Wes Streeting calls you and asks for *tangible* ideas he can implement to help NHS improve performance. But there's no extra money for big spending. What's your one idea? #FantasyNHS I'll start - staff passports across regions to free up pointless mandatory training time.

A rare opportunity to join the Pharmacy Emergency Planning & Business Development Team King's College Hospital Pharmacy If you want to expand your portfolio whilst cementing a focus on service continuity planning this could be the job for you ! healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/…

Looking to expand your skill set and diversify your portfolio? Come and join the Pharmacy Emergency Planning Team at King's College Hospital Pharmacy ! See below for some details about the role. Get in touch with Aisling Considine if interested.

Closing date approaching ‼️ Unique and rare job opportunity: Principal Pharmacist- Emergency Planning at King's College Hospital Pharmacy Get in touch for details! Aisling Considine healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/…

The UK will become the first country in the world to roll out a national vaccination programme against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), protecting infants & older people from becoming seriously ill. RSV accounts for 39,000 hospitalisations each year. gov.uk/government/new…

The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with a GP appointment and patient record system. If you have an appointment please do attend unless you are told otherwise. If you need help use 111 online or by phone and in an emergency call 999. ➡️111.nhs.uk

3 MEDALS AT Paris 2024 🤯 🇳🇱's Sifan Hassan does what no one deemed possible: she wins 3 Olympic medals 😮‍💨 5000m 🥉 10,000m 🥉 Marathon 🥇 UNBELIEVABLE 🙌 #Paris2024 #Olympics

We've published a report with NPA on the challenges of accessing Designated Prescribing Practitioners in community pharmacy in England, outlining actions to address these challenges and enhance the prescribing pathway for pharmacists: bit.ly/4fAdFJf James Davies National Pharmacy Association

🌞Heat exhaustion can occur if you get too hot. Symptoms include dizziness, headache, and sickness. If someone is showing signs of heat exhaustion, they need to be cooled down and given fluids. Safety tips ➡️ bit.ly/4dEfB1p

Massive congratulations to the class of 2024. It’s all smiles here at Brampton Manor as our students celebrate record A level results. Over 300 students achieved straight A*/A grades!

#Mpox update World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that the increasing number of mpox cases in multiple African countries is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Dr Meera Chand, Deputy Director has said on the outbreak 🔽 gov.uk/government/new…

1 Thread on #mpox which is in the news again since a returning traveller was diagnosed in Sweden with a new more dangerous strain which reached Europe for the first time. In the 2022-23 global outbreak I was clinical advisor to @WHOEurope Here’s what I think you need to know.

Improving patient safety and system efficiency: Royal Pharmaceutical Society / RCGP Repeat Prescribing Toolkit webinar Wednesday 2 October 2024 | 12pm - 1pm | Online via Zoom RPS will be holding a webinar to explain the toolkit and how it was developed. bit.ly/4duiHFN

We've just published a new blog post about #Mpox, identifying key symptoms, and outlining what we know about clade 1 🦠 Find out how we are working with partners to respond: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/23/mpo…

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to a fire in #Blackwall. More info to follow.

A pharmacist-led study to assess the impact of an outreach programme on people facing homelessness will go ahead later in 2024, having secured a research grant from UK Research and Innovation UK Research and Innovation pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/p…

Join us on 3 October for our online seminar 'Working with and Supporting Neurodivergent People in the Workplace'🧠 Learn how to support neurodivergent people in the workplace, while also learning about common conditions, the history of neurodiversity, and current terminology

The #NHS is facing significant workforce challenges but there are early steps the new government can take to boost morale, improve working conditions and make the NHS a more attractive place for people to work. Find out more: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Well done to Gina, from King's College Hospital Pharmacy for her excellent work on evaluating the #PharmacyTechnician role in a tertiary level outpatient service Her high quality, academic poster was chosen for display at the professional leadership conference for #PharmacyTechnicians #APTUK2024

Lord Darzi’s report makes a sobering read, laying bare the challenges staff and patients are experiencing. The full report is well worth the read but if you’re struggling for time, CF have summarised the main points from the 159 page report ⤵️ carnallfarrar.com/darzi-investig…