Helen Palmer
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Head of Pharmacy Workforce | ICB | Pharmacy Technician #PharmSky #PhTechSky
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Helen Palmer
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· Nov 13
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Happy #AdvancingPractice2025 week.
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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
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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
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
🧵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
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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/
www.cmhp.org.uk/education-research/psych-1/
October 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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/
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
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/...
@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/...
October 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In my opinion one of the great social changes that is needed for modern life @4dayweek.bsky.social #wellbeing
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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.
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.
September 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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.
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.
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Co-pilot doesn't help efficiency: UK Gov trial. news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/...
September 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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.
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...
Starmer’s NHS reforms thrown into chaos by ‘£1bn layoff bill’
Patients could be put at risk as the one-off cost of redundancies, estimated at between £600 million and £1 billion, puts staff and services in limbo
www.thetimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Chaos is quite possibly the politest way to describe the current situation.
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
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
July 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This week I’ve been digging into #ACOs and #IntegratedNeighbourhoods. Getting the changes a little more now although the timelines seem off still.
June 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This week I’ve been digging into #ACOs and #IntegratedNeighbourhoods. Getting the changes a little more now although the timelines seem off still.
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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:
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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:
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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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May 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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
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
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
May 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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?
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
We’ve launched a small first set of hospital prescribing measures
Explore variation and change over time by hospital
hospitals.openprescribing.net
May 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
@andy.charlwood.xyz - have you seen?
Gotten to the end of my working week - just. Every week is getting harder and harder currently.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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
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#foundationtraining #prescribingpharmacist
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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…
pharmaceutical-journal.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#NHSEngland data show that 68% of the training places offered under the #Oriel scheme for 2025/2026 have been filled
#foundationtraining #prescribingpharmacist
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#foundationtraining #prescribingpharmacist
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Definitely one to add for the improvement list! #CPC25
Disappointing @cpcongress.bsky.social there is no option to add a Bsky account on the networking section of your app for tomorrow and Saturday?
May 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Definitely one to add for the improvement list! #CPC25
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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
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...
docs.google.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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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
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
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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
#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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April 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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
#ukpharmacy #communitypharmacy
More evidence to show why repeat prescribing systems need to be robust and closely monitored.
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...
#pharmsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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 - Drugs & Therapy Persp...
Introduction Over 1 billion prescription items are dispensed in primary care in England every year. With such volumes, general practitioners (GPs) need robust systems to manage the prescribing of repe...
link.springer.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
More evidence to show why repeat prescribing systems need to be robust and closely monitored.
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The 10 year NHS plan is now expected to be published in June.
April 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The 10 year NHS plan is now expected to be published in June.
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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...
#anticholinergics
#falls #dementia #delirium
#ACBscore
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services | BJPsych Bulletin | Cambridge Core
Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services
www.cambridge.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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...
#anticholinergics
#falls #dementia #delirium
#ACBscore
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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🌍 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:
The May cohort is now accepting applications!
📅 Apply today:
Primary care pharmacy education pathway : CPPE
Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
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April 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🌍 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:
The May cohort is now accepting applications!
📅 Apply today:
This is interesting as I don’t suppose many cases end up in front of a GP? Or perhaps they do? 🤔
Chickenpox is now a notifiable disease. Treatment and management protocols remain unchanged: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...
April 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
This is interesting as I don’t suppose many cases end up in front of a GP? Or perhaps they do? 🤔
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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...
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says
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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.
digital.nhs.uk
April 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New NHS App roadmap just dropped. digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs...
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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
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#ukpharmacy #antidepressants ##primarycare
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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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April 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
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#ukpharmacy #antidepressants ##primarycare
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