Our pilot study shows community pharmacies are an acceptable setting for #PrEP awareness and referral. Pharmacists successfully initiating PrEP conversations & linking people to remote prescribing. A practical way to expand #HIV prevention access #STI #STISky 🛟 @nat.org.uk @bhiva.bsky.social

Our just published pilot study found community pharmacies are a promising site for expanding access to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) - particularly for under-served groups who may not engage with traditional #SexualHealth clinics #PrEP #HIV #HIVPrevention arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/community-ph...

⭐New blog:⭐ Research as a core pillar of #pharmacy - my experience on an NIHR internship Teresa Chan - a hospital #pharmacist - recently completed a NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Internship in Bristol. Read about the extensive development opportunities this offered. 👉 tinyurl.com/mtv2kfv8

How and why do people use #benzodiazepines/z-drugs & #opioids together? Gabriele Vojt @jscottuob.bsky.social @jokesten.bsky.social & Hannah Family highlight key findings from recent research in this @drnscot.bsky.social blog. 👉 drns.ac.uk/benzo-blog/ #SubstanceMisuse #PublicHealth #HarmReduction

Delighted to be part of the team evaluating BBV testing in EDs. Our new study published this week in the Emergency Medicine Journal found strong overall support for opt-out BBV testing among ED staff with training playing a crucial role in improving understanding of the purpose and processes.

RADAR alert: Rising harms linked to Scotland’s drug supply. 🧪 New sedative medetomidine found in drugs sold as heroin & benzos 💊 New & re emerging street benzos, incl. clonazolam, are increasing risks There’s no safe way to take drugs. For more info: publichealthscotland.scot/population-h...

☑️ Are you a healthcare professional (doctor, nurse, pharmacist, healthcare assistant) in general practice /HIV clinic? ☑️ Do you work in #Brighton #Bristol or #Sheffield? ☑️ Can you spare 1-1.5hrs in your day for an online focus group discussion? #HIVResearch #ResearchSky #AcademicSky #GPSky #HIVSky

Applications are now open for @nihrspcr.bsky.social funded primary care research post-doctoral fellowships to start in October 2026. The 24-month fellowships can be taken up at any of the 9 NIHR School for Primary Care Research institutions, including here at Bristol. Details: tinyurl.com/3nc9abzs

👀 Looking for a postdoctoral #fellowship? 👇

News story - The ACMD has advised the government ketamine should remain a class B controlled substance, but that police forces and health care professionals must receive greater support to better identify, prevent and respond to ketamine‑related harms - www.gov.uk/government/n...

📚 CBRL Graduate Network – Lecture 8 Join our online lecture, Digital Tools for Early Academic Research. with Dr Duaa Al Maani, exploring reference management, academic writing tools, and the role of AI in research workflows. 🔸 3 February 2026 🔸 6 PM (Amman) - 3 PM (UK-GMT) 🔸 Online (Zoom)

Alan Milburn is saying- anxiety in young people is normal & they just need to get on with it. No. Young people have so much loss & grief; their teachers & parents burnt out; their future one of debt & collapsing ecosystem. Young people are the canaries in the coal mine & we need to listen to them.

Are you an international care worker in the Bristol, North Somerset, or South Gloucestershire area? Can you share this advert with someone who is? Chloe would like to speak with international care workers about their experiences. Interpreters available.

*Everything you need to know about PrEP provision in community pharmacy* Provision of #PrEP is increasing, but why has there been so little progress on the expansion to provide the drugs via community pharmacy? #communitypharmacy #ukhealthcare #HIV

Have your say to improve the healthcare experiences of older people living with #HIV! Looking for Who: Clincians (drs/ nurses/ HCAs/ pharmacists) Where: HIV clinics/ general practice in #Bristol #Brighton #Sheffield How: online focus groups 1.5hrs When: February/March Everyone is reimbursed! 1/2

Are you a healthcare professional working in #HIV clinic /general practice in #Bristol, #Brighton, or #Sheffield? Do you want to improve healthcare for older people living with HIV? Can spare 1-1.5hrs for online focus group? More info: forms.office.com/e/hY7bLrPgkQ £Participants are reimbursed£

Indexicality lesson for students and others who submit attachments. You need to label your file with your OWN NAME, not "Chapter 6" or "Paris conference presentation". The Paris conference will receive 400 files, 395 of which will have identical/similar names. Recipe for chaos. #academicsky #PhDchat

The CBRL Graduate Network Seminar Series continues! 🎓 Lecture 7: "Processing and Analysing Data 4: Ethnography and Participatory Research" Speaker: Dr. Hala Ghanem 🔹 06 Jan 2026 🔹 6 PM (Amman) | 3 PM (UK) 🔹 Online (Zoom) Book your spot now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"In 2021, Harm Reduction Michigan began using streetside newspaper-style boxes to station naloxone kits in outdoor spaces." "184 boxes across more than half the counties in the state." "HRMI box costs around $500, a fraction of [..] a naloxone vending machine." #Michigan #USA #Drugs #Healthcare

📣New paper: Shifting to online and telephone bereavement support provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study of bereavement service provider perspectives and lessons learnt for current practice Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49 Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

💡 New booklet! Helping reduce #stigma for people who receive #opioid substitution treatment, and empower them in their interactions with pharmacy staff 💬 Read the blog by @vic-carlisle.bsky.social about how they co-produced the booklet 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-we-co-pr... @capcbristol.bsky.social

⏰This Friday! 11am-12pm 💻Webinar: Benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and Opioid Co-use: Research and Recommendations💊 Hear presentations from our colleagues Jo Kesten @jokesten.bsky.social, Gabriele Vojt, Hannah Family @hannah-family.bsky.social and Jenny Scott @jscottuob.bsky.social Sign up!👉 bit.ly/43QBSXr

📰News!📰A new clinical trial to tackle street #benzodiazepine use & drug-related deaths among people receiving treatment for #opioid dependency has been launched. The NIHR-funded trial is led by @stir.ac.uk in collaboration with our HPRU & @capcbristol.bsky.social Read more▶️ tinyurl.com/ym84hmf8

How do we weave prevention into the heart of medical education? FPH’s latest blog shares practical ideas from public health educators on embedding prevention and public health within clinical curricula. www.fph.org.uk/blog/weaving...

1/2: Researchers from @capcbristol.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social have co-produced a booklet on rights & responsibilities for people who receive #opioid substitution prescriptions (scripts) and the pharmacy staff that dispense them. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4sptpsab

📢Our latest #PrimaryCare research newsletter (Nov 25) is out now! 📰Packed with news about our latest research findings, blog posts & opinion pieces, events & recruiting studies. ▶️Read: tinyurl.com/32zhuzeu ✔️Subscribe: eepurl.com/dssOhD @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @bnssgresearch.bsky.social

🚨New blog: Caring for children with cough: co-designing information that parents really need 🚨 👨‍👨‍👦 Dr Christie Cabral shares how she worked with parents to produce an information leaflet & website to guide parents on when to seek medical help for their child's cough. 🔗Read the blog: bit.ly/4i7EztE

#PharmSky UK pharmacists pls consider taking part in this survey on #AdvancedPractice You'd be supporting my MPharm4 students and increasing understanding of an important topic. Could opinion leaders like @pharmrj.pharmsky.app @hpillminster.pharmsky.app and @pharmacistdaz.uk help spread the word?

More excellent work from Michelle Farr & the Changing Futures team @capcbristol.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social. 🔽 See their latest paper: doi.org/10.1111/hex.... @nihrspcr.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social #TraumaInformed

@bristoluni.bsky.social @hpruebs.bsky.social @jscottuob.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @rpharms.com @swpharmres.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social

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We have a couple of MPharm final year projects to share, take a look at the posts below. Do considering participating if you can and help support tomorrow's pharmacists in developing their #PharmacyResearch skills 💚 🧵 1/4

Colleagues @bristolbrc.bsky.social are looking for patients/members of the public to join their Public Advisory Group to help shape their research. More info 🔽

deprescribing.org, Canada's Drug Agency, & ISMP Canada, are happy to have co-developed '5 Tips to Manage Polypharmacy', a new resource for clinicians to emphasize 5 crucial tips to manage #polypharmacy. ➡️ Find Links to the Full Toolkit and Shareable Handout here: deprescribing.org/resources/5-...

You and other pharmacy professionals might find this review useful to help evidence provisions and need doi.org/10.17034/7nb...

Would be good to see an evidence review of OPCs/DCRs in the PJ, there's plenty out there. This editorial doesn't give pharmacy professionals the health or economic arguments for provision.

Thousands of people with undiagnosed #HIV & #hepatitis have been found through opt-out testing in emergency departments. Our research is showing how emergency care can be a gateway to earlier diagnosis & prevention Our @hpruebs.bsky.social evaluation ⬇️ hpruebs.nihr.ac.uk/projects/eme... 🛟 #STISky

New data shows opt-out blood-borne virus testing in emergency departments is highly effective. The programme identified many undiagnosed infections, including hepatitis C & HIV but particularly hepatitis B. Almost 70% of people with a new diagnosis hadn't been tested before.

This learning article provides an overview of how implementing trauma-informed care and psychologically-informed environments in pharmacy settings can improve patient outcomes #ukpharmacy #mentalhealth #trauma buff.ly/s7ajpTZ

We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?

Can peer-led testing for hepatitis C be implemented in community pharmacy? YES! AND you can offer health screening alongside and people engage with it. www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/13...

(1/2) My MPharm4 students are doing a project on pharmacists' experiences of #AdvancedPractice credentialling. We are looking for focus group participants who have achieved recognition under @rpharms.com Core Advanced credentialling or @england.nhs.uk Centre for Advancing Practice route (or both!)

Coming up: Research in Emergency Care Avon Collaborative Hub (REACH) Annual Showcase 2025. This event will highlight innovative approaches & current emergency care research, with a particular focus on capacity building. 📆10 Nov 2025 ⏰9am-3pm 📍The Watershed, Bristol, BS1 5TX tinyurl.com/yttckv6u

Coming up: Beneath the skin - an intimate look at our bodies Prof Gene Feder & surgeon Gabriel Weston take a look at how bodies are seen in medicine. 📆30 October 2025 ⏰7.30pm 📍Hen & Chicken, 210 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JF Tickets: tinyurl.com/yrfcd4nw @bristolhealthp.bsky.social

We co-developed a resource with people with living experience of using pharmacies for substance use services, to support pharmacy teams to better understand what it feels like & reduce stigma. Free, just need to download. Please do share: express-licences.bristol.ac.uk/product/voic...

A very useful resource to support medicines safety in sensory - vision/hearing impaired people. Link in 2nd message below.

#NHS policies to improve care for people taking multiple medicines may not be effective, finds new @exeter.ac.uk @capcbristol.bsky.social research. The IMPPP Trial found that a structured, patient-centred medication review did not reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing. tinyurl.com/mr2bh9aj

When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your name: 38d.gs/72vc?utm_cam...

Coming soon: Webinar: Evaluating impact in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE). Join us for this FREE 90-minute session on the different approaches to evaluating PPIE in health research, led by #PPIE experts. 📆Tues 21 Oct 2025, 1-2.30pm Register: tinyurl.com/5xvmpdmw