Trump's a puppet. (And the play is dire)

"And now, the end is near..."

So what we'll end up with is a situation where AI's been overused to reduce staff costs, applied to a range of operations including those where it's not good enough, and eventually there won't be enough people with the experience and expertise to bring things back because they've been frightened off

It's bollocks. Bringing quality down to the banality of the average

"The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health,...said pharmacies should be handed a role in vaccination rollout. Prof Steve Turner, its president, said the change would help “make it faster and easier for parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated." I couldn't agree more!

We Brits, we really don't like the government stopping us from behaving recklessly! (That's Western philosophy for you)

First attempt at baking a cake in my breadmaker. Difficult wrestling the baking parchment into the pan, hence the bumpy sides. Apple and ginger

Measles Ah, humans. No wonder we're in an increasingly awful self-created mess

I'm excited. 13.47 and we've had no rain yet today

Just realised my Hurtigruten Coastal Express cruise in March, up and back down the Norwegian coast, coincides with NATO's Cold Response 2026 exercise. Massive.

As an indication of how bad Royal Mail is we haven't had any post for about 2 weeks. Postie on holiday I'm guessing as saw him out and about. Today a fat wadge of envelopes dropped through the door including 2 editions of @privateeyenews.bsky.social (posted first class) 🙄

So the problem is insufficient doctors choosing stroke management as their specialty choice 😏

Late to the party I made this cake by @nigella.bsky.social I don't usually like rich fruit cake but this is delicious

It's like we've never had very cold weather before...

🚨NEW YEARS RESOLUTION ALERT🚨 2026 should be the year for PrEP to be made available through community pharmacies - helping to improve access and reduce pressure on underfunded sexual health services.  Our new report: https://tht.org.uk/news/new-report-calls-wider-access-prep

Steve's correct. The reason we're sliding into a hole on a lot of issues is failure to identify cause and/or do something about it.

TK Maxx is my favourite store. I like the unpredictability of the stock

🚨 New guidance alert The FFLM and NPCC have worked in collaboration with RCEM to produce new guidance supporting police and emergency medicine clinicians in the use of body-worn video cameras (BWVC) within the Emergency Department. Read the guidance here: https://rcem.ac.uk/rcem-clinical-guidance/

"If we continue to reduce registered nurse availability to patients in the current context of financial pressure, it’s extremely likely more people will die" says lead researcher @alisonleary1.bsky.social

My son's living in Hong Kong at present. He's just had flu. He said he felt much worse than when he had covid (which he had 4 times). Don't underestimate the severity of flu infection

So all the Covid-Denialists saying "it is just Flu" Now it *is* Flu Are they gonna be saying "It is just a cold"? (and that old favourite "viruses don't exist/don't cause infections/can't be vaccinated against/can't spread/have never been isolated")

A small snifter of my homemade cherry plum vodka 😋

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is inviting feedback on its draft pharmacogenomic resource for all prescribers, as part of an open consultation #ukpharmacy #pharmacogenomics #prescribing

That’s ‘working the system’, Wes

Sorry, you lost me at 'your'... (Good shoes, though)

Wording in antidepressant patient information leaflets should be “strengthened” to provide greater clarity on the risk of suicidal behaviour, the Commission on Human Medicines has said #ukpharmacy #mentalhealth #patientinformationleaflets pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...

Surely reflective practice is widespread? Don't the professional standards require it?

I doubt it

Something ancient and wonderful for the weekend! 🤩 The world’s oldest known sculpture of a horse! This tiny figurine was carved from mammoth ivory by an Ice Age artist some 40,000 years ago! 📷 by me #Archaeology

It is good to see that that some people a) actually have values/principles and b) do not abandon those when entering Parliament

I think the ‘only’ in this is superfluous 😃 ‘…and tells the world that we are not the only intelligent life in the universe’

Why on earth is Trump ostensibly brokering a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia? One of the least appropriate candidates, I'd say 😮

Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never. If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.

Proud to have supported the writing of the Men’s Health Strategy for England, especially championing the vital role of Community Pharmacy, the most accessible NHS gateway for Physical and Mental Health, also a key cornerstone of #Selfcare in meeting the needs of men and boys where they are.

Of interest to fellow pharmacists 👇🏻

There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortable.

Cigarette filters are the second-largest plastic pollutant on Earth, and do not reduce health harms. Ban filters and protect the planet. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3LJgb5v #TobaccoExposed

If we're looking at 16 year old children being given the vote, then it's reasonable to expect 16+ year old schoolchildren to understand that behaviours described here are inappropriate and antisocial

This month I'm winning at life. Have significantly reduced phone and breakdown service costs, cancelled several unnecessary subscriptions, and bought a watch battery and strap toolkit which has already paid for itself. Offset the expensive shoe purchase

Don't forget to register for this week's Virtual Child Safeguarding Day, where we'll be exploring key topics such as: • Female Genital Mutilation • Neurodiversity and Abuse • Navigating the 'Manosphere' and its Impact 📅 Reserve your place now: fflm.ac.uk/event/fflm-virtual-child-safeguarding-2025

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Patients with eczema can bathe either daily or weekly, with no difference in eczema symptoms, according to the results of a National Institute for Health and Care Research-funded study #ukpharmacy #eczema

What's 'safe'? And can they come back if it becomes 'unsafe'? Completely unworkable.

No worse than the people over 16!

Who didn’t see that coming?

MHRA-led study reveals major inconsistencies in global microbiome research www.gov.uk/government/n...