📢Join the next APTUK Pride Branch meeting 📅Monday 9th February 7pm - 8pm 🌟We will be joined by our guest speaker: John Leggett - Specialist Oncology Pharmacist to discuss the topic - Cancer Care and the LGBTQ+ Community https://ow.ly/rXOi50XXSfK Not a member? look here: https://ow.ly/33jL50XXSfN

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I loved her before Schitt’s Creek but that show really cemented her as a legend for me. What a loss.

🌟Abstracts: https://profile.eventsair.com/aptuk-2026/abstract-submisson 🌟The APTUK Awards: https://profile.eventsair.com/aptuk-2026/awards25 APTUK educational bursaries: https://profile.eventsair.com/aptuk-2026/educational-bursary FLASH SALE https://ow.ly/nwiZ50XS35r #APTUK2026

📢FLASH SALE! ENDING SOON! Get your APTUK Annual Professional Conference and Exhibition 2026 tickets at 2025 prices! Check the website for details, reduced rate is only available until 31st January 2026. https://ow.ly/nwiZ50XS35r #APTUK2026

📢 Join the APTUK Medication Safety Branch 'EPMA & Medication Safety' 📅 Tuesday 3rd February 2026 / 7:30pm - 8:30pm Adam Jackson, explores how digital pharmacy solutions have been implemented APTUK members! register: https://ow.ly/iQyX50Y0yVu https://www.aptuk.org/about/member-benefits-and-plans

📢 We are excited to share an open letter published by UKPPLAB https://ow.ly/H9HX50Y1J2J We invite you to attend one of the Board webinars to discuss the proposals for the Royal College of Pharmacy, find more details here: https://ow.ly/Ug9G50Y1J2H

📢 We are in the final week of voting for the next APTUK Vice President role 📅 Voting closes - Monday 26th January 2026 23:59pm Eligible members who can vote were sent an email on Monday 12th Jan from [email protected] Watch Amy's recording: https://ow.ly/p1b850XSZQz

📢Join the next APTUK Pride Branch meeting 📅Monday 9th February 7pm - 8pm 🌟We will be joined by our guest speaker: John Leggett - Specialist Oncology Pharmacist to discuss the topic - Cancer Care and the LGBTQ+ Community https://ow.ly/rXOi50XXSfK Not a member? look here: https://ow.ly/33jL50XXSfN

📢 APTUK members we need YOUR vote! We thrilled to have 3 validated candidates for the next APTUK Vice President 📅 Voting opened on Monday 12th January and closes Monday 26th January 2026 ✅ Eligible members who can vote were sent an email on Monday 12th Jan. Watch https://ow.ly/p1b850XSZQz

We have been watching #Amadeus and the opening titles piqued our interest. The animations show the making of catgut, a material used for both musical instruments and for surgical suturing. We've paired some stills with images from our collection to show how catgut was made 🧵🪡 CW: Gore, needles

Full @aptuk.bsky.social members can now vote in our #VicePresident elections. Just been through the biographies and candidate videos on the APTUK website and I can’t say I’d be sad to see any of them in position, we’re spoiled for choice! (But, importantly, I didn’t spoil my ballot 🤣)

📢 APTUK members we need YOUR vote! 📅 Monday 12th January 2026 voting opens for the next APTUK Vice President More information will be shared with those eligible to vote via email. Please watch Amy's recording and learn more https://ow.ly/TPg250XSZQA

We invite you to attend the next APTUK/CMHP Mental Health Branch Meeting Date: 14th January 2026 Time: 7:30 - 8:30 PM We will be joined by a guest speaker Jeanie Bulezuik, Specialist Early Intervention in Psychosis Pharmacy Technician. So why not register today: https://ow.ly/35Lz50XNerG

📢FLASH SALE! Get your APTUK Annual Professional Conference and Exhibition 2026 tickets at 2025 prices! Check the website for details, reduced rate is only available until 31st January 2026. https://ow.ly/Sb8550XS334 #APTUK2026

In 1868 Charles Dickens wrote an article, 'A Small Star in the East' about the East London Hospital for Children to encourage subscriptions and donations 🧵 #Archives #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Star

A nurse delivers presents to the children on Dalziel ward in King George V Block at St Bartholomew's Hospital c.1943 #Archives #HistMed #HistNursing #Presents #SecondWorldWar #ArchiveAdventCalendar #EYA

I take one tablet daily, the only reminder that I'm living with HIV. It keeps my viral load undetectable, meaning that I can't pass HIV on. I can expect a normal lifespan. One of the greatest challenges is stigma, due to a lack of knowledge. HIV has changed. #WorldAIDSDay

Attended the matinee of #TheWeir today, an exceptional show with a brilliant cast. Brendan Gleeson is as brilliant as you’d expect. Was also impressed that when I was sent a preorder link for drinks it included the offer of a free loan of sensory items for those with access needs. #Inclusion

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

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

📢 Announcing the appointment of the next APTUK President 🎉 The APTUK Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Amy Laflin has been appointed as the next APTUK President! 🎉

Major NHS update brings menopause into routine health checks Menopause advice will be added to free health checks to help millions of women get the care they need. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Join APTUK on Pharmacy Technician Day 21st October 2025 at 7pm - 8pm ow.ly/SNhh50XcW73 🎉Come and meet the APTUK team and join a celebration of the diverse contributions of pharmacy technicians through storytelling and shared experiences, including Q&A and networking🎉

I think any #Pharmacy professional should be extremely disappointed with the awful language used ‘less skilled people’. 🙄😖 Differently skilled - yes! We’re experts in medicines.

📢 Join the APTUK Pride Branch for their next meeting 📅 Wednesday 5th November 2025 7-8pm Join in for the following discussions: 🌟resources 🌟Get involved 🌟Pharmacy Technician Initial Education and Training standard consultation This meeting is open to all APTUK members

APTUK want all pharmacy technicians to be contribute to Pharmacy Technician Day! Complete the Slido to share how you make an impact: app.sli.do/event/ciR...

APTUK, CPPE and Buttercups Training Limited are collaborating to deliver a series of free-to-attend conference-style events aimed specifically for pharmacy technicians and pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians. For dates and details visit: shorturl.at/fSL6N #PharmacyTechnicians

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

Very proud that Sereita - one of my own students and a candidate in our innovative collaboration with @londonambulance.nhs.uk - is on the shortlist for this award. She absolutely deserves to be 🎉🎉🎉

Join the next APTUK Pharmacy Technician Professional Leadership, next steps webinar - Register to contribute towards professional leadership here: tinyurl.com/4bz25tzx Your voice matters - share it with us here! forms.office.com/e/n...

The University of Bradford have 70 NHSE funded spaces for the September 2025 cohort of 'Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy Pathway' which is open to Pharmacy Technicians! Visit their website for further details: tinyurl.com/mrypkwnt

COMEDIANS / MEDICS / SCIENTISTS / MUSEUM FOLK / OTHER NERDS I'm looking for people who'd like to perform at a SPOOKY MEDICINE comedy show on October 29th. PAID (enough for you to write something new) 15 minute slots. Think Halloween / Horror / Goth stuff DM me if you've got ideas and fancy it

So glad it’s possible to watch #Hurling on a mainstream UK station nowadays, great game we used to have hunt for even in London. Come on, #Tipperary! 💙💛💙💛

#Casualty is doing a 12 part series - Supply and Demand - about drug shortages both legal and illicit. Really glad they’re highlighting it, and hope the mega work our pharmacy procurement colleagues do get a (big) mention. www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casual...

Ever wondered about the names of some of the old streetscape around the Royal London Hospital? When the new hospital was built on Whitechapel Road in the 1750s, it neighboured a place variously known as a dunghill, a rampart, & a plague burial ground - find out more open.substack.com/pub/theunder...

Several of our researchers have been grappling with the issue of fraudulent responses in online research.

UKBPA session on why DEI matters in clinical practice Case study of Steven Johnson Syndrome being misdiagnosed as chicken pox because of the descriptors of symptoms in the skin being described in terms white skin only #PharmSky #EDI #Pharmacy @cpcongress.bsky.social @ptocgroup.bsky.social

Just over 30 minutes until the @ptocgroup.bsky.social panel on belonging at @cpcongress.bsky.social. Touched to be asked to join the session on a subject so close to my heart.

Nursing is a safety-critical profession, and the title ‘nurse’ needs to be protected. We welcome this Early Day Motion and thank the signatories who continue to show support for registered nurses across the UK. #ProtectNurse Read more ➡️ edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

So looking forward to @cpcongress.bsky.social this weekend and to catching up with everyone. Trying to work out how to be in two places at once, though… given not a lot of CPC is purely #PharmacyTechnician focused it’s a shame these important sessions are back to back in different theatres.

I experienced Brandolini's Law lately on social media.

I was lucky enough to get a good queue position when #TheSeagull went on sale last year… obviously Cate Blanchett was a big part of the draw but man did they stack that cast. Phenomenal performances all round, and I really enjoyed the staging. Well worth going to, what a great evening.

#HappyStPatricksDay ☘️ Gentle reminder: ☘️ = shamrock, a symbol of Ireland 🍀 = clover, a symbol of luck Lot of clovers sneak in this time of year 🤣

Thinking of colleagues today hearing on the news that NHSE to be abolished. Disgusting way to treat people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...

Saw #Cabaret tonight and as it happened both leads were understudied. Amazing performances from both, particularly Damon Gould as Emcee. That’s a name I’ll definitely be watching out for in future.

I have said this before but they really should cast me as the Emcee in Cabaret…