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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · 2d

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · 2d

TODAY:

Find out how expanding antibiotic supply to pharmacies without a prescription is impacting #AMU, #AMR, antibiotics and patients in England!

12:45 online here:
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Impact and implementation of Pharmacy First: Interim findings | LSHTM

Do you wonder what the uptake and implementation of the Pharmacy First service has been like? Are you curious about the impact on AMU and AMR? Come along to the AMR centre's seminar where we present

www.lshtm.ac.uk

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · 17d

Interested in (interim) Pharmacy First findings? Come along to the @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social hybrid event where the team will be presenting all things AMU/AMR, and its impact on equity.
We're excited to discuss our work, its challenges, and hear from you as well!

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Impact and implementation of Pharmacy First: Interim findings | LSHTM

Do you wonder what the uptake and implementation of the Pharmacy First service has been like? Are you curious about the impact on AMU and AMR? Come along to the AMR centre's seminar where we present

www.lshtm.ac.uk

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Sep 1

Another #AMR article, out yesterday! Interested in #CRP testing in the UK and further afield? Want to know a bit more about the decade of CRP policy stagnation in primary care? Read more here:

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...

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C-reactive protein diagnostic test uptake in primary care: a qualitative study of the UK’s 2019–2024 AMR National Action Plan and lessons learnt from Sweden, the Netherlands and British Columbia

Objectives This study compares the implementation of C-reactive Protein (CRP) testing to distinguish between acute bacterial and viral infections in primary care in three WHO European region countries...

bmjopen.bmj.com

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Aug 28

@istanton.bsky.social it was SO great working with you and Holly on this article, out TODAY in Global Health Action! Well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 👌 😀 🙌 👏

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Stakeholder views on the implementation of the UK’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plan (2019–2024) in relation to AMR in the environment

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment is an important component of One Health AMR research and is increasingly incorporated into AMR National Action Plans (NAPs), including the UK’s AMR...

www.tandfonline.com

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Aug 21

Vaping in childhood ‘gateway to cannabis and cigarettes’

In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discusses findings from the largest review of research studies on #vaping to date.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...

Vaping in childhood ‘gateway to cannabis and cigarettes’

‘Striking’ evidence linking habit to smoking in future strengthens long-held suspicions of health danger

www.telegraph.co.uk

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Aug 20

#Vaping at a young age may act as a gateway to smoking, study suggests

@rebeccaglover.bsky.social explains that young people globally face a serious range of physical & psychological harms from vaping, as evidence indicates higher risk of transitioning to #smoking.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm so proud of our study, out today. Young vapers (under 25s) approx 3 times more likely to go on to smoke.
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Vaping and harm in young people: umbrella review

Objective To appraise and synthesise the evidence on short and longer term harms of vaping in young people. Data sources KSR Evidence (systematic reviews); Medline, Embase, and PsycInfo (umbrella rev...

tobaccocontrol.bmj.com

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Jul 14

New article alert! Interested in crisis narratives in public health? (Including in AMR...?)

Find our work HERE:

journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...

(Re)Acting (to) the crisis: A comparative analysis of crisis framing in obesity, climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and the UK cost-of-living crisis | Journal of Critical Public Healt...

journalhosting.ucalgary.ca

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Gwen Knight @gmknght.bsky.social · Jun 10

Very excited for this event on the 9th July!

It's part of our #AMR short course but open to everyone as it's online. Do join in and here what the amazing Prof Dame Sally Davies has to stay on the current status of global action on #AMR! @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social

LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · Jun 9

🎙️ Join Prof Dame Sally Davies, for an insightful seminar on global action against AMR.

In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.

📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · May 11

I really enjoyed contributing to this perspective on how to use routine clinical data for AMR surveillance, with @katholt.bsky.social, @gmknght.bsky.social, and the @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social management team!

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Tools and challenges in the use of routine clinical data for antimicrobial resistance surveillance - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Tools and challenges in the use of routine clinical data for antimicrobial resistance surveillance

www.nature.com

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · Mar 20

“But what can we possibly do given everything that’s happening??”

Well, stop posting on X for a start…

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Mar 17

Major differences in pharmacies´ antibiotics use for sore throats

In Mail Online @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social & @rebeccaglover.bsky.social discuss study with Cardiff University that found pharmacies in #England twice as likely to supply #antibiotics than #Wales.

www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

Major differences in pharmacies´ antibiotics use for sore throats...

Analysis found the antibiotic supply rate from pharmacies in England was 72.7%, compared to 29.9% in Wales.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Mar 17

Better late than never...our evaluation website is now live!

www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

@dianeashiru.bsky.social @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social

Pharmacy First Evaluation | LSHTM

An independent evaluation of England's Pharmacy First service. Launched in 2024, we will study implementation and impact of the new scheme which enables pharmacies to supply prescription-only

www.lshtm.ac.uk

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LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · Mar 12

Our Deputy Director, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social , and @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social uncover that pharmacies in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 may be twice as likely to supply antibiotics for sore throats compared to Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 , highlighting key regional differences in antibiotic use. 💊

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Mar 12

Pharmacies in England may be twice as likely to supply #antibiotics for sore throat than in Wales

@ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social says it's important to understand factors behind regional disparity such as variation in patient services, age & overall health 💊

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Mar 12

What does it all mean? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Major differences in pharmacies’ antibiotics use for sore throats highlighted

Analysis found the antibiotic supply rate from pharmacies in England was 72.7%, compared to 29.9% in Wales.

www.independent.co.uk

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Mar 12

New article now out! Comparing antibiotic supply for acute sore throat in pharmacies in England to those in Wales (spoiler alert: English antibiotic supply is much higher).

@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @efimantz.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...

Comparison of antibiotic provision associated with acute sore throat symptom management in community pharmacies in Wales and England: a natural policy experiment

AbstractBackground. Acute sore throat is managed in community pharmacies in England and Wales under different clinical pathways: Acute Sore Throat Pharmacy

academic.oup.com

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 11

"The real crisis is not that public health — which is fundamentally about policies dictating the distribution of
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · Mar 10

Join us tomorrow for a seminar on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low-prevalence settings.

Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.

📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95

Studies of AMR population dynamics in a low-prevalence setting | LSHTM

Scandinavian countries generally have a low level of antibiotic consumption, high infection control standards and low prevalences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). National surveillance systems,

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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Mar 6

Our #PharmacyFirst Evaluation protocol is out!

Read about what we're planning on doing (and how) here.

academic.oup.com/ijpp/advance...

A mixed methods protocol for an impact and implementation evaluation of the Pharmacy First Services for management of common conditions in England

AbstractObjectives. In response to high levels of demand for primary medical services in England, characterized by longer appointment waiting times and del

academic.oup.com

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LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · Feb 5

Is #AMR’s biggest problem its name?

In this blog, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social challenges the idea that rebranding will fix public engagement—after all, HIV and Ebola caught on just fine.

So, is it really the terminology, or are we missing the bigger picture?

Read more 👉 bit.ly/40ObACC

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