Samantha Quaye
@mrsquaye.bsky.social
Shoe lover, Co-Founder of #PharmacyTechnicians of Colour, Feminist, Advocate for EDI & fairness
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Samantha Quaye
@mrsquaye.bsky.social
· Mar 13
"You teach people how to treat you by what you tolerate"
A London-based, interactive workshop on cultural competence in #Pharmacy
Tue 2 Dec 7-9pm
All members of the team welcome. Please sign up via Eventbrite (details in post below)
#PharmSky #Equity #DiversityAndInclusion
Tue 2 Dec 7-9pm
All members of the team welcome. Please sign up via Eventbrite (details in post below)
#PharmSky #Equity #DiversityAndInclusion
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A London-based, interactive workshop on cultural competence in #Pharmacy
Tue 2 Dec 7-9pm
All members of the team welcome. Please sign up via Eventbrite (details in post below)
#PharmSky #Equity #DiversityAndInclusion
Tue 2 Dec 7-9pm
All members of the team welcome. Please sign up via Eventbrite (details in post below)
#PharmSky #Equity #DiversityAndInclusion
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
The Traitors is back on our screens for exciting episodes, of what Mr Girlymicro refers to as 'Confirmation Bias Castle',
I thought I would share a blog I wrote discussing what the series can tell us about the benefits and pitfalls of group decision making
girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/27/t...
I thought I would share a blog I wrote discussing what the series can tell us about the benefits and pitfalls of group decision making
girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/27/t...
Talking About The Traitors: What can watching tell us about group think/game theory/prisoners dilemma/group decision making?
Buckle up, this is a long one, but I hope you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Many moons ago, I did an A-level in psychology. I enjoyed it so much that I even took some m…
girlymicrobiologist.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Traitors is back on our screens for exciting episodes, of what Mr Girlymicro refers to as 'Confirmation Bias Castle',
I thought I would share a blog I wrote discussing what the series can tell us about the benefits and pitfalls of group decision making
girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/27/t...
I thought I would share a blog I wrote discussing what the series can tell us about the benefits and pitfalls of group decision making
girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/27/t...
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
The Dean received a standing ovation from the congregation for his sermon this morning
Whether you’re a believer or not, today’s sermon from the Dean of Southwark Cathedral on sexuality, love, acceptance and how badly wrong much of the C of E is going on the topic is compelling viewing youtu.be/LLM_J8YH8Fk?...
@southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
@southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
The Dean's Sermon
YouTube video by Southwark Cathedral
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Dean received a standing ovation from the congregation for his sermon this morning
Last night I had the privilege to hear Justice Ketanji Brown Johnson in dialogue with Afua Hirsh
Perseverance
Positivity
Progress
These are words that remained central as "The Lovely One" described her journey from Harvard, to becoming the first Black Woman to a US Supreme Court Justice
Perseverance
Positivity
Progress
These are words that remained central as "The Lovely One" described her journey from Harvard, to becoming the first Black Woman to a US Supreme Court Justice
September 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Last night I had the privilege to hear Justice Ketanji Brown Johnson in dialogue with Afua Hirsh
Perseverance
Positivity
Progress
These are words that remained central as "The Lovely One" described her journey from Harvard, to becoming the first Black Woman to a US Supreme Court Justice
Perseverance
Positivity
Progress
These are words that remained central as "The Lovely One" described her journey from Harvard, to becoming the first Black Woman to a US Supreme Court Justice
Brilliant day at London's Community #Pharmacy EDI Conference
Topics included:
🔹Exploring health inequalities & WF diversity gaps
🔹Culturally competent contraception services
🔹Maternal health equity
🔹Vaccine hesitancy
🔹Men’s mental health & suicide prevention
🔹 BP check outreach work
#PharmSky
Topics included:
🔹Exploring health inequalities & WF diversity gaps
🔹Culturally competent contraception services
🔹Maternal health equity
🔹Vaccine hesitancy
🔹Men’s mental health & suicide prevention
🔹 BP check outreach work
#PharmSky
September 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
🌟 Great to see the publication of this important research on medicines and breastfeeding by @swpharmres.bsky.social member Rachel Pilgrim.
📑 You can read the full paper here
internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#PharmSky #PharmacyResearch
📑 You can read the full paper here
internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#PharmSky #PharmacyResearch
August 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🌟 Great to see the publication of this important research on medicines and breastfeeding by @swpharmres.bsky.social member Rachel Pilgrim.
📑 You can read the full paper here
internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#PharmSky #PharmacyResearch
📑 You can read the full paper here
internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#PharmSky #PharmacyResearch
If you take one thing from World Suicide Prevention Day today it should be this: if you think someone isn’t OK, ask them about it. You can interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts. You could even save their life.
Let’s prevent suicide today. Because tomorrow’s too late.
☎️ 116 123
#MentalHealth
Let’s prevent suicide today. Because tomorrow’s too late.
☎️ 116 123
#MentalHealth
September 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you take one thing from World Suicide Prevention Day today it should be this: if you think someone isn’t OK, ask them about it. You can interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts. You could even save their life.
Let’s prevent suicide today. Because tomorrow’s too late.
☎️ 116 123
#MentalHealth
Let’s prevent suicide today. Because tomorrow’s too late.
☎️ 116 123
#MentalHealth
September is Suicide Prevention Month
There is always another way through difficult times
If you are struggling, please talk to someone...an independent person or a person you know & trust, who is there to listen 💚
There is always another way through difficult times
If you are struggling, please talk to someone...an independent person or a person you know & trust, who is there to listen 💚
September 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
September is Suicide Prevention Month
There is always another way through difficult times
If you are struggling, please talk to someone...an independent person or a person you know & trust, who is there to listen 💚
There is always another way through difficult times
If you are struggling, please talk to someone...an independent person or a person you know & trust, who is there to listen 💚
Open access: Safe Staffing Standards for Pharmacy Technicians in Hospital Settings
Take a look at this recently published paper 👇
www.mdpi.com/2001-6689/13...
#PharmSky #pharmacy #PharmacyTechnicians
Take a look at this recently published paper 👇
www.mdpi.com/2001-6689/13...
#PharmSky #pharmacy #PharmacyTechnicians
www.mdpi.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Open access: Safe Staffing Standards for Pharmacy Technicians in Hospital Settings
Take a look at this recently published paper 👇
www.mdpi.com/2001-6689/13...
#PharmSky #pharmacy #PharmacyTechnicians
Take a look at this recently published paper 👇
www.mdpi.com/2001-6689/13...
#PharmSky #pharmacy #PharmacyTechnicians
Brilliant #Pharmacy SAHM event in Leicester tonight
It was a privilege to hear the personal stories of all the speakers
Loved hearing @ptocgroup.bsky.social member, Neelam Sharma, perform her S Asian inspired poetry
It was a privilege to hear the personal stories of all the speakers
Loved hearing @ptocgroup.bsky.social member, Neelam Sharma, perform her S Asian inspired poetry
August 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Brilliant #Pharmacy SAHM event in Leicester tonight
It was a privilege to hear the personal stories of all the speakers
Loved hearing @ptocgroup.bsky.social member, Neelam Sharma, perform her S Asian inspired poetry
It was a privilege to hear the personal stories of all the speakers
Loved hearing @ptocgroup.bsky.social member, Neelam Sharma, perform her S Asian inspired poetry
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
🚨 Senior NHS managers are to be regulated by the @hcpc.bsky.social with a barring list to prevent those guilty of misconduct from working again in the NHS. @wesstreeting says this "will slam the door in the face of unsuitable managers"
July 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🚨 Senior NHS managers are to be regulated by the @hcpc.bsky.social with a barring list to prevent those guilty of misconduct from working again in the NHS. @wesstreeting says this "will slam the door in the face of unsuitable managers"
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
It's South Asian Heritage Month
The theme for 2025 is #RootsToRoutes
We stand on the shoulders of giants and honour those who came before us because they are the reason we are able to look out and see all the possibilities now open to us
#SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
The theme for 2025 is #RootsToRoutes
We stand on the shoulders of giants and honour those who came before us because they are the reason we are able to look out and see all the possibilities now open to us
#SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
July 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
It's South Asian Heritage Month
The theme for 2025 is #RootsToRoutes
We stand on the shoulders of giants and honour those who came before us because they are the reason we are able to look out and see all the possibilities now open to us
#SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
The theme for 2025 is #RootsToRoutes
We stand on the shoulders of giants and honour those who came before us because they are the reason we are able to look out and see all the possibilities now open to us
#SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
“Even now, one in eight children under the age of five in Nigeria dies from vaccine-preventable diseases, but it used to be considerably worse.”
#MedSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🧪
#MedSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🧪
Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism
It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get?
www.newyorker.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Even now, one in eight children under the age of five in Nigeria dies from vaccine-preventable diseases, but it used to be considerably worse.”
#MedSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🧪
#MedSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🧪
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
🤩First publication from my PhD "Measures and tools assessing medication self-management capability in older people across the hospital-to-home transition: a systematic scoping review" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Huge thank you to my supervisors and co-authors for your support & encouragement❤️
Huge thank you to my supervisors and co-authors for your support & encouragement❤️
Measures and tools assessing medication self-management capability in older people across the hospital-to-home transition: a systematic scoping review - BMC Geriatrics
Background Adverse drug events from medication-related harm (MRH) can lead to hospital readmissions, compromised quality of life, and even death. Post-hospital discharge is a vulnerable period for old...
link.springer.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
🤩First publication from my PhD "Measures and tools assessing medication self-management capability in older people across the hospital-to-home transition: a systematic scoping review" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Huge thank you to my supervisors and co-authors for your support & encouragement❤️
Huge thank you to my supervisors and co-authors for your support & encouragement❤️
Blog on #MentalHealth First Aid, for the RPS
✅ It starts with you— willingness to reflect, to learn, and to create safe spaces
✅ Cultural competence means being curious, not cautious
✅ It means asking, not assuming
You don’t need to have all the answers but be kind
📝 Read the blog bit.ly/45a3w3e
✅ It starts with you— willingness to reflect, to learn, and to create safe spaces
✅ Cultural competence means being curious, not cautious
✅ It means asking, not assuming
You don’t need to have all the answers but be kind
📝 Read the blog bit.ly/45a3w3e
Why cultural competence matters in Mental Health First Aid | Royal Pharmaceutical Society | RPS
bit.ly
June 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Blog on #MentalHealth First Aid, for the RPS
✅ It starts with you— willingness to reflect, to learn, and to create safe spaces
✅ Cultural competence means being curious, not cautious
✅ It means asking, not assuming
You don’t need to have all the answers but be kind
📝 Read the blog bit.ly/45a3w3e
✅ It starts with you— willingness to reflect, to learn, and to create safe spaces
✅ Cultural competence means being curious, not cautious
✅ It means asking, not assuming
You don’t need to have all the answers but be kind
📝 Read the blog bit.ly/45a3w3e
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
Powerful read in @theguardian.com
This struck me
“And shame really does need to switch sides.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This struck me
“And shame really does need to switch sides.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘He just told me lies to have sex with a teenage girl’: Natalie Fleet MP on grooming, statutory rape and fighting back
At 15, she began seeing an older man and conceived her beloved daughter. It was years before she properly understood it as abuse. Now she is working tirelessly in parliament for other survivors
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Powerful read in @theguardian.com
This struck me
“And shame really does need to switch sides.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This struck me
“And shame really does need to switch sides.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
Not an optional extra: The price of not tackling race discrimination in the NHS www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/not-an-...
Not an optional extra: The price of not tackling race discrimination in the NHS
This report has been commissioned by the Seacole Group against a backdrop of hostile rhetoric and action from Governments abroad, public hostility in the UK around immigration and at a time of signifi...
www.rogerkline.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Not an optional extra: The price of not tackling race discrimination in the NHS www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/not-an-...
Tell me your workplace is privileged without telling me your workplace is privileged 😀
#NHS #teaspoons #PharmSky
#NHS #teaspoons #PharmSky
June 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Tell me your workplace is privileged without telling me your workplace is privileged 😀
#NHS #teaspoons #PharmSky
#NHS #teaspoons #PharmSky
8 years on.
#Grenfell 💚💚💚 #ForeverInOurHearts
BBC News - Survivors and bereaved gather for Grenfell service
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Grenfell 💚💚💚 #ForeverInOurHearts
BBC News - Survivors and bereaved gather for Grenfell service
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Grenfell survivors and bereaved gather for memorial service
A total of 72 people died in the tragedy, which is still being investigated by police.
www.bbc.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
8 years on.
#Grenfell 💚💚💚 #ForeverInOurHearts
BBC News - Survivors and bereaved gather for Grenfell service
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Grenfell 💚💚💚 #ForeverInOurHearts
BBC News - Survivors and bereaved gather for Grenfell service
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Samantha Quaye
This is an antiseptic hand spray used during the dressing of small wounds in the wards. The spray was expelled by squeezing a rubber bulb.
June 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is an antiseptic hand spray used during the dressing of small wounds in the wards. The spray was expelled by squeezing a rubber bulb.
Earlier this week, APPG Vice-Chair, Sadik Al-Hassan, spoke on draft regulations to enable hub and spoke dispensing as part of the draft Human Medicines Regulations 2025. Further details and Sadik's contributions below:
www.pharmacyappg.co.uk/recent-work?...
www.pharmacyappg.co.uk/recent-work?...
Recent Work — All Party Pharmacy Group
www.pharmacyappg.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Earlier this week, APPG Vice-Chair, Sadik Al-Hassan, spoke on draft regulations to enable hub and spoke dispensing as part of the draft Human Medicines Regulations 2025. Further details and Sadik's contributions below:
www.pharmacyappg.co.uk/recent-work?...
www.pharmacyappg.co.uk/recent-work?...
"Pay attention to how you're feeling. Notice what's being signaled by both your body and your mind. And don't be afraid to reach out for help if you or someone you know is struggling...Please know that you're never alone." ~ Michelle Obama, Overcoming in Uncertain Times, The Light We Carry
a cartoon of a woman pouring tea into a brain that says your most important relationship is with yourself
ALT: a cartoon of a woman pouring tea into a brain that says your most important relationship is with yourself
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
"Pay attention to how you're feeling. Notice what's being signaled by both your body and your mind. And don't be afraid to reach out for help if you or someone you know is struggling...Please know that you're never alone." ~ Michelle Obama, Overcoming in Uncertain Times, The Light We Carry