📚 Next Journal Club: 14th July 1.15pm 📚 When should folic acid be started to reduce the risk of major congenital malformations in women with epilepsy? All welcome to attend! Article here: jnnp.bmj.com/content/97/6... Joining link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3747421...

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✨ Next SWPRN webinar: 1.15pm 25th June 2026 ✨ 💪 From First Steps to PhD: A Pharmacist’s Research Journey in Breastfeeding and Medication Use by Rachel Baker (née Pilgrim) Join the webinar using the link: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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Check out our latest APEx blog: Help shape future research priorities for care for people living with multiple long-term conditions, by Dr Ian Porter tinyurl.com/5552wn3p @apexcomms.bsky.social, @hls.exeter.ac.uk, @uniofexeternews.bsky.social,@nihrspcr.bsky.social

Use of a rapid microbiological point-of-care test for respiratory infections did not lead to an expected overall reduction in same-day antibiotic prescribing in #PrimaryCare. Results of the RAPID-TEST clinical trial published in @jamainternalmed.com. 👉 Read the news: tinyurl.com/y3x3hv29

2026: Study questions usefulness of rapid microbiological respiratory test | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol

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Excited for the inaugural @bnssgresearch.bsky.social Research Showcase 2026? You should be! 🤩 We are ready & raring to go... 📆 1st June 2026 📍 BAWA, Bristol Full agenda for the morning and packed breakout sessions for the afternoon, plus posters, stalls, & networking. Follow #BNSSG26 on the day!

The RCPharm Annual Conference is an exciting opportunity for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science professionals to share their research and ideas with their colleagues. Submit your abstract by 5pm on 3 June: https://ow.ly/msA350YRAX2

Interested to develop a career in primary care #research? #Funded #PhD places available at our members! Some have their deadlines in May so make sure to enquire soon for more information. bit.ly/404redv #PhD #studentship #primarycare

Tiffany Chan is presenting at our online journal club 1:15pm tomorrow (Weds 20 May). The paper is: Patients', clinicians' and research's priorities on important outcomes in multiple myeloma. Meeting invite via our Teams channel: let us know if you are not yet a member and would like to attend.

Patients', clinicians' and research's priorities on important outcomes in multiple myeloma: A mixed‐methods study

Research in multiple myeloma increasingly relies on surrogate end-points to expedite approvals, yet these may not reflect patient priorities. We conducted a mixed-methods study to identify outcomes v...

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It was great to meet so many people interested in #PharmacyResearch at @cpcongress.bsky.social last week - we gave out a lot of badges! It therefore seems like a good week to launch our revamped network newsletter. If you are already a network member, it's in your inbox. Otherwise, click here ⬇️

May 2026: Welcome to the first edition of our revamped newsletter

Updates on #PharmacyResearch in the south west region including funding opportunities and network events.

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Are any SWPRN members going to be at @cpcongress.bsky.social? @sarahjpharm.pharmsky.app will be there, mainly manning the University of Bath stand D18. Do pop by and say hello if you are passing and want to chat about your latest #PharmacyResearch endeavours!

Clinical Pharmacy Congress@cpcongress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

3 weeks to go. Somewhere in the last 15 years, there is a photo of you. If you have been part of CPC, your moment belongs on the 15 Years Anniversary Wall. Final week before print. Submit yours today 👇 forms.gle/3AMNkD1KyMW3... 8-9 May | Excel London #Cpcongress #CPCL26

I’m conducting a PhD study on the public health role of UK #communitypharmacyteams & their associated educational needs. ✅ Take part in an anonymous online survey: 1Scan the QR code on the poster. 2 Read the info sheet. 3 Consent 4 Complete the survey Please share widely!

Latest post, on weaponised certainty and 'gold-standard' evidence: kucharski.substack.com/p/do-we-need...

Great article by Amira Guirguis, Chief Scientist @rc-pharm.bsky.social. She shares insights from Prof David Jones on the importance of research and interdisciplinary collaboration. "Research should not sit at the margins of the profession’s next chapter — it should help shape it." #PharmacyResearch

Pharmacy research must help shape the profession’s next chapter

As pharmacy enters a new phase of professional identity and public visibility, the case for research is not academic or abstract — it is strategic. Research allows the profession to demonstrate its va...

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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our April 2026 issue is now available, full of exclusive news, views and learning content spanning all facets of pharmacy and healthcare Read more below ⬇️

This looks like a great in-person event for pharmacy colleagues in Scotland. Let us know @rc-pharm.bsky.social if you'd been interested in co-hosting a similar event here in the South West of England! #PharmacyResearch

Royal College of Pharmacy@rc-pharm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Do you have an idea you’d like to develop but aren’t sure where to start? Hosted with PSD Scotland, this event is designed to support pharmacists who want to learn how to explore ideas, evaluate practice, and turn everyday questions into meaningful improvements:: https://ow.ly/GRCf50YUXXy

Our next webinar is on acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and blinatumomab research, presented by Vanessa McLelland next Thursday 19th March at 1.15pm The joining link is here, all welcome: lnkd.in/e2gGQ-PH

A reminder of the upcoming NIHR webinar for the pharmacy workforce: Is a career in research for me? 3 March 12:30pm. Hear Richard Bourne, Debi Bhattacharya, Abbie Stirling and Arvind Sami discuss #PharmacyResearch career pathways, key opportunities and challenges. Register here ⬇️

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Is a career in research for me? - Pharmacy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

This 90-minute webinar is for anyone interested in exploring research as part of their career in pharmacy. The NIHR funds world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health an...

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It's Journal Club day! 13:15 today Hannah Avery (specialist cardiac and critical care pharmacist at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust) will be presenting on anticoagulation. The meeting invite is on our Teams site or reply below and I can send it on. #PharmacyResearch

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Great to see Teresa sharing more about here internship experience including the work she completed with the network. #PharmacyResearch

Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol@capcbristol.bsky.social · 6mo ago

⭐New blog:⭐ Research as a core pillar of #pharmacy - my experience on an NIHR internship Teresa Chan - a hospital #pharmacist - recently completed a NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Internship in Bristol. Read about the extensive development opportunities this offered. 👉 tinyurl.com/mtv2kfv8

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How and why do people use #benzodiazepines/z-drugs & #opioids together? Gabriele Vojt @jscottuob.bsky.social @jokesten.bsky.social & Hannah Family highlight key findings from recent research in this @drnscot.bsky.social blog. 👉 drns.ac.uk/benzo-blog/ #SubstanceMisuse #PublicHealth #HarmReduction

Upcoming NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) webinar for pharmacy professionals: Is a career in research for me? 12.30pm 3rd March 2026 www.nihr.ac.uk/events/caree...

Our next webinar is next week on Tuesday 20th January at 1.15pm: Meet the Organising Committee and find out about their research journeys. Joining link here: lnkd.in/euXytDrH Want this link sent as a calendar invite? Sign up to the SWPRN mail list here www.bath.ac.uk/projects/sou...

An opportunity for health professionals to be involved with research for people experiencing diabetes distress. If interested, complete the expression of interest form: tinyurl.com/Bath-HCP-EOI

Our 2025 Innovation Day hits the radio waves on the Talking Pharmacy podcast! Listen from 12m30s onwards to hear podcastaddict.com/pharmacy-mag...

We have a couple of MPharm final year projects to share, take a look at the posts below. Do considering participating if you can and help support tomorrow's pharmacists in developing their #PharmacyResearch skills 💚 🧵 1/4

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Thinking about doing a PhD through our studentship scheme? Join our free online webinar on 20th Nov to learn about our PhD funding scheme — and get insider tips on how to make your application stand out! Contact us to register your place! pharmacyresearchuk.org/for-research...

Interested to undertaking research into mental health pharmacy? Check out our funding partnership with @CMHPcommunity and contact us to register your place to attend our free online webinar! pharmacyresearchuk.org/cmhp-pruk-re...

Any network members close to Plymouth, take a look at this opportunity from @penarc.bsky.social to meet other researchers and community members in an informal setting to discuss project ideas. A Research Café sounds like a great idea! #PharmacyResearch

ARC South West@arcsouthwest.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We’re hosting a Pop-Up Research Café in Plymouth on 7 Nov 11am-2pm! A relaxed space for researchers + community members to talk ideas, share projects, and build partnerships. 📍Methodist Central Hall, PL1 1BA Questions? As Susanne at s.hughes@exeter.ac.uk

Missed our webinar about the PhD Studentship scheme? Watch back here pharmacyresearchuk.org/pruk-phd-stu...

What a fantastic day at the #SWPRN25 network Innovation Day yesterday. A brilliant range of #PharmacyResearch talks, workshops, posters and networking opportunities. Huge thanks to the organising committee, our speakers, poster presenters, workshop leaders and attendees. 🧵(1/6)

#NHS policies to improve care for people taking multiple medicines may not be effective, finds new @exeter.ac.uk @capcbristol.bsky.social research. The IMPPP Trial found that a structured, patient-centred medication review did not reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing. tinyurl.com/mr2bh9aj