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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 7d

Zero humility, zero insight, zero shame. Awful.

Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 11d

I’m really enjoying it. ☘️

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WHO @who.int · 13d

Today is International #SafeAbortion Day.

Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.

As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.

Abortion should be regulated like other health services so that women and girls can access safe, timely and respectful care.

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Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social · 15d

Right. Off for a dementia UK walk. For anyone who wants to donate...£440, 000 raised so far by all taking part paying for 88,000 to the helpline!
fundraise.dementiauk.org/fundraisers/...

Emma Vardy

Hi there, This September, I’m walking 30 miles for Dementia UK – a cause close to my heart. Just £8 could pay for the telephone costs of two families calling its free Dementia Helpline, so any ...

fundraise.dementiauk.org

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 22d

How fab. I think about this a lot in the context of older ppl on long term metformin. Fancy a chat about a potential masterclass?

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NIHR Yorkshire and Humber PSRC @yhpsrc.bsky.social · 29d

Fantastic resources produced by @davidalldred.bsky.social and team.

You can find out more about the project and download the resources here:

yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m...

#medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy

@rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Sep 6

Duties of a Doctor (General Medical Council) imply that giving out false or misleading information that could lead to harm might be grounds for removing a doctor from the Medical Register.

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Aug 2

By heck that’s a long way. 👏👏👏

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jul 8

Ahh- I’m honoured 🥰

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jul 5

community.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/posts/short-... fantastic to see the HIN Polypharmacy materials being used to support medication review in people with Learning Disability 👏👏👏👏

Short film series highlights award-winning deprescribing initiative

Three short films have been released to highlight the success of a scheme which stops the over-medication of people with learning disability or autism

community.chemistanddruggist.co.uk

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Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · Jul 4

Our CEO Nicola Bent has given her reaction to the 10 Year Health Plan for England, welcoming its focus on innovation to improve outcomes and the opportunities that gives to health innovation networks and their partners in the #NHS and wider healthcare system. Read more: lnkd.in/e6HB8pKn

Photo of nicola bent with the third paragraph of her quote printed alongside. Use the website link in our post to hear it.

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 25

Drive your plow over the bones of the dead. Olga Tokarczuk - Me and my son ( eng lit at Manchester uni) have a wee book club together. This was his pick. Started off well but bit of a slog at the moment. 😀

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 25

Well I totally agree with Jacinder ( and all the fellas were worthy too) but we are 51% of the worlds population!! What kind of inspiration is this to young women looking at one of our highest educational institutions? Right rant over back to me book 😀

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 25

Oh it’s next on my list. 😀

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 25

So there were no women who have made lasting contributions to the world?? 🤔🙄

University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Jun 25

NEW: Eight exceptional individuals whose achievements have made lasting contributions to the world were recognised today with honorary degrees at Oxford University’s Encaenia.

More information ⬇️
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...

Honorary degrees awarded at Encaenia 2025 | University of Oxford

Recipients of honorary degrees at Oxford University today included a Nobel laureate and a multiple Olympic, World and European champion, and represented the fields of sport, entertainment,

www.ox.ac.uk

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 24

It’s starting to drive me nuts. They’re going to normalise voting for someone who will drag us into the gutter.

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amysemple.bsky.social @amysemple.bsky.social · Jun 23

The @HealthInnovNet has published a new report sharing insights on improving access to Structured Medication Reviews for patients in seldom-heard communities, particularly people living in areas of high deprivation & from ethnic minority groups: thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk/news/new-ins...

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 23

7 Primary Care Networks in Wessex delivered this important work on structured medication reviews. Listen to the super Zainab Ali about how her work helped reach house bound patients. @neilhardy999.bsky.social

Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · Jun 23

The @healthinnovnetwork.bsky.social has published a new report sharing insights on improving access to Structured Medication Reviews for patients in seldom-heard communities, particularly in areas of high deprivation & from ethnic minority groups. healthinnovationwessex.org.uk/projects/656...

Quote from professor tony avery at NHS England about the importance of structured medication reviews.

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 23

We know that patients need support to engage with their structured medication review. This work, part of the @healthinnovnet.bsky.social Polypharmacy programme provides an evidence based approach to engaging patients who can benefit the most from their SMR appointment @davidwebb1.bsky.social

amysemple.bsky.social @amysemple.bsky.social · Jun 23

Today we published @HealthInnovNet report on Improving access to Structured Medication Reviews for patients in seldom heard communities. Join our webinar Monday 14th July to hear more including from 3 PCNs involved in this work. events.weahsn.net/Increasingac...
@clarepharmacy.bsky.social

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Paul Howard @paulhoward.bsky.social · Jun 22

An amazing resource on anticipatory (just-in-case) prescribing here. List of key references with succinct descriptions of their significance. Ben (@drbenbowers.bsky.social) has done more than anyone else to research and refine this ubiquitous palliative care practice

Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social · Jun 22

Here is the evidence base for anticipatory prescribing in one place. It feels apt to share right now - what can be done to help with effective end-of-life symptom control too! new.express.adobe.com/webpage/8yok...

@arceastofengland.bsky.social @pcucambridge.bsky.social @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

Anticipatory Prescribing at the End of Life

A story told with Adobe Express

new.express.adobe.com

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 19

I’m still like that about running all these years later. You never regret going for a run tho. Well done for today 🥵🥵🥵

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Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · Jun 19

Nearly half reported changes in approach to shared decision-making with patients about stopping medications & many felt more confident raising concerns & engaging in MDT discussions. The evaluation found the Polypharmacy ALSF Course was highly recommended by all post-course survey participants 3/3

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Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · Jun 19

The evaluation assessed the course’s impact on participants, organisational processes and broader healthcare outcomes
and found that the Polypharmacy Action Learning Set Foundation course significantly boosted participants' confidence in managing problematic polypharmacy.
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Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · Jun 19

We conducted an independent, real-world evaluation of the Polypharmacy ALS Foundation course, designed to enhance the confidence & capability of junior pharmacists & pharmacy technicians with less experience in polypharmacy management. Our report: healthinnovationwessex.org.uk/innovation-i...
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Graphic showing front cover of the report and stating that 100% of attendees survey recommended the course to colleagues.

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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · Jun 19

My first day at the clinical entrepreneurs programme Big Pitch and listening to some of the incredible innovations I’m struck that we are all here just trying to make things better for patients, where we saw things could be done better, faster, smarter and in a more patient centred or caring way. 😊

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