It was a great talk indeed! Thanks for having us, @nhp-uoft.bsky.social Learn more about our DIAL study here: lnkd.in/gxncjf2a Our antihyperglycemic #deprescribing tools can be found here: lnkd.in/ggwJhCCy

Social Care Future is running the “Big Check In” survey to hear from people who use care and support services. Share your experiences-good, bad, or mixed-on things like staff, support, and access. Take part here: tinyurl.com/2xssevtj

Dementia Carers Support Meetup 🗓 Thursday 18th February (and every 3rd Thursday of the month) 🕚10am till 12pm 📍 The Whitaker Museum & Art gallery Café, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 6RE Join us for a cup of tea, a chat, and friendly support at our monthly Dementia Carers Support Meetup. Our st

For my colleagues who will shortly be observing the holy month of Ramadan, I wish you a peaceful and blessed month. Ramadan Mubarak to you and your families.

New fully funded PhD at University of Southampton, funded by Alzheimer’s Society DTC, investigating thalamo cortical connectivity and cognitive fluctuations in dementia with Lewy bodies using MRI and sensor technologies. Closing date: 9th April www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-thal...

Join us at our peer support session. When: Wednesday 18th February, 11:00am – 1:00pm Where: Carers Link Café, 54–56 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1LE This relaxed get-together is especially for former carers — a chance to share stories, reconnect, and make new friends in a welcoming space. We’d

What does Digital Transformation really mean for medicines use? How will it improve care? And what role does the much trumpeted NHS App play? Check out our latest episode to find out! www.theauralapothecary.com/85-theres-an...

UK Biobank seeks a Lead Research Nurse in Greater Manchester to shape its Brain Health Study, leading dementia aware clinical practice and training. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/uk-bioba...

A review of 31 medico-legal cases involving #deprescribing across Canada 🇨🇦 highlights that we still have much to learn on how to improve deprescribing practices in primary care in older adults: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @cmpa-acpm.ca @springernature.com

An early PDdiagnosis is the first step to getting symptoms under control and living well with PD, however, getting a diagnosis is commonly the first obstacle many Black people with PD experience. This is largely due to being historically excluded in the healthcare system and research studies. (1/2)

🆕 In their Comment, Peter Hanlon and colleagues discuss pragmatic prescribing for people with moderate or severe frailty in primary care Read the full Comment here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Award winner webinar alert! 🌟🏆 On 13th Feb 1-2pm, we welcome our SILVER award winner South East London ICS to present on 'Embedding inhaler recycling into the NHS'. Find out more and register here: https://ow.ly/ARYs50Y3Efc #PrescQIPP2025 King's College NHS

In our #TalkingMeds #podcast launching tomorrow 🎧Jonathan Underhill#TalkingMeds#podcastxplores non-medicine treatments for #insomnia with Dr Dimitri Gavriloff. Join us on your usual podcast platform! #SleepHealth

🚨UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar (May 6th) "Optimizing Medications for Patients with Major Polypharmacy and Multiple Morbidities: Evidence and How to Apply It" Speaker: Dr. Anne Holbrook 👉 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... #MedEd #CME #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing

This site has been an incredible supportive tool. It's planning to close in May. I can't imagine the huge number of people it's supported to understand and review #anticholinergic burden. What a legacy

📢 ACMICS study is now open! We’re excited to begin this important @nihr.bsky.social funded project. ACMICS aims to support safer prescribing for older adults in hospital—particularly those at risk of delirium and falls due to anticholinergic medicines. 🔗 ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

#Anticholinergics January 2026 This study investigated the longitudinal association between anticholinergic burden & integrated cognitive-functional measures in older adults pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41562586/

SGLT2 inhibitors in frailty: a review of current evidence, and clinical recommendations. #Pharmsky bjcardio.co.uk/2026/01/sglt...

Had a nice publication this week. Which will hopefully change practice. Led by Dr Emma Elliott. @arc-gm.bsky.social @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Clear communication matters when working with people with dementia as research partners. This short video and guidance from @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social & @innov-dementia.bsky.social shares practical tips shaped by lived experience. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/lets-talk-de...

Our next Practice Plus webinar is on 21st January 1-2pm! Join Bushra Effendi, a women's health and menopause specialist pharmacist, who will be discussing #Menopause management in primary care. Find out more and register: https://ow.ly/LFVo50XVyxC Steve the Chemist

Register for our Parkinson's webinar on 22nd Jan 1-2pm! Covering side effects of treatment and non-motor symptoms with Emma Bines, Lead Pharmacist for Older People, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and Fiona Powderly, Independent Prescriber, Nottingham University Hospital. https://ow.ly/SpQC50XW9bW

Please share to raise awareness about the power of music in the lives of people with dementia and those who are caregiving. #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #music #arts #aphasia

Use of private providers, poor training and inadequate regulation mean obtaining care has become a ‘wild west.’ NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boom from @theguardian.com #ADHD #RightToChoose

Examine the most recent advances in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease at our January Journal Club. 📖 Our expert panel will discuss quality of life, management of speech impairment, and changes in anticholinergic burden in Parkinson’s disease. 🔗 https://bit.ly/JC-Jan-2026

A colleague in the news, Dr Mary Ni Lochlainn, talking about the gut microbiome. @gerisoc.bsky.social @jkdhesi.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use

Flu kills healthy kids. And many other people. If you haven’t got vaccinated yet this year there is still time

Join our next Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Virtual Professional Group on 13th January 1-2pm, chaired by PrescQIPP's Sajida Khatri and Catherine Langran. Sign up here: https://ow.ly/982850XSixL

In tomorrow's episode of #TalkingMeds Jonathan Underhill and guests Minna Eii, Lucy Pollock and Philip Newland-Jones look ahead to 2026 in the world of medicines and prescribing. Listen here: https://ow.ly/QQNS50XSRfG

Great read in the PJ on SMRs in frailty. "Think beyond medicines in the holistic review process, and consider what the physiological manifestations of frailty are and how this may influence care" pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/ld/s...

A primary care-led intervention of physical exercise program, nutritional recs, and team training in frailty improves frailty status or physical function in community-dwelling prefrail or frail older adults. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Parkinson’s disease can cause speech and voice changes, including soft, slow, rapid, or unclear speech. Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) may also develop, leading to coughing, drooling, malnutrition, dehydration or aspiration. Learn about managing these PD symptoms: Parkinson.org/Speech

Apathy in dementia is common but poorly understood. Join Rebecca Williams @beccasue99.bsky.social to explore a new way of thinking about apathy and what it means for research and care. Wed 14 Jan 8pm GMT. communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...

Looking for ways to reduce anticholinergic burden and tools to talk about this topic with your patients? The @england.nhs.uk launched a hub with many clinician + patient-facing resources (some of which were inspired by CADeN resources!) to support safer use of anticholinergics: tinyurl.com/mr3adr6c

If you're after a heart warming read look no further than this hug of a book. Recommended by local librarian. Just what was needed.

If you are in #Anglesey over the holiday period, this is a superb walk to Holyhead Mountain, the highest point. Although relatively low at 772ft, it has a real sense of summit, with fantastic views inland over Holyhead, along the coast and out to sea. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Angl... #Wales

A wonderful article about the 150 year tradition of Blackpool illuminations and the people who make and look after them 🎄✨ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Brain food on our brain drainage system to help keep you healthy, with @jonykipnis.bsky.social erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-br...

🌟 Recent news highlights🌟 🔸Report on health outcomes of people in #prisons highlights #dementia buff.ly/NAGnAsn 🔸#YoungOnset dementia care framework published buff.ly/jgMyr36 🔸Study shows that regularly listening to #music or playing an instrument lowers dementia risk buff.ly/gCB4HXW

As part of the PIP-STOPP study, read about an innovative approach to improve the applicability of the STOPP-START and Beers Criteria for identifying potentially inappropriate medications at a population-level using diagnostic & medication codes! Find the open-access article here: buff.ly/QZSFFfh

Our bodies respond instantly to water, lower blood pressure, calmer breathing, and a shift into a more relaxed, outward‑focused state. Scientists call this “blue mind,” the natural calm we feel around water. #MentalHealth #StressRelief

Please listen to my podcast on getting the balance right when considering prescribing medicines open.spotify.com/episode/231T...

#PrescQIPPTopTip: If you need help getting started on the PrescQIPP website, our virtual induction provides a concise overview of our resources and some of the things you'll need to know when using the site. 👉 https://www.prescqipp.info/help/virtual-induction/

Now available: Preliminary Agenda for ICOD 2026! Get a glimpse of the keynote presentations, concurrent sessions and the social activities of the conference – including opportunities to learn & connect with the international deprescribing & med. appropriateness community! tinyurl.com/mr767ycv

Every time you’re visibly or vocally passionate about something and that voice in your head tells you off: ‘oops, that was a bit too much and over the top, tone it down girl’ .. just smile and remember that what makes you come alive is the reason you are here. What else could it be?