re...

Well days don't get better than this! Fortunate to speak to 26 ACPs @uclan.ac.uk about my favourite subject, #anticholinergicBurden. Then we visited a #carehome who needed support with meds shortages, audits, DOACs & I even got a big hug from a resident too 🤗 Best job ever #Supportingcarehomes 🏡 ❤️

Are you coming to #CPCLondon this Friday 9th May? If so, you'll find me and #NPCHF colleagues at our stand with our #PCPA family. See you there! @npchf.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app

New analysis this week of data on health service performance and the possible contributing factors looks at operational performance, winter pressures and other factors to understand how bad winter 2024/25 was for the NHS. Read more 👇

Want to learn more about how to tackle medicines safety issues in #CareHomes? Tomorrow's #TalkingMeds podcast sees @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app talk to @frimleyhealth.bsky.social expert @sundusjawad.bsky.social about challenges she faces. Stream from 2 May: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

NOT TO BE MISSED!! @npchf.bsky.social members only webinar. The one and only Anne Child MBE sharing her insights and experience on Dementia - A holistic approach. Join us & register your #NPCHF membership here: www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp... @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app

Brilliant paper on why promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep, and yet prescribing of it has doubled in last 5 yrs. What about OTC sales too, and also diphenhydramine. #anticholinergics #falls #dementia #delirium #ACBscore www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Only 5 days left! Not too late to register for this important webinar on all things Dementia. #NPCHF #DEMENTIA #MOCH #pharmacy #carehomes

Studies highlight great role of pharmacy profs identifying & intervening when ACB score is high Add to discharge letter to support primary care In the hospital setting proactive pharmaceutical interventions can signif ⏬ ACB score at discharge potentially improving patient outcomes #anticholinergics

NOT TO BE MISSED!! @npchf.bsky.social members only webinar. The one and only Anne Child MBE sharing her insights and experience on Dementia - A holistic approach. Join us & register your #NPCHF membership here: www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp... @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app

Hi, my name is Sundus. I'm a Pharmacist and will be sharing my professional insights and experience, but mostly hoping to learn from others🙌🏻 My professional interests include #medicinesoptimisation in #socialcare and #carehomes, #frailty, older people's care, #polypharmacy and #overprescribing.

The new #TalkingMeds series, Caring About Medicines in Care Homes, is available to stream now. Listen to @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app and @sundusjawad.bsky.social as they tackle the major talking points here: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource... @nicecomms.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app

On April 4 @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app and @sundusjawad.bsky.social present the first in an exciting new series of #TalkingMeds podcasts - Caring About Medicines in Care Homes. Find out more here: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource... @nicecomms.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app #carehomes