The Wolf Supermoon rises this evening...

A London-based, interactive workshop on cultural competence in #Pharmacy Tue 2 Dec 7-9pm All members of the team welcome. Please sign up via Eventbrite (details in post below) #PharmSky #Equity #DiversityAndInclusion

Happy Halloween! 🎃 #AMS #Halloween #Antibiotics #Pharmacy #PharmacyNerd

The Traitors is back on our screens for exciting episodes, of what Mr Girlymicro refers to as 'Confirmation Bias Castle', I thought I would share a blog I wrote discussing what the series can tell us about the benefits and pitfalls of group decision making girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/27/t...

The Dean received a standing ovation from the congregation for his sermon this morning

Last night I had the privilege to hear Justice Ketanji Brown Johnson in dialogue with Afua Hirsh Perseverance Positivity Progress These are words that remained central as "The Lovely One" described her journey from Harvard, to becoming the first Black Woman to a US Supreme Court Justice

Brilliant day at London's Community #Pharmacy EDI Conference Topics included: 🔹Exploring health inequalities & WF diversity gaps 🔹Culturally competent contraception services 🔹Maternal health equity 🔹Vaccine hesitancy 🔹Men’s mental health & suicide prevention 🔹 BP check outreach work #PharmSky

🌟 Great to see the publication of this important research on medicines and breastfeeding by @swpharmres.bsky.social member Rachel Pilgrim. 📑 You can read the full paper here internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #PharmSky #PharmacyResearch

If you take one thing from World Suicide Prevention Day today it should be this: if you think someone isn’t OK, ask them about it. You can interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts. You could even save their life. Let’s prevent suicide today. Because tomorrow’s too late. ☎️ 116 123 #MentalHealth

September is Suicide Prevention Month There is always another way through difficult times If you are struggling, please talk to someone...an independent person or a person you know & trust, who is there to listen 💚

Open access: Safe Staffing Standards for Pharmacy Technicians in Hospital Settings Take a look at this recently published paper 👇 www.mdpi.com/2001-6689/13... #PharmSky #pharmacy #PharmacyTechnicians

Brilliant #Pharmacy SAHM event in Leicester tonight It was a privilege to hear the personal stories of all the speakers Loved hearing @ptocgroup.bsky.social member, Neelam Sharma, perform her S Asian inspired poetry

🚨 Senior NHS managers are to be regulated by the @hcpc.bsky.social with a barring list to prevent those guilty of misconduct from working again in the NHS. @wesstreeting says this "will slam the door in the face of unsuitable managers"

It's South Asian Heritage Month The theme for 2025 is #RootsToRoutes We stand on the shoulders of giants and honour those who came before us because they are the reason we are able to look out and see all the possibilities now open to us #SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth

“Even now, one in eight children under the age of five in Nigeria dies from vaccine-preventable diseases, but it used to be considerably worse.” #MedSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🧪

🤩First publication from my PhD "Measures and tools assessing medication self-management capability in older people across the hospital-to-home transition: a systematic scoping review" link.springer.com/article/10.1... Huge thank you to my supervisors and co-authors for your support & encouragement❤️

Blog on #MentalHealth First Aid, for the RPS ✅ It starts with you— willingness to reflect, to learn, and to create safe spaces ✅ Cultural competence means being curious, not cautious ✅ It means asking, not assuming You don’t need to have all the answers but be kind 📝 Read the blog bit.ly/45a3w3e

Powerful read in @theguardian.com This struck me “And shame really does need to switch sides.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Not an optional extra: The price of not tackling race discrimination in the NHS www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/not-an-...

Tell me your workplace is privileged without telling me your workplace is privileged 😀 #NHS #teaspoons #PharmSky

8 years on. #Grenfell 💚💚💚 #ForeverInOurHearts BBC News - Survivors and bereaved gather for Grenfell service www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is an antiseptic hand spray used during the dressing of small wounds in the wards. The spray was expelled by squeezing a rubber bulb.

Earlier this week, APPG Vice-Chair, Sadik Al-Hassan, spoke on draft regulations to enable hub and spoke dispensing as part of the draft Human Medicines Regulations 2025. Further details and Sadik's contributions below: www.pharmacyappg.co.uk/recent-work?...

"Pay attention to how you're feeling. Notice what's being signaled by both your body and your mind. And don't be afraid to reach out for help if you or someone you know is struggling...Please know that you're never alone." ~ Michelle Obama, Overcoming in Uncertain Times, The Light We Carry

NEW. Why tackling race discrimination is not an optional extra for the NHS: the evidence base www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/not-an-...

Happy #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈

If you're ever in #Lisbon then I'd recommend a visit to the #Pharmacy Museum A walk through the history of healthcare across the globe, from Mayan culture to ancient Rome, all the way through to modern European discoveries & space #PharmSky

A little self-promotion: it’s nearly 10 years since Joshua’s Story was published. I wish it had become outdated—but sadly, the cultural issues it exposes are still relevant to healthcare today. If you haven’t read it, please consider. It’s available on Amazon and other retailers.

New McKinsey research says that for workforce performance/productivity, the working model (office based, working from home or hybrid) is far less important than other factors. What matters most is the work environment that leaders create (whatever the working model): mckinsey.com/capabilities....

Duty of Candour FAQs - this resource aims to help provide clarity on key aspects of Duty of Candour, the legal requirement for healthcare organisations to be open and transparent with those receiving care and treatment. pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety

🧵 1/9 It could have mattered. Nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds deprived of oxygen should have chastened the world to become allies, and not just for a summer. A man being murdered by those who should protect and serve should have been an indelible metaphor.

"Whether the #feedback is right or wrong, wise or witless, it can be devastating if it causes your sense of who you are to come undone. In such moments you’ll struggle with feeling overwhelmed, defensive, or off balance" #SelfAwareness #Resilience hbr.org/2014/01/find...

HEIW really know how to welcome people to Wales! Thank you for the patriotic treats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 HEIW wyddoch chi wir sut i groesawu pobl i Gymru! Diolch am y danteithion gwladgarol #Cymru #PharmSky #WelshCakes #BaraBrith

“Should AI be allowed to review papers or grant proposals” always reveals a thing I think people don’t understand about algorithmic bias 🧵

Had a great chat about sleep and menopause with Dr. Shelby Harris vajenda.substack.com/p/menopause-...

The hope that comes from this @sarahoconnorft.ft.com piece is that the public understands how hard it is for a woman to become an expert and thus must be more impressive. I hope so on.ft.com/3HfIFRS

Machine learning study of 1,700 economic seminars finds female speakers are interrupted earlier and more frequently than their male counterparts on.ft.com/3HfIFRS

www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar... beautifully written. I ordered his book last week. What a guy.

#Health and wellbeing can make all the difference for growth and productivity. "emotions don’t normally show up on a spreadsheet, they remain organizational risks. If leaders aren’t paying attention to their employees’ wellbeing, they’re likely to be blindsided" #Wellbeing hbr.org/2022/06/stre...

New edition of the #PharmacyTechnician Journal has landed! Want to know what #PharmacyTechnicians in the wild 🐅are up to? Grab a copy from the Professional Leadership Body @aptuk.bsky.social #PharmSky

Gertrude Herzfeld died #OTD in 1981. In 1920, she was the first woman to be appointed honorary Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. You can read about how she inspired the career of another surgeon here: bit.ly/2NgQWV4

We know there are challenges to getting involved with research. 🧱 But research helps inform practice and improve patient outcomes. The new CPPE Getting started with research Optimise programme will give you the tools and resources you need to begin your research journey. 🛠️📚

This #DyingMattersAwareness Week, our Macmillan End of Life Care team is highlighting how having a documented care plan helps paramedics provide the best possible care. Talk today, and give your family and first responders the guidance they need 💙 #DMA25 #DyingMatters

Panel members discussing lived experience of neurodivergence in #pharmacy; from being labelled (& all the feelings that go with that) to recognition of their super powers 🎉 There's a shout out to @cpcongress.bsky.social for the provision of a quiet room at #CPCongress too..a live example of support

Helen Williams & Helen Kilminster in Clinical Theatre - Doubling Helens is shown to optimise mgt of CVD 😉 An insightful session into policy on AF, BP, Cholesterol and CKD prescribing / monitoring vs real world practice #CPCongress #PharmSky #PCPAEvents @cpcongress.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social

PGD use by #PharmacyTechnicians in community #pharmacy and general practice too Smoking cessation to vaccination services...and much more! #PharmSky #CPCongress @cpcongress.bsky.social