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Clare Howard

@clarepharmacy.bsky.social
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Pharmacist championing better and safer care for older people taking multiple medicines. Wiganer -now down south.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Have you visited the BGS Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Hub? A clear, concise, evidence-based set of resources. buff.ly/WZnzlrk
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The Aural Apothecary @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app · 27/03/2026
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...
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Disinformation in healthcare with Dr Lena Frischlich
How manipulative online communication like propaganda and disinformation impacts on what we believe about medicines and health
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Health Innovation West of England @healthinnowest.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Are you a GP or primary care prescriber? Would you like to build your confidence in stopping inappropriate medicines safely? Then we'd love to see you at our Polypharmacy Action Learning Set starting in June: www.healthinnowest.net/event/polyph…
Image of a young woman of East Asian heritage with a laptop on her lap. Words read: Polypharmacy Action Learning Set. Join our Polypharmacy ALS to help build GP and prescribing healthcare professionals' confidence in and understanding of the complex issues surrounding stopping inappropriate medicines safely. This course is for GPs and other primary care prescribers with a minimum of 12 months prescribing experience. 3 June, 17 June and 1 July 2026. 9:30am to 12pm. Delegates must attend all three sessions.
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This was one of my highlights in the @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app almanac. It’s and incredible example of science over adversity and such a big deal for women’s health. Well done Denmark👏👏👏👏👏
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
www.rcgp.org.uk/representing.... Great to see this from @rcgp.bsky.social The @healthinnovnet.bsky.social Polypharmacy programme has lots of resources and education to support GPs, pharmacists and others to deliver high quality SMRs to patients taking multiple medicines.
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Structured Medicines Review
This policy statement highlights the essential role of structured medication reviews in improving patient safety, reducing harm and supporting more sustainable use of medicines, particularly for peopl...
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Absolutely thrilled to be part of this. 😊
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Sarah Jones @sarahjpharm.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
#PharmSky UK pharmacists pls consider taking part in this survey on #AdvancedPractice You'd be supporting my MPharm4 students and increasing understanding of an important topic. Could opinion leaders like @pharmrj.pharmsky.app @hpillminster.pharmsky.app and @pharmacistdaz.uk help spread the word?
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Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
@humanaqvi.bsky.social @clarepharmacy.bsky.social @kewdoc.bsky.social @susanshenkin.bsky.social
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WHO @who.int · 28/09/2025
Today is International #SafeAbortion Day. Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls. As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
Abortion is healthcare. Abortion should be regulated like other health services so that women and girls can access safe, timely and respectful care.
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Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Right. Off for a dementia UK walk. For anyone who wants to donate...£440, 000 raised so far by all taking part paying for 88,000 to the helpline! fundraise.dementiauk.org/fundraisers/...
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Hi there, This September, I’m walking 30 miles for Dementia UK – a cause close to my heart. Just £8 could pay for the telephone costs of two families calling its free Dementia Helpline, so any ...
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NIHR Yorkshire and Humber PSRC @yhpsrc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Fantastic resources produced by @davidalldred.bsky.social and team. You can find out more about the project and download the resources here: yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m... #medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy @rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social
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Making medicines safer for care home residents - Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group
What was the problem? Care home residents are often prescribed many medicines. Medicines can be beneficial, but taking multiple medications can sometimes cause side effects and affect residents’ quali...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Duties of a Doctor (General Medical Council) imply that giving out false or misleading information that could lead to harm might be grounds for removing a doctor from the Medical Register.
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
community.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/posts/short-... fantastic to see the HIN Polypharmacy materials being used to support medication review in people with Learning Disability 👏👏👏👏
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Short film series highlights award-winning deprescribing initiative
Three short films have been released to highlight the success of a scheme which stops the over-medication of people with learning disability or autism
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Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Our CEO Nicola Bent has given her reaction to the 10 Year Health Plan for England, welcoming its focus on innovation to improve outcomes and the opportunities that gives to health innovation networks and their partners in the #NHS and wider healthcare system. Read more: lnkd.in/e6HB8pKn
Photo of nicola bent with the third paragraph of her quote printed alongside. Use the website link in our post to hear it.
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
So there were no women who have made lasting contributions to the world?? 🤔🙄
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amysemple.bsky.social @amysemple.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The @HealthInnovNet has published a new report sharing insights on improving access to Structured Medication Reviews for patients in seldom-heard communities, particularly people living in areas of high deprivation & from ethnic minority groups: thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk/news/new-ins...
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
7 Primary Care Networks in Wessex delivered this important work on structured medication reviews. Listen to the super Zainab Ali about how her work helped reach house bound patients. @neilhardy999.bsky.social
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
We know that patients need support to engage with their structured medication review. This work, part of the @healthinnovnet.bsky.social Polypharmacy programme provides an evidence based approach to engaging patients who can benefit the most from their SMR appointment @davidwebb1.bsky.social
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Paul Howard @paulhoward.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
An amazing resource on anticipatory (just-in-case) prescribing here. List of key references with succinct descriptions of their significance. Ben (@drbenbowers.bsky.social) has done more than anyone else to research and refine this ubiquitous palliative care practice
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Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Nearly half reported changes in approach to shared decision-making with patients about stopping medications & many felt more confident raising concerns & engaging in MDT discussions. The evaluation found the Polypharmacy ALSF Course was highly recommended by all post-course survey participants 3/3
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Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The evaluation assessed the course’s impact on participants, organisational processes and broader healthcare outcomes and found that the Polypharmacy Action Learning Set Foundation course significantly boosted participants' confidence in managing problematic polypharmacy. 2/3
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Health Innovation Wessex @hiwessex.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We conducted an independent, real-world evaluation of the Polypharmacy ALS Foundation course, designed to enhance the confidence & capability of junior pharmacists & pharmacy technicians with less experience in polypharmacy management. Our report: healthinnovationwessex.org.uk/innovation-i... 1/3
Graphic showing front cover of the report and stating that 100% of attendees survey recommended the course to colleagues.
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
My first day at the clinical entrepreneurs programme Big Pitch and listening to some of the incredible innovations I’m struck that we are all here just trying to make things better for patients, where we saw things could be done better, faster, smarter and in a more patient centred or caring way. 😊
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Heading to the big smoke for The Big Pitch- my first day on the clinical entrepreneurs programme. Hoping to secure a future for the @healthinnovnet.bsky.social Polypharmacy programme. Might be “a bit warm” 🥵
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
This course has been adapted from the Polypharmacy Action Learning Sets for those involved in managing frailty and Polypharmacy in primary care who aren’t prescribers. A work in progress but great to see this evaluation published 😊@stevechemist.bsky.social
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Royal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Many congratulations to the 28 new RPS Fellows appointed today. RPS Fellowship signifies the high esteem in which members are held by their peers. Find out who our new Fellows are: bit.ly/3SSGLcv
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Great chat with @lisakouladjian.bsky.social learning all about Australia’s great work on deprescribing and sharing the @healthinnovnet.bsky.social Polypharmacy programme. Exciting to think about how we are all tackling problematic Polypharmacy and deprescribing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇪🇺🌍 @amysemple.bsky.social
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar... beautifully written. I ordered his book last week. What a guy.
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What the chemist saw — overdoses, violence, tears, abuse
From a dead morphine user to patients angry about medicine shortages, Amit Dhand’s Leeds pharmacy was on the NHS front line. The pressure took him to breaking point
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... such important work from the NE team ❤️. Most of us still live within 20 mins walk of a community pharmacy but recent closures adversely affecting areas of higher deprivation. Community pharmacy bucks the inverse care law but we need to protect such a vital nhs asset.
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The Positive Pharmacy Care Law revisited: an area-level analysis of the relationship between community pharmacy distribution, urbanicity and deprivation in England
Objectives (1) Determine geographical access to community pharmacy in England, (2) explore the relationship between community pharmacy access and urbanity and multiple deprivation and (3) understand a...
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
@wrexhamrob.pharmsky.app hey coach. A hot and hilly 8.5k today. Trails are is so dry. Oh, and I swallowed an insect!! 🤮
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
@wrexhamrob.pharmsky.app hey coach. How are you? Lessons from solo 5k today Hokas were worth every penny Wore wrong trainers last week - torture. I don’t like running in a t shirt. I’m a vest person I love running with my pals but a solo run with some good tunes is great -longer group run tomorrow
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Cathrine McKenzie FRPharmS @cathymac40.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Dear Intensive pharmacist, please complete our short international survey . This one for pharmacists, more coming for pharmacy team, including pharmacy technicians #bepartofresearch @markborthwick.bsky.social @chrisremmington.bsky.social and team
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A Review of Clinical Pharmacy Services in Adult Intensive Care Units: An International Cross-Sectional Study
Dear colleagues, We invite you to participate in our survey, "A Review of Clinical Pharmacy Services in Adult Intensive Care Units: An International Cross-Sectional Study," conducted by researchers fr...
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Rob Davies @wrexhamrob.pharmsky.app · 23/04/2025
To my pharmacist and medic pals I recommend this podcast as interesting listening, Steph McGovern interviews Sir Michael Marmot- social determinants of health. How can we recommend social prescribing, when reviewing pts using antidepressants? Ideas? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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The Health Gap: Fixing Inequality in the UK
Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Money · 20/04/2025 · 37m
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
@wrexhamrob.pharmsky.app a steady, slightly hilly 7K today. Toe still sore from my fall🙄 but oddly doesn’t hurt when running only afterwards. Spent first 20 mins of run sharing injuries/illness with my running pal. We’ve reached that stage of life. Oh, I also ran with Trinity Winchester on Tuesday 😊
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Minna Eii @minnaeii.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Had to do a double take there @clarepharmacy.bsky.social 🌼 #alnwickgarden
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Rob Davies @wrexhamrob.pharmsky.app · 12/04/2025
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Hey coach @wrexhamrob.pharmsky.app have a good day in Wigan. Enjoy your pie 😊 - stuff of champions 👊. I’m not running today, but will head out tomorrow.
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Feeling’s mutual: Japan ambassador’s love of UK makes him social media star. This is just heart warming. I went to Japan in my early 20s and loved it. In a world full of grim news, this man -Hiroshi Suzuki has cheered me right up. Arigato gosaimasu 🙏
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WHO @who.int · 29/03/2025
At least 95% measles vaccine coverage is needed in all communities to prevent #measles and stop outbreaks. The only way to prevent measles? Two doses of measles vaccine. Let’s close the gap and keep measles away!
At least 95% vaccine coverage of 2 doses is needed to stop measles outbreaks.
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
@wrexhamrob.pharmsky.app coach- I fell!!! Never happened before in all my years running, but today tripped on a root and completely face planted. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Everything hurts but I don’t think anything serious. Still, I finished the 8.5 k run. It happened exactly half way. What a shocker! How are you doing?
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A report by the #NHSBSA has revealed that pre-payment certificates for HRT have saved patients an estimated £11m in prescription fees in their first year #PPCs #HRT #prescriptioncosts
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HRT pre-payment certificates have saved patients more than £11m in first year, report finds
A report by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) has revealed that pre-payment certificates (PPCs) for HRT have saved patients an estimated £11m in prescription fees in their first year. The…
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
A good outcome. Now the hard work starts. This will require excellent leadership, a collaborative approach, the creation of a well-organised and robust set up, good communication with the whole membership ( all sectors) and a clear vision for the future that we can all get behind. When do we start?
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
This was sent to me as a reminder and I wanted to share it for all those who need to hear it too...
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Important vote! 24 hours left to for pharmacists to decide our professional body’s future. Don’t leave it to others. Vote now. www.rpharms.com/about-us/new...
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Vote now for RPS to become the Royal College of Pharmacy | Royal Pharmaceutical Society | RPS
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Brendon Jiang @bpharmjiang.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
💚RPS Members💚 This is your opportunity to shape the future of our profession and our professional body. Your vote plays a vital role in how we move forward together. Head to www.mi-vote.com/secure/rpharms If you have any questions, reach out - I’m happy to talk things through. #RPSVote
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Royal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
One week left to take part in the Special Resolution Vote and help shape the future of pharmacy. #RPSVote closes at 5pm on Monday, 24 March 2025. Vote now: ow.ly/MVSu50ViU5m Find out more about the proposals for change: ow.ly/hIbb50ViU5l
1 week left to vote
Vote YES to Royal College
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Zut alors! 🙄
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Woo hooo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Clare Howard @clarepharmacy.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
@wrexhamrob.pharmsky.app Hope you’re enjoying the rugby 🌼 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - A sunny but cold 7K run this morning. 😊🏃🏻‍♀️Still v muddy in places.
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