Patient and public voice reps needed for blood spot task group project nationalscreening.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/01/pat… #newbornscreening #baby #RareDisease

As the ‘front door to the #NHS’ community #pharmacy plays a vital role in #TraumaInformed care, as I find out for Chemist+Druggist chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD137281/Adopt… The Flying Child (CIC) Ade Williams CPPE #NHSEducationforScotland NAPAC The Survivors Trust Rape Crisis England & Wales

Ade Williams: “For a long time, I’ve been saying that community pharmacy needs to take better ownership of mental health in our populations, which starts with every pharmacy team having access to mental health first aid training, ..looking after themselves and their patients.”

This is awful - and it’s not just teenage girls who feel like this (the story also says boys do too) - but this remains a huge issue for women as well. “44% of teenage girls say they do not feel safe on the street alone” bbc.co.uk/news/uk-668553…

Such an informative piece from Saša Janković - there is an overwhelming need for training in #traumainformed approaches in the UK, across all industries. Anyone can be disclosed to, in any setting, at any time, and it's vital to know how to give the appropriate support.

This #NationalBreastfeedingWeek, Community Health Service are launching a blue ribbon campaign highlighting the importance of support for those who breastfeed their babies. Grab a blue ribbon from your Children’s Centre and wear it to show you're happy to be a friendly ear 🩵

In recent days I have been approached by a number of women who use Oestrogel who say they have experienced a return of menopause symptoms, after a different bottle design has become available in the UK over the last year. A cylindrical Oestrogel bottle with a white lid

As issues associated with #menopause are becoming better recognised and acknowledged, I discover how #pharmacy teams can help even more people navigate this time of their life, in this feature for Training Matters sasawrites.com/journalist/pre…

I find out about proposals for ‘greener pharmacy guides’ to help #pharmacists meet NHS #netzero targets, in this story for The Pharmaceutical Journal sasawrites.com/journalist/rps…

Cannabidiol safe daily dose limit cut by food regulator bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

Join my session at The Pharmacy Show Birmingham! #PS23UK invt.io/1txbjol2uix . Is there a role for CP within women health hubs? Is anything missing from the strategy? Come and participate in the discussion with me on Sunday 15/10 at 17:10 National Pharmacy Association WomenInPharmacyUK

#Pharmacy friends, I’m writing a piece for the Dec issue of P3pharmacy Magazine asking #communitypharmacists and #pharmacystaff: How has 2023 been for you? What are your hopes for 2024, both in your own pharmacy + for community pharmacy as a whole? (Deadline Fri 17 Nov)

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas & a happy new year 🎄🎁 ⛄️🎈Instead of sending Christmas cards I’ve made a donation to Refuge. If you know anyone who needs their help, Refuge has a 24-hour freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247

I'm writing a piece for Pharmacy Magazine on top tips to help #pharmacycontractors get ready for the launch of #PharmacyFirst on January 31st. Things like how to get your support staff ready, kit you might need to buy, IT stuff to think about.... What advice would you share?

. Dan Schreiber listened to your Rob Auton ep of #wecanbeweirdos when walking the 🐶 this morning (👍🏼👍🏼🤣🤪) and think u said u didn’t know if #TSEliot wrote funny poems - check out his Old Possums Book of Practical Cats 👍🏼

Rishi Sunak claimed under Labour there’d be “£2,000 higher taxes for every working family”. This seems to be based on Conservative estimates of Labour spending plans. Labour disputes these - the Conservatives say they amount to a “£38.5bn black hole”. #ITVDebate #GE24 (1/2)

Crivens, that ‘please raise your hand if…’ moment was like a round of ‘never have I ever’ #ITVDebate

How ‘woke’ #marketing lets #fastfashion brands get away with environmental and labour abuses - "the underlying message remains the same: women can make the world better by shopping" theconversation.com/how-woke-marke… via The Conversation

Medicine #pollution of rivers in English national parks appears to pose risks to ecological and human health through recreational water use - via The Pharmaceutical Journal pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/p…

There goes my hero 😞