💊 “I took them like candy for 35 years.” At 81, Georges Marcoux, past Public Awareness Committee member, shares his journey away from decades of sleeping-pill use: cognitive behavioural therapy, new sleep habits, & supported deprescribing. Read his story here: tinyurl.com/mru32scy (French only)

We're getting ready for an autumn of events. Take a look at what's coming up and register your place: buff.ly/JUmzZWu

We've extended our Leading for change programme from its previous format to a nine-month programme for non-PCPEP learners, giving give participants more opportunity to put learning into action. Apply now to begin on 1st September: 🔗https://ow.ly/Gaa850Zyu8N #LeadershipDevelopment #CPPE

Aug 2026 Higher #anticholinergic burden is associated with increased medium‐ and long‐term mortality following hip fracture bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Aim Anticholinergic medications are frequently prescribed to older adults and are associated with adverse outcomes including cognitive impairment, delirium and mortality. In patients with hip fractu.....

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I'm pleased to share that my book, The Soul in the Circuit: Artificial Intelligence, #HumanRights and the Responsible Future of #Care, will be published on 14 September. As #AI advances, what does it mean to remain human? #SocialCare

We're happy to present Lloyd Hambridge as a speaker at this year's PrescQIPP awards! Find out more and register here: https://ow.ly/U0WM50ZsiRQ #IntegratedCare #NeighbourhoodCare #PrimaryCare #HealthLeadership #PrescQIPP2026

Please take a moment to read the aim of this valuable research There is currently no standard approach to supporting people living with a dementia who are admitted to a mental health ward,especially where their carer/loved one is involved. Change is needed. #FINDME www.uwl.ac.uk/research/res...

Family Interventions In Dementia Mental Health Environments (FIND ME) Study | University of West London

The FIND ME study aims to understand what it’s like for carers when a person with dementia is admitted to a mental health ward.

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Anticholinergic Drugs and Dementia Older adults advised to limit these drugs MHRA (UK Drug Regulator) advise that found “small increased risk of dementia cannot be ruled out” To take/use them with lowest possible dose, for shortest period of time needed www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Older Adults Advised to Limit Anticholinergic Medicines

The review examined 17 studies, all at serious or critical risk of bias, and could not confirm or exclude a causal link to dementia.

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Did you catch Rachel Duffy's The One Show report tonight about the dementia awareness games we produced with the University of Liverpool? You may know Rachel as the winner of The Traitors. She is also a dementia advocate after her beloved mum died earlier this year of Parkinson's and dementia.

We are very proud she showcased our Dementia Inequalities Game and Dementia Explorer Game for children, as ways to help facilitate those conversations and better understanding about dementia. Order our dementia boardgames: www.lewybody.org/shop #lewybodydementia #TheOneShow #Dementia #TheTraitors

Find our resources to promote Shared-Decision Making here: buff.ly/rKtpTuv

Deprescribing in Ontario Long-Term Care - Deprescribing.org

A framework for helping discussions about deprescribing happen

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🫵 Are YOU familiar with the "5 Tips to Manage Polypharmacy" Toolkit developed in collaboration between deprescribing.org, ISMP Canada, and Canada's Drug Agency? Our 1st Tip for Healthcare Providers: 1️⃣ "𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧" Learn more: buff.ly/ymPDevm

Delirium has a visibility problem, not just a diagnostic one. How many cases of delirium are you missing day to day by not looking proactively?

NHS England is looking to tender for a £360,000 contract to deliver clinical skills training for pharmacy technicians #ukpharmacy #pharmacytechnician

NHS England seeking provider for pharmacy technician clinical training

NHS England is looking to tender for a £360,000 contract to deliver clinical skills training for pharmacy technicians. On 20 July 2026, NHS England opened a tender that highlighted a need “to bridge…

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New @mhragovuk.bsky.social assessment on bladder anticholinergics & dementia risk: Current evidence doesn't prove these medicines directly cause dementia, though a small risk can't be fully ruled out. #Pharmsky www.gov.uk/government/p...

Bladder Anticholinergics: review of risk of dementia

Public Assessment Report on the safety review of the available data on the risk of dementia with the use of bladder anticholinergic medicines.

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Polymyalgia rheumatica is the most common inflammatory disease in patients of 50 and over. How is it diagnosed and why is this condition missed? #MedEd https://bit.ly/4vVDE4S

Some medications can make it harder to cope with extreme heat. 🌡 We're pleased to see Heal Canada adapt our evidence-informed article on medications & heat waves for the June issue of E3 Advocacy, helping this important information reach even more Canadians (pp. 108–112). 📚 tinyurl.com/4cbun8jf

BTS Sustainability Toolkit The Toolkit is designed to help healthcare professionals apply the principles of sustainability in both their services and the treatment of their patients. @btsrespiratory.bsky.social www.respiratoryfutures.org.uk/programmes-p...

Find helpful tools to reduce polypharmacy such as the "5 Tips to Manage Polypharmacy" resource below: buff.ly/5mowClK

The Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England goes big on the move to neighbourhood health. Our "Demystifying neighbourhoods" document outlines what neighbourhood working means in practice, how it differs from existing models, and what it could mean for older people’s care. buff.ly/LNZi8XZ

Never underestimate how much water you need on a hard climb especially in hot weather. In this case walkers had to be rescued after running out of water on Scafell Pike in the #LakeDistrict. cumbriacrack.com/2026/07/16/w...

#Anticholinergic meds with known cognitive risks remain widely used in care homes even among residents with dementia despite availability of safer alternatives.Findings identify clear targets for deprescribing initiatives. #FindYourEvelyn agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Anticholinergic Medication Use in Veterans Affairs Long‐Term Care Residents: Clinical Patterns and Opportunities for Deprescribing

Background Anticholinergic exposure is common in nursing homes; however, the true burden may be underestimated, particularly due to over-the-counter agents such as first-generation antihistamines th.....

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People living with Parkinson’s need their medication on time, every time. Yet too many doses are delayed or missed in hospital. Discover how a new dashboard is helping reduce avoidable harm, improve outcomes and support safer care. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...

The cost of a missed dose: how a new dashboard is transforming getting Parkinson’s medication on time

In this blog, Jean Almond and Sam Freeman Carney from Parkinson’s UK explain how their new time critical medication dashboard is exposing the cost of missed and delayed medication, encouraging…

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Anyone got a TIA clinic proforma i can steal?

Stopping long-term antipsychotic treatment in people with dementia reduces the risk of fracture and hospitalisation for delirium, a study has found #ukpharmacy #dementia #antipsychotics

Stopping antipsychotics in patients with dementia reduces risk of fracture and delirium

Stopping long-term antipsychotic treatment in people with dementia reduces the risk of fracture and hospitalisation for delirium, a study has found. The research, published in the latest issue of The…

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Our Age-friendly Engagement Toolkit brings together guidance, case studies and templates to make it easier for local places to meaningfully involve older residents in decisions affecting their lives.

📢 Latest News! 👉UK Supreme Court judgement changes the definition of deprivation of liberty buff.ly/hEXS0Yj #dementia #News

Many people feel AI is happening to them rather than with them. Join us tomorrow for an open, honest conversation about understanding AI, building trust and making sure communities have a voice in how technology is designed and used: onehealthtech.com/events-1/ai-...

AI, Literacy & Trust: What Communities Need to Know | One HealthTech

OHT Leeds and Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber

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Proposed contents of my book on neighbourhood health for frailty and dementia. www.linkedin.com/pulse/conten...

Contents of my proposed book on neighbourhood health in frailty and dementia

Front matter and preface ~ 500 words Chapter 1 Why now? ~ 16000 words Establishes the book's critical-gerontology, care-ethics, and political-economy framework, explaining why neighbourhood health has...

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Vaccines work, folks. Measles is an entirely preventable disease, it has no animal reservoir

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The U.S. is just a few dozen measles cases away from exceeding the number of cases recorded in 2025.