Antipsychotic use in people with dementia is associated with elevated risks of a wide range of serious adverse outcomes including stroke, venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, heart failure, fracture, and pneumonia, finds study bmj.com/content/385/bm…

📢New paper out today! The BMJ about the risks of multiple adverse outcomes associated with use of antipsychotics in people with dementia Rachel Elliott #Antipsychotics #DementiaResearch bmj.com/content/385/bm…

The BMJ Main findings: Antipsychotic use compared with non-use in adults with dementia was associated with increased risks of stroke, venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury. #Antipsychotics #MedicationSafety

You're invited to attend the PRIMM UK & Ireland 34th Annual Scientific Meeting on 17th May (Friday). This year's theme is ‘Drug Utilisation: Learning from Practice & Research to Improve Patient Outcomes'. 🗣️Tony Avery, our research co-lead in Improving Medication Safety, will be one

Mark your calendars for PRIMM UK & Ireland . A fantastic opportunity to learn and connect with peers!

An excellent line up of presenters including Tony Avery at this confernce in May!

We’re delighted to announce that Dr Richard Bourne has received an National Institute for Health and Care Research Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award. He’ll be working with our NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC and #SafetyNet to improve medication safety in critical care patients from admission to recovery. Richard S Bourne is a

Two excellent PhD student ships

Dr Mark Jeffries presents on support systems for patients following mental health discharge at #PCMH2024 NIHR School for Primary Care Research NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC Richard Keers Natasha Tyler

Delighted to have won the prize for best oral presentation at the SAPC Mental Health Special Interest Group - Primary Care Mental Health Conference. Richard Keers Natasha Tyler Beans 🇺🇦🙏😷🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Ally NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC NIHR School for Primary Care Research

Check it out the latest #SafetyNet newsletter, featuring the launch of the NIHR PSRC Network (SafetyNet) website: mailchi.mp/dcd9aefb697b/s… Now it's easier than ever to share resources, knowledge, news, and showcase the impact of our network 🚀 psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk #patientsafety #collaboration

Have your say on the draft Principles of Better Patient Safety. Respond to the Patient Safety Commissioner public consultation here: patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/principles-of-…

📢 New paper alert on NSAID safety! Estimating the economic effect of harm associated with high risk prescribing of oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in England: population based cohort and economic modelling study. To read in full, please click the link below 👇

📰The The Pharmaceutical Journal have written an article about our latest published paper on NSAID safety. Please see the link below to read it 👇 pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/n… #patientsafety

Congratulations to Dr Douglas Steinke on his retirement from the University of Manchester! A brilliant pharmacoepidemiologist, ISPE fellow, and exceptional lecturer, simplifies complex concepts and has greatly aided our internationalisation work! 🎉 Pharmacy DUPP UoM Pharmacy and Optometry Manchester

Pharmacist-led primary care interventions to promote medicines optimisation and reduce overprescribing: a systematic review of UK studies and initiatives bit.ly/4dgbpFj

We're advertising four fully-funded PhD opportunities for January 2025 intake. These studentships are a collaboration between #GMPSRC and NIHR School for Primary Care Research. 🔗psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/2024/08/22/joi… 🧵 #Thread #PhD #HealthResearch #NIHR

Important new study from Eleni Domzaridou NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC offers valuable insights for optimising care strategies and resource allocation for people receiving opioid agonist therapy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

🚨New study from our team highlights higher hospital admission rates and cost differences between #methadone and #buprenorphine users in England, pointing to key areas for optimising #OAT care. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/dar.13…

🚨New study from our team reveals the significant burden of #paediatric #otorrhoea (ear discharge) on UK #PrimaryCare, with over 41,000 appointments annually and a cost of £1.97 million. doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2…