Last few days to apply for this funded PhD on deprescribing in chronic kidney disease, closes on Monday 2nd June!

Today we’ve published the annual Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) for 2024/25. It includes information about the costs and volumes of prescriptions that have been dispensed in the community in England. Read more: media.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/press-releases… Key findings 🧵

This graph stopped me in my tracks - Women’s time in poor health is not just at the end of their lives, it is spread throughout their lifetimes and closely linked to life phases. Men’s time in poor health is strongly correlated with age. While women on average live longer than

A day with a knight....had the privilege to interview the great Billy Boston when his statue was erected in Wigan. So modest, such delightful company, rugby league's enduring role model. A little late, but right and just that he becomes the sport's first Knight. Arise Sir Billy!

Nominations are now open for the Barnett Award, for RPS members who have made outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the pharmacy profession. Awarded in memory of Professor Nina Barnett, who died in September 2023. Find out more: bit.ly/3WlIfyD

Looking for help…! #CriticalCarePharmacist #Oxford jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

BBC Morning Live Dr Oscar Duke Thanks for highlighting our "Medicines MOT" car analogy re the importance of medication reviews by GPs & Clinical Pharmacists at GP surgeries for people on lots of medicines Clare Howard Health Innovation Health Innovation West of England Health Innovation Wessex 💙 Royal Pharmaceutical Society #polypharmacy thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk//wp-content/up…

Interested in medications, data and #deprescribing? We're looking for a Research Fellow to join the DIAMOND team RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences! If you're an experienced researcher interested in harnessing routine healthcare data, please apply by 7 July: my.corehr.com/pls/rcsirecrui…

Created in memory of esteemed RPS Fellow Nina Barnett, the Barnett Award honours individuals who have dedicated their careers to supporting, mentoring, and advancing others within the profession. Nominations are open for the 2025 Barnett Award: ow.ly/CV1W50WbI3A

I have watched this repeatedly and I love her a little bit more every time!!

I’m finding the response to a woman in distress but soldiering on at work pretty grim- what happened to us? Where is basic compassion for our fellow human beings? We don’t know what’s gone on, other than she was clearly upset. Can’t people just be a bit more generous?

Oh she’s done it again. I love this woman - she’s made me laugh out loud two evenings this week.

Pls take part and let’s do better for #womenshealth form.typeform.com/to/Qqe8lpIV

Question and Manswer 🤭

The RCGP Daffodil Standards Awards are now open and you can nominate a clinical pharmacist who is making a real impact in palliative and end-of-life care. For information on eligibility and how to nominate: bit.ly/3GEscXP

“I’d like to bring those out, not only to the knowledgeable viewer but to the viewer who is casually watching on a Saturday afternoon”. A clip of Ray French before his first game for the BBC in 1981 - he introduced the sport to millions of new TV viewers in the 1980s and 90s 🏉

Heartfelt thanks to the team at The Scotsman for printing our obituary for Professor Bill Scott OBE FRPharmS - former Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for Scotland - an inspirational and visionary leader Rob Darracott Keith Ridge - scotsman.com/news/obituaries

A massive thanks to Graham Jones (@lambournpharmacist) from Lambourn Pharmacy in West Berkshire for speaking to BBC News (UK) South Today about the financial pressures facing community pharmacy, alongside NPA board member Ashley Cohen Our survey found that over 70 per cent of

Are you interested in joining our fabulous research team at the NIHR North West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration? Details here.... ://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-jobs/description/