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Jon Silcock

@jonsilcock.bsky.social
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Pharmacy Academic. University of Bradford. People, places, prescriptions, problems.

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Jon Silcock @jonsilcock.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
What's your experience of drug shortages? theconversation.com/drug-shortag...
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Drug shortages continue to be a problem in the UK – yet strengthening supply chains alone won’t solve this issue
Prescription drug shortages can have a significant effect on quality of life for patients.
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Jon Silcock @jonsilcock.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
We've designed a support programme to help older people living with frailty to self-manage their medicines. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... You can use the programme here in a full or easy-read version - imanagemymeds.org @bethfylan.bsky.social @davidalldred.bsky.social
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Supporting Older People Living With Frailty to Self‐Manage Multiple Medicines: An Experience‐Based Co‐Design of a Complex Intervention Developed in UK Primary Care
Background Older people face numerous challenges when managing multiple medicines. They are required to cope with complicated and changing medicines regimens and coordinate input from multiple healt...
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Zoe Edwards @zoeed1.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Demand for weight loss drugs is soaring but what does the future hold for these medicines and will demand outstrip supply? @lizbreen.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social theconversation.com/weight-loss-...
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Weight loss drug demand continues to grow in the UK – here’s what’s being done to keep supplies readily available
The development of new weight loss drugs is one way that patient access can be ensured in the future.
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Zoe Edwards @zoeed1.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Our latest article for the conversation with info about the four viruses currently circulating widely @proflizbreen14.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social
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Jane Shanahan @janeshanahan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
FREE frailty elearning course from @gerisoc.bsky.social Self paced. Great for social care providers. Supporting care home nurses. #Pharmsky #MedSky #NurseSky 🏡❤️ www.bgs.org.uk/elearning/fr...
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Frailty elearning course | British Geriatrics Society
This free frailty elearning course has been revised and updated by expert geriatric medicine clinicians, with insights from health and social care and the voluntary sector. Learners will understand fr...
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proflizbreen14.bsky.social @proflizbreen14.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Tough competition but these are winning smiles 😀🏆
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Jon Silcock @jonsilcock.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The early fox catches the mouse (I think).
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Zoe Edwards @zoeed1.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Mounjaro - the new weight loss medicine soon to start being rolled out across the NHS. Here is a piece we did for The Conversation about it recently theconversation.com/mounjaro-wil... @uniofbradford.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
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Mounjaro will soon be available as a weight loss treatment on the NHS – here’s what that means for patients
The weight loss drug is even more effective than Wegovy.
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