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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy World Pharmacist's Day ... Thank you to all members and colleague pharmacists for the work and innovation you lead every day #WPD #WorldPharmacistsDay #WPD2026

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Jane Shanahan @janeshanahan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I was excited to see that @pcpa-uk.bsky.social have launched a phenomenal ACB (anticholinergic burden) toolkit to support colleagues to review these medicines and reduce the risks,cognitive impairment, dry eyes, dry mouth etc., espec for older people. Have a look at www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp...

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PCPA ACB Toolkit

Reducing the risks associated with anticholinergic medicines, this practical toolkit brings together the key resources, guidance, and tools.

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Rhys Williams @rhyswmpharm.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A great podcast on the importance of clinical coding, a highly recommend listen from the very talented @pcpa-uk.bsky.social very own @hpillminster.pharmsky.app 👏 @ukcpa.bsky.social @hfhubscotland.bsky.social

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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak to all members, friends & colleagues celebrating - warmest wishes from all at PCPA #EidAlFitr #EidAlFitr2026 #Eid2026 #EidMubarak #Eidmubarak2026 #EidUlFitr #EidulFitr2026

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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The UKPPLAB has today published an open letter on which @pcpa-uk.bsky.social is a co-signatory. Please join one of the webinars linked from the letter jointheconversation.scwcsu.nhs.uk/pharmacy-pro... @aptuk.bsky.social @bopa.org.uk @cmhpcommunity.pharmsky.app @rpharms.com @ukcpa.bsky.social

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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

As a funder, we are keen to support nurses, allied health professionals and care home staff into research. Our Academy Ignition Fund provides flexible funding and two of our Excellence Award winners are using their funding to help too: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/how-the... #FundingForAgeingWell

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How the Academy is supporting nurses, allied health professionals and care home staff in research - Vivensa Foundation

Here are a few of the ways in which the Academy is providing support to encourage nurses, AHPs and care home staff into research.

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Helen Hương Kilminster @hpillminster.pharmsky.app · 20/11/2025

@pcpa-uk.bsky.social ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Welcome address by Minesh Parbat & UKPPLAB Update from @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app #PCPAevents

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 25/09/2025

A huge tribute to all my wonderful friends and colleagues on this #WorldPharmacistDay 2025 💚

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National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty @npchf.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

On World Pharmacists Day 2025, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our incredible care home pharmacists! Your dedication, smiles and lasting impact makes a real difference every day. National Pharmacy Care Homes Faculty (NPCHF) www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp... #ThinkPharmacist

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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Congrats Abbie, our PCPA Pharmacy Technician Chair on winning APTUK Advancing Cinical Practice Award tonight @aptuk.bsky.social @abbiestirling.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Helen Hương Kilminster @hpillminster.pharmsky.app · 02/07/2025

🎉 PCPA CPIP FORUM - launched today!!!! If you follow @pcpa-uk.bsky.social on LinkedIn you can watch our President @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app introducing this new forum to support community pharmacy colleagues with prescribing practice. www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/cpi... #PCPAevents #PharmSky

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 23/06/2025

Delighted to complete final DPP sign off for local Community Pharmacist Petya Bletsova today for her IP ✍🏻 ⭐ Petya bought donuts 🍩 for everyone- forgetting the 12 trainees are off for their exam tomorrow, luckily teenage boys at home will ensure no wastage - & me, GPs & nurses etc

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 17/06/2025

❗️MPharm3 Students - ORIEL Deadline Wed 18th June - Register Now❗️ And of course - preference our unique 4️⃣ sector award winning training program, entering our 13th year - search ‘Argyle’ DPP in all four sectors GP - Hospital - Care Home - Community www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/Home

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 09/06/2025

Today ✅Foundation sign off & ✍🏻 Nurse / Pharmacist prescribing training Final sign off for foundation trainees Tarq & Arshida - thanks to Jade Pharmacy for further community / GP / Care Home collaborations Also Linda, Petya & Mericia nurse ACP & community pharmacist IP prescribing training

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Julian Winn @winn-on-health.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

More evidence that structured approaches to drug management reduces the medicines 'burden' on individuals "our intervention nudged prescribers to regularly reassess [potentially inappropriate medications], which is important as people age and goals of care shift" jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Deprescribing Electronic Decision Support for Adults Living in Long-Term Care

This stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of long-term care home residents assesses the efficacy of an evidence-based electronic decision support tool for deprescribing potentially inappropriate med...

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 03/06/2025

💡 I’m delighted to be chairing & speaking at the inaugural GP Pharmacy Virtual Event 💻 24 June 🤝 Fantastic line-up of Speakers 📃 Agenda: events.cogora.com/gp-pharmacy-... Join us! @thepharmacistnews.bsky.social

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 24/05/2025

Congratulations 🎉and thanks to @hfxamanda.bsky.social on 30 years NHS service at Heath Pharmacy, Halifax - mind boggling to think of the hundreds of thousands of consultations, prescriptions & patient interactions you must of had during that time 😮 @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @lauraangus.pharmsky.app

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 19/05/2025

The venues for the GPhC @gphc.bsky.social registration assessment and further details have been released www.pharmacyregulation.org/students-and...

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PrescQIPP CIC @prescqipp.info · 15/05/2025

If your project's improved medicines optimisation for older people, you could win a #PrescQIPP2025 Award. Enter the 'Care homes/domiciliary care/carer medicines optimisation' category: www.prescqipp.info/community-re... @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app @coachingchemist.pharmsky.app @pcpa-uk.bsky.social

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 11/05/2025

Gender inequalities exist in pain management arising from unconscious biases amongst health care professionals - the ‘gender pain gap’ youtu.be/v4O27X2pAyQ?... With thanks to Reckitt for the opportunity to explore and highlight this under recognised area 🧵 1/2👇🏻

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 08/05/2025

Join me to talk about all things DPP and Prescribing Training @cpcongress.bsky.social 🗓️ 10 May 2025 🕰️ 13:00 - 13:30 📍 Integrated & Primary Care Theatre #cpcongress #PCPAevents @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @noma1.bsky.social

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 08/05/2025

Great to see this sign at King’s Cross has gone fully multi - lingual and is welcoming folks from Yorkshire like @laulok.bsky.social @lauraangus.pharmsky.app @hadeelmohamed.bsky.social @suealldred.bsky.social

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 07/05/2025

How can we optimise our primary care workforce? Opening keynote panel- at Primary Care Partnership Network (PCPN) Looking forward to participating in morning pcpn-uk.com/agenda/2025/ @fhussain73.bsky.social Sonia Kumar @victoriatb.bsky.social Rachel Power Estefania Costa @pcpa-uk.bsky.social

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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

In this months Spotlight Podcast @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app talks to our special guest, @drmahendrapatel.bsky.social, globally recognised, multi-award-winning pharmacist and academic leader. Listen@https://www.pcpa.org.uk/resources/pcpa-spotlight-podcast-prof-mahendra-patel-obe

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 02/04/2025

In praise of training (and trainees)…. Everyone in these photos is a trainee (bar a couple of consented patients)- undergrad, foundation trainee, foundation, PCPEP, IP, ACP, DPP or PhD Many have trained with me over last 15 years and how am I doing 39 week & GPhC assessment entry forms already?

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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Eid Mubarak to all members, friends & colleagues celebrating - warmest wishes from all at PCPA #EidAlFitr #EidAlFitr2025 #Eid2025 #EidMubarak #Eidmubarak2025 #EidUlFitr #EidulFitr2025

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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to all members, colleagues and friends who do an awesome job of balancing motherhood and work!! from all at PCPA #mothersday2025

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 15/03/2025

Come on Scotland!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏉

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 13/03/2025

✅ Vote Now - for a Royal Colllege of Pharmacy Link : ow.ly/ZItz50Vh4xc

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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Royal College of Pharmacy VOTE YES ✅ TODAY For support, development and engagement - For improved career progression and greater professional satisfaction

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Primary Care Pharmacy Association @pcpa-uk.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Royal College of Pharmacy VOTE YES ✅ for a collaborative, cohesive leadership body for pharmacy

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 08/03/2025

Shout out to my fabulous women colleagues (I’m the only male!) who provide exemplary care for Care Home residents in Ealing at @westlondonnhs One of our GPs seems to have made me an honorary woman (far right-green Christmas tie) for the day 💁‍♀️ #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 10/02/2025

Are you a Care Home Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician or Academic? The National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty- NPCFH has been created to provide networking, credentialing, research collaboration & advocacy NPCHF launch 12th Feb at 8pm Register: pcpa.co/NPCHFWeb With @pcpa-uk.bsky.social

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 08/02/2025

Got a Fiendish case? “Fiendish Cases -Learning from Real Life Polypharmacy” -Imperial College HP -DM me to present your case at this session!! Medicines Optimisation - Case-Based Discussions Wed 12th Feb 2025 from 12 pm to 2 pm Register for the session: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2bf8dc...

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 06/02/2025

Recording : GP and PCNs - foundation pharmacist training - What’s in it for me? bit.ly/GPprereg = recording on PCPA And bit.ly/GPprereg1 = Slides Read a blog in The Pharmacist News about how it works in our practice here www.thepharmacist.co.uk/in-practice/...

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Joanna Robertson @joanna-journals.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Great to have @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app writing for The Pharmacist about why GP/PCN pharmacists should consider hosting a trainee, what foundation trainee pharmacists can do, and how to get employers & local partners on board. #PharmSky #PrimaryCare #GPSky www.thepharmacist.co.uk/in-practice/...

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Foundation trainee pharmacists in general practice: what's in it for me?

PCPA president Graham Stretch shares why pharmacists working in general practice or PCN should consider hosting a trainee pharmacist.

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 04/02/2025

Establishing the barriers & enablers to research within the pharmacy profession The study is part of a wider project known as the Pharmacy Professionals Incubator. The survey will takes 15 min to complete & will close on 17 Feb 2025. Link here: bit.ly/PharmResearch @debibhattacharya.bsky.social

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 04/02/2025

Two 1st yesterday - Humera, foundation trainee day 1 in GP/Care Home -Petya, 1st day IP -Qualified August Humera (L) - interpreted HBPM & bloods, counselled, initiated antihypertensives & arranged follow up Petya (R) - CVD prescribing scope at UWE

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 29/01/2025

Ongoing experiential learning for foundation trainee pharmacists - oseltamivir prescribing has become an entrustable activity now with the frequency of outbreaks over last month Started with Endocrinology Cases & interesting lithium induced tremor case Then 2 homes prescribed oseltamivir

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 29/01/2025

“This research shows that the success of such initiatives is …dependent …on the ongoing experiential learning and support that will need to be put in place at scale.” Much to agree with Bruce Warner, Tracey Thornley, Claire Anderson & @tonyavery.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 27/01/2025

Foundation Trainee Pharmacists in 2026/27 - Information for General practice/PCNs - V2.0 January 2025 Gone ‘live’ this evening www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/defaul...

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Minna Eii @minnaeii.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

🔔 @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty 💊

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 18/01/2025

☣️ Another influenza outbreak in Care Homes treated /prophylaxed in half a day yesterday through collaboration btw hospital - Care Homes Team inc Nurses, Pharmacy Technicians & Foundation Trainees at West London NHS & Mr Gill and team at Gill Pharmacy & of course our wonderful Care Homes Staff

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 18/01/2025

Congratulations to Jenani Umasuthan from Chiswick PCN Pharmacy team - I was delighted to present the trophy last week so well deserved Pharmacy Technician of the Year 24/25 from @pcpa-uk.bsky.social Thanks to Liz Fidler for exemplary judging

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 15/01/2025

Busy week of week 26 sign offs and complex case based discussions for Group 1 of our West London NHS Trust / Argyle GP / Community Pharmacy / NHS North West London foundation trainee pharmacists Shaaliny Nazifa Raisah Irene Hemzah Tarq

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Graham Stretch @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app · 21/12/2024

Prescribing has long (>12 years) been part of Foundation Pharmacist Training Argyle GP and now West London NHS Trust 🧵 1/4

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Laura Angus #PharmSky 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @lauraangus.pharmsky.app · 21/12/2024

Promoting the work of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board on here because I don’t like the ‘other place’ 😏 We’re also on Linked In #PharmSky jointheconversation.scwcsu.nhs.uk/pharmacy-pro...

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