Great to see this landmark bill agreed, with the prospect of a truly smoke-free generation, and more limitations on vaping.
Smoking remains a major cause of ill health and early death and contributes to persistent health and life expectancy inequalities.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A coroner has raised concerns over the potential for prescribing errors at a London prison after a prisoner died from a cardiac arrest following an epileptic seizure
#ukpharmacy #prescribing
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended a tablet to treat some forms of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, which can be taken at home, for use on the NHS in England
#ukpharmacy #CLL #leukaemia
It was great seeing our evidence-based PPI algorithm on deprescribing.org recognized for its high quality and used as one of the educational materials in this study.
Discover our #PPI deprescribing guideline, algorithm, patient pamphlet, infographic and whiteboard video here:
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ICYMI: TI #BestEvidence webinar recording
Using your TI Portrait & mysleepwell.ca for optimal #insomnia management
🎤 Speakers: Dr. Aaron Tejani + Dr. David Gardner
👩🏽💻 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9g...
#PrescribingPortraits #MedEd #deprescribing #BetterPrescribing
This one is going to be great!
Innovation in care home pharmacy practice - come join us to learn more about the research, the history and the impact!!!
#MOCH #PHARMACYincarehomes
Whether you're celebrating Easter or just enjoying a long weekend, we hope you're having a lovely time with friends and family 💜
A great note to end the day on this supportive website
#AnticholinergicBurdenScore
www.acbcalc.com
We are pleased to announce a new addition to our microlearning library: Oral Health in Older People.
We are delighted to have worked with the British Society of Gerodontology to bring this new microlearning course to life. Register now: buff.ly/LXnAKbK
Study results suggest that COVID-19 vaccines are not associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death in healthy young patients
#ukpharmacy #COVID19 #cardiacdeath
Are you making use of our #IMPACT tool?
Our Improving Medicines and Polypharmacy Appropriateness Clinical Tool provides suggestions to optimise medicines use, supported by data and visualisation tools.
All #NHS healthcare professionals can register and access here: https://ow.ly/KH9g50YwgLq
Updated resource: Commissioning Medicines in Service Redesign
Discover how to put medicines expertise at the heart of service redesign and improve outcomes, value and patient care. Download now https://ow.ly/atVJ50YyABb
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
Getting started with movement can feel daunting, especially if you’re living with arthritis.
These top tips are here to support you in moving more.
Find more practical support on exercise and arthritis: www.arthritisaction.org.uk/living-with-arthritis/self-management/exercise-and-arthritis
The University of Edinburgh is recruiting a Clinical Fellow in Brain Health and Multimorbidity to develop research across the life course linking physical and mental health.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/universi...
A systematic review & meta-analysis compiled evidence from 15 studies investigating the effects of #deprescribing preventive medications among older adults with advanced frailty, dementia, or limited life expectancy.
Read the full open-access article to learn more:
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📢Join the APTUK Hampshire Branch Meeting - An Introduction to the role of Lead Digital Clinical Safety Officer with Charlotte Grimwood
📅Tuesday 14th April 2026, 12pm - 1pm
Register: https://ow.ly/miFE50YywHx
https://www.aptuk.org/about/benefits_of_membership.aspx
ICYMI: #Deprescribing webinar recording! 😍
When making decisions about 🛑 #statins, consider:
✅ patient values, preferences
✅ health status
✅ current evidence
Watch as the TI's Dr. Wade Thompson summarizes current evidence:
#MedEd #ptsafety #medsafety
Perennial Challenges With More-Than-Modest Deprescribing. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70374
My books have mainly been on frailty, dementia and delirium. I’m currently working on two projects on the intersection of frailty and dementia in the critical gerontology space.
In this episode, we explore the challenging landscape of disinformation in healthcare with Associate Professor Dr. @lenafrescamente.bsky.social .
Essential listening for anyone who cares about the spread of false medical information online.
www.theauralapothecary.com/87-dr-lena-f...
Join the APTUK Pride Branch Meeting: Lifestyle discussions: Improving LGBTQ+ health & wellbeing
Wednesday 8th April 2026 7pm - 8pm
We have two guest speakers Rob Fletcher an Operations Manager at Turning Point and Matt Print, a LGBTQ+ personal trainer.
Register https://ow.ly/uBPq50YyxRH
Calling pharmacy professionals. The next National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty webinar is 21.4.26. Free for @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @npchf.bsky.social members.
Innovations in care home pharmacy practice
#CareHomeResearch #Safety #SupportingCareHomes
Calling pharmacy professionals. The next National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty webinar is 21.4.26. Free for @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @npchf.bsky.social members.
Innovations in care home pharmacy practice
#CareHomeResearch #Safety #SupportingCareHomes
"You can't properly assess for delirium when someone already has dementia."
Wrong.
New meta-analysis (Keane et al. 2026): 4AT shows 88% sensitivity, 79% specificity in dementia populations.
5 studies. 1,304 patients. International data.
#delirium #dementia
Rose-Angèle was taking 30 medications. With the help of her healthcare provider, she was able to deprescribe medications that were unnecessary or causing too many side effects.
Today, she takes 12 fewer medications.
Learn how deprescribing changed her life for the better: tinyurl.com/877z86ez
#Deprescribing, when done with the guidance of a healthcare professional is a great way to lower the risk of toxic exposures to medications.
Learn more about deprescribing and find helpful resources at:
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We discuss guest Athanase Benetos's study that found no difference in mortality between deprescribing antihypertensives and usual care in frail nursing home residents. We also interview Mike Steinman. #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp396
😀 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
Join Zoe Girdis on 26th March 1-2pm for our next Prescribing Mastery webinar, covering session two on 'Medicines optimisation through SMR and deprescribing'.
Recognise opportunities to reduce #polypharmacy and optimise safety!
Register now: https://ow.ly/JVBA50YshAl
Join us for our Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health Meeting on 20 May 2026.
Highlights include:
🔹Brain health and prevention
🔹Identifying and diagnosing dementia
🔹Meeting the Ten Year Plan challenge
🔹End of life with dementia
Register at buff.ly/70c7Oqb
