One of my most interesting learning sessions was about HIV medicines. Reflected on how therapies have changed since they were first available. #WorldAIDSDay

Philip Baldwin@philipcbaldwin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

Happy #AdvancingPractice2025 week. 🧵1/5 It's the perfect time to launch the survey by my MPharm4 project students. They're investigating factors that help and hinder pharmacists to achieve #AdvancedPractice recognition. Read more in this thread or go straight to the survey: tinyurl.com/572cwhya

BOOKINGS ARE OPEN! We are taking bookings for the first Psych 1 course of 2026. A great choice for for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are new to mental health. www.cmhp.org.uk/education-research/psych-1/

In my opinion one of the great social changes that is needed for modern life @4dayweek.bsky.social #wellbeing

The BMJ@bmj.com · 11mo ago

Is the NHS ready for a four day week? @pedromaiagomespt.bsky.social and colleagues suggest a four day week could improve staff retention and absenteeism without compromising productivity or care quality. They call for a rigorous NHS evaluation www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Culture isn’t built on the values you have framed on a wall. It’s built by what you allow in the room. When people see bad behaviour go unchecked, it sets a standard. Tolerate it once, and it becomes the baseline. Call it out, and you’ll create conditions for something better.

Co-pilot doesn't help efficiency: UK Gov trial. news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/...

Chaos is quite possibly the politest way to describe the current situation.

Shaun Lintern@shaunlintern.bsky.social · last yr.

Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to overhaul the NHS has been thrown into chaos after no money has been set aside to cover the costs of making thousands of redundancies at ICBs www.thetimes.com/article/14b7...

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Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber@healthinnovyh.bsky.social · last yr.

Why is it so important to help patients manage their medication? Join the @healthinnovnetwork.bsky.social Polypharmacy Programme: in this webinar we will discuss how to improve access to SMRs for patients in seldom-heard communities & living in areas of high deprivation: bit.ly/44ApSZF

This week I’ve been digging into #ACOs and #IntegratedNeighbourhoods. Getting the changes a little more now although the timelines seem off still.

Have you ever wondered how new medicines are developed? This updated explainer, commissioned by The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), outlines the long journey from the discovery of a new drug to when it becomes available on the NHS. Find out more: buff.ly/SD2DbZ3

Access To New Medicines In The English NHS | The King's Fund

Have you ever wondered how new medicines are developed, approved and priced? This explainer outlines the long journey from the discovery of a new drug to when it becomes available on the NHS.

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This week can really do one. Feeling physically and emotionally battered. Don’t suppose next week will be any better either - hard to see an end point in the current reorg chaos #done

@andy.charlwood.xyz - have you seen?

Brian@brianmackenna.bsky.social · last yr.

OpenPrescribing Hospitals now has measures! We’ve launched a small first set of hospital prescribing measures Explore variation and change over time by hospital hospitals.openprescribing.net

Gotten to the end of my working week - just. Every week is getting harder and harder currently.

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#NHSEngland data show that 68% of the training places offered under the #Oriel scheme for 2025/2026 have been filled #foundationtraining #prescribingpharmacist buff.ly/DWCRisf

More than 3,000 pharmacy students accept place on first cohort of all-independent prescribing foundation year

More than 3,000 pharmacy students in England and Wales have accepted the offer of a foundation pharmacist training place through the National Recruitment Scheme (Oriel) for 2025/2026, according to…

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Definitely one to add for the improvement list! #CPC25

Amy Wieckowski@amywski.bsky.social · last yr.

Disappointing @cpcongress.bsky.social there is no option to add a Bsky account on the networking section of your app for tomorrow and Saturday?

London bound! #CPC25

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Dear Intensive pharmacist, please complete our short international survey . This one for pharmacists, more coming for pharmacy team, including pharmacy technicians #bepartofresearch @markborthwick.bsky.social @chrisremmington.bsky.social and team

A Review of Clinical Pharmacy Services in Adult Intensive Care Units: An International Cross-Sectional Study

Dear colleagues, We invite you to participate in our survey, "A Review of Clinical Pharmacy Services in Adult Intensive Care Units: An International Cross-Sectional Study," conducted by researchers fr...

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In a joint letter, four integrated care board chief pharmacists have urged senior NHS England executives to work with pharmacists as strategic commissioning of NHS services in England is developed #ukpharmacy #communitypharmacy

Chief pharmacists call for medicines leadership to be 'fundamental component' of strategic commissioning system

Integrated care board (ICB) chief pharmacists across England have written to NHS England, calling for medicines leadership to be a “fundamental component” of an overhauled ICB system. In a joint…

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More evidence to show why repeat prescribing systems need to be robust and closely monitored.

Euan Reid@euanreid.pharmsky.app · last yr.

How has the repeat prescribing process contributed to or caused patient deaths in England? A systematic, collective case series of prevention of future deaths reports 2019–2023 #pharmsky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The 10 year NHS plan is now expected to be published in June.

Brilliant paper on why promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep, and yet prescribing of it has doubled in last 5 yrs. What about OTC sales too, and also diphenhydramine. #anticholinergics #falls #dementia #delirium #ACBscore www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🌍 Enhance your skills in patient-facing roles with the Primary care pharmacy education pathway – open to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians across various sectors, including Health & Justice and the Armed Forces. The May cohort is now accepting applications! 📅 Apply today:

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This is interesting as I don’t suppose many cases end up in front of a GP? Or perhaps they do? 🤔

UK Health Security Agency@ukhsa.bsky.social · last yr.

Chickenpox is now a notifiable disease. Treatment and management protocols remain unchanged: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...

Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with drugs for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce Drug shortages in the UK have risen to their worst level for four years, official figures show, with Brexit considered a key reason so many medications are scarce. Drug companies notified the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) about disruptions to supply 1,938 times during last year – the highest number since the 1,967 seen in 2021. Continue reading...

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New NHS App roadmap just dropped. digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs...

NHS App roadmap - NHS England Digital

We are always working to improve the NHS App. Read about what’s been recently delivered, what we’re currently working on and what’s coming up next.

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Patients taking antidepressants must be considered for structured medication reviews by primary care networks under the network contract directed enhanced service for 2025/2026, NHS England has said #ukpharmacy #antidepressants ##primarycare buff.ly/tImPSO5

Antidepressants added to PCN structured medication review list

Patients taking antidepressants must be considered for structured medication reviews (SMRs) by primary care networks (PCNs) under the network contract directed enhanced service (DES) for 2025/2026,…

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New @rpharms.com greener pharmacy guide and toolkit launched: www.rpharms.com/about-us/new...

Well said @johnamaechi.apsintel.com I hate it when people tell me remote working doesn't work! It works when you have respect! Before I retired my manager was in Poland, I was in the UK and we had a good working relationship built on trust and respect.

John Amaechi@johnamaechi.apsintel.com · last yr.

Expect your employees to ask ‘why’ if you tell them they need to be in the office full-time. But I warn you, that answer has to be good enough. No office budget excuses. No micro-management excuses. No ‘Because I said so’ excuses.

Reimbursement for pharmacists employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in GP practices will rise by 1.7%, under the network contract directed enhanced service for 2025/2026, NHS England has announced #ukpharmacy #PCNs

NHS England increases ARRS reimbursement for pharmacists in 2025/2026

Reimbursement for pharmacists employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in GP practices will rise by 1.7%, under the network contract directed enhanced service (DES) for…

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Had our second #PharmacyWorkforce ICS meeting yesterday which reminded me that there absolutely is a point to carrying on with our work not knowing where we’ll be in a year’s time.