There are colleagues who are far more knowledgeable on this topic than me, but I suspect hygeine around GTINs and agreement on not reusing is key Pharmacy and industry bodies publish guidance on barcodes for individual medicines doses across Europe pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...

Pharmacy and industry bodies publish guidance on barcodes for individual medicines doses across Europe

Medicines used in hospitals across Europe could carry a barcode on each individual dose, according to joint guidance by the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and the European…

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We have some marvelous historic buildings in this country - how often do we miss them as we bustle about business?

Pleased to see that the Royal College of Pharmacy contributed to the report, amongst other AI commentators Independent Commission led by NHS doctors sets out blueprint to accelerate safe AI adoption in healthcare www.gov.uk/government/n...

Independent Commission led by NHS doctors sets out blueprint to accelerate safe AI adoption in healthcare

New recommendations based on extensive public engagement set out how the NHS could give patients faster access to AI advances with proportionate safeguards to protect patient safety and maintain high…

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No clinical day today, and an early start on the train. Where will I end up?

Wow, NHSE reorganisation costs are significant share.note.sx/jyp0bso7

The Economist estimates that AI has so far created around 1m new jobs in America. That easily exceeds the roughly 200,000 lay-offs attributed to AI since mid-2023 www.economist.com/finance-and-...

When Practicality Beats Principle So not an app for this post, but a product. I have a rule I've followed for years: matte screen protector, economy brand, every time. I avoid the "glass like" ones the way some people avoid pineapple on pizza - not because I've got a strong technical argument…

When Practicality Beats Principle

So not an app for this post, but a product. I have a rule I've followed for years: matte screen protector, economy brand, every time. I avoid the "glass like" ones the way some people avoid pineapple on pizza - not because I've got a strong technical argument against them, just an ingrained preference. Matte feels right under the thumb, cuts the glare, and costs next to nothing to replace.

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I'm hoping for a bright/sunny/warm September to just finish off the ripening of these Piccolo tomatoes. #Gardening

Very emotive interview with Chief Constable Victoria Fuller on BBC News. She truly seemed devastated by the deaths of her colleagues, and gave an air of wanting to be open and honest about funding and policing numbers. Not protecting her own position

Taking a moment just to reflect on positives in life, before getting down to work. I love this autumnal starts to the day, lingering summer warmth, long shadows, sounds of nature, and a recovering lawn. Much to smile about

As a lay person reading this article, it seems sinister that the KC is facing prosecution for remarks that appear (on the face of the article) seem compliant with the Judge’s directions. ‘A chilling effect’: Palestine Action barrister speaks ou...

‘A chilling effect’: Palestine Action barrister speaks ou...

Facing prosecution for a closing speech, Rajiv Menon KC defends asking the jury to act on their consciences, and recalls how the case led him to miss a visit to his dying father

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Man with a Van work completed, Daughter's flat emptied and her house filled. Curtain rails, roller blinds and leaky sinks all sorted. Now for a long hot soak

An otherwise good day in pharmacy, blighted by a customer swearing and shouting at the pharmacy team, because the surgery haven't produced the prescription they expected at the time they expected. Apparently it's all "f-ing ridiculous" and clearly our fault.

Ooh, a welsh EPS prescription in deepest darkest Yorkshire. I think there's only me in the pharmacy who found this exciting

NHS diabetes medication prescribing costs more than double to £2.3 billion since 2016/17, while prescription items increased by 60%, new NHSBSA data shows

NHS diabetes medication prescribing costs more than double to £2.3 billion since 2016/17, while prescription items increased by 60%, new NHSBSA data shows

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Ulez linked with better lung growth in children, research finds theconversation.com/ulez-linked-...

Ulez linked with better lung growth in children, research finds

Even modest differences in lung function and growth across childhood can matter for long-term health.

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Everyone’s a programmer

In this new world of LLMs and their ability to write code, everyone’s a programmer. No, not really. There’s a lot more behind “crafting” lines of code than the code itself. But what the technology …

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Thanks to "Pulse" magazine for the heads up on this update Stopping unlawful access to records guidance for health and care professionals - NHS England Digital digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...

@octopus.energy time shifting today, for the free #PowerHour thanks to our eclipse savings. Washing, Cooking, Laptops, ipads, battery packs you name it. True Yorkshireman

I am immensly saddened by the perjortive use of “EDI” and “Positive Discrimintation” (a term i’ve always disliked) despite the untimely death of a hounded young man. It seems like the pile on is now moving to the HEIs and their “over promotion” Self reflection is clearly abscent

Interesting short piece explaining how "watermaking" AI produced text (to comply with EU AI Act) is undertaken in Claude Will this be discernable in health records? Would this be useful in determining the suitability for propagation onwards How Claude's text watermarking works

How Claude's text watermarking works

Future Claude models will generate text that contains a watermark. This is a way of determining the likelihood that Claude was involved in writing the text, and we, along with several other major AI…

anthropic.com

The tomatoes this year have just been left to do their thing, and with the recent heat wave, the ripening is cascading

For those who really object to being alerted by the emeregecy alerts (or for safeguarding reasons) you can switch them off. Opting out of emergency alerts - GOV.UK

Opting out of emergency alerts

Opting out of emergency alerts

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Leaving an air-conditioned pharmacy, and walking out in to this heat was a shock to the system.

Early start to the day, travelling into the office whilst it is cooler and quiet.

Looks like I'm not on the naughty list.

A bit of well-being this morning before work. Good to see neighbourly actions, and lots of bowls of water for the dog walkers out.

The park this morning is cool and quite, perfect for a pause in my walk

I'm sure this would have been a book as a child I would have found interesting 😉

New roles come with a plethora of guides, processes, templates and Ways of Working. Trying to build that into your own mental construct can be challenging, and oft you seek SMEs in that space to double check. Or build a Co-pilot agent to ask the "daft questions" & spare the SME.