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Samantha Quaye

@mrsquaye.bsky.social
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Shoe lover, Co-Founder of #PharmacyTechnicians of Colour, Feminist, Advocate for EDI & fairness

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
A London-based, interactive workshop on cultural competence in #Pharmacy Tue 2 Dec 7-9pm All members of the team welcome. Please sign up via Eventbrite (details in post below) #PharmSky #Equity #DiversityAndInclusion
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy Halloween! 🎃 #AMS #Halloween #Antibiotics #Pharmacy #PharmacyNerd
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Prof Cloutman-Green @girlymicro.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The Traitors is back on our screens for exciting episodes, of what Mr Girlymicro refers to as 'Confirmation Bias Castle', I thought I would share a blog I wrote discussing what the series can tell us about the benefits and pitfalls of group decision making girlymicrobiologist.com/2025/01/27/t...
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Talking About The Traitors: What can watching tell us about group think/game theory/prisoners dilemma/group decision making?
Buckle up, this is a long one, but I hope you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Many moons ago, I did an A-level in psychology. I enjoyed it so much that I even took some m…
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London SE1 community website @se1.news · 26/10/2025
The Dean received a standing ovation from the congregation for his sermon this morning
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Last night I had the privilege to hear Justice Ketanji Brown Johnson in dialogue with Afua Hirsh Perseverance Positivity Progress These are words that remained central as "The Lovely One" described her journey from Harvard, to becoming the first Black Woman to a US Supreme Court Justice
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Brilliant day at London's Community #Pharmacy EDI Conference Topics included: 🔹Exploring health inequalities & WF diversity gaps 🔹Culturally competent contraception services 🔹Maternal health equity 🔹Vaccine hesitancy 🔹Men’s mental health & suicide prevention 🔹 BP check outreach work #PharmSky
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
If you take one thing from World Suicide Prevention Day today it should be this: if you think someone isn’t OK, ask them about it. You can interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts. You could even save their life. Let’s prevent suicide today. Because tomorrow’s too late. ☎️ 116 123 #MentalHealth
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Open access: Safe Staffing Standards for Pharmacy Technicians in Hospital Settings Take a look at this recently published paper 👇 www.mdpi.com/2001-6689/13... #PharmSky #pharmacy #PharmacyTechnicians
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Brilliant #Pharmacy SAHM event in Leicester tonight It was a privilege to hear the personal stories of all the speakers Loved hearing @ptocgroup.bsky.social member, Neelam Sharma, perform her S Asian inspired poetry
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Pharmacy Technicians of Colour @ptocgroup.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
It's South Asian Heritage Month The theme for 2025 is #RootsToRoutes We stand on the shoulders of giants and honour those who came before us because they are the reason we are able to look out and see all the possibilities now open to us #SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
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Witch Doctor @witchdoctor.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
“Even now, one in eight children under the age of five in Nigeria dies from vaccine-preventable diseases, but it used to be considerably worse.” #MedSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🧪
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Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism
It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get?
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Hadeel Mohamed @hadeelmohamed.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🤩First publication from my PhD "Measures and tools assessing medication self-management capability in older people across the hospital-to-home transition: a systematic scoping review" link.springer.com/article/10.1... Huge thank you to my supervisors and co-authors for your support & encouragement❤️
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Measures and tools assessing medication self-management capability in older people across the hospital-to-home transition: a systematic scoping review - BMC Geriatrics
Background Adverse drug events from medication-related harm (MRH) can lead to hospital readmissions, compromised quality of life, and even death. Post-hospital discharge is a vulnerable period for old...
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Blog on #MentalHealth First Aid, for the RPS ✅ It starts with you— willingness to reflect, to learn, and to create safe spaces ✅ Cultural competence means being curious, not cautious ✅ It means asking, not assuming You don’t need to have all the answers but be kind 📝 Read the blog bit.ly/45a3w3e
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Why cultural competence matters in Mental Health First Aid | Royal Pharmaceutical Society | RPS
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Paulb @paulb3964.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Powerful read in @theguardian.com This struck me “And shame really does need to switch sides.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘He just told me lies to have sex with a teenage girl’: Natalie Fleet MP on grooming, statutory rape and fighting back
At 15, she began seeing an older man and conceived her beloved daughter. It was years before she properly understood it as abuse. Now she is working tirelessly in parliament for other survivors
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Roger Kline @rogerkline.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Not an optional extra: The price of not tackling race discrimination in the NHS www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/not-an-...
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Not an optional extra: The price of not tackling race discrimination in the NHS
This report has been commissioned by the Seacole Group against a backdrop of hostile rhetoric and action from Governments abroad, public hostility in the UK around immigration and at a time of signifi...
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Tell me your workplace is privileged without telling me your workplace is privileged 😀 #NHS #teaspoons #PharmSky
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
8 years on. #Grenfell 💚💚💚 #ForeverInOurHearts BBC News - Survivors and bereaved gather for Grenfell service www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Grenfell survivors and bereaved gather for memorial service
A total of 72 people died in the tragedy, which is still being investigated by police.
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Surgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This is an antiseptic hand spray used during the dressing of small wounds in the wards. The spray was expelled by squeezing a rubber bulb.
A glass bottle with a metal lid with a spray nozzle. The rubber bulb attachment is missing.
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Earlier this week, APPG Vice-Chair, Sadik Al-Hassan, spoke on draft regulations to enable hub and spoke dispensing as part of the draft Human Medicines Regulations 2025. Further details and Sadik's contributions below: www.pharmacyappg.co.uk/recent-work?...
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Recent Work — All Party Pharmacy Group
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Roger Kline @rogerkline.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
NEW. Why tackling race discrimination is not an optional extra for the NHS: the evidence base www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/not-an-...
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Not an optional extra: The price of not tackling race discrimination in the NHS
This report has been commissioned by the Seacole Group against a backdrop of hostile rhetoric and action from Governments abroad, public hostility in the UK around immigration and at a time of signifi...
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Happy #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈
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Jane Shanahan @janeshanahan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Let's make hospitals safer for people with #Parkinson's. "On time," means supporting people to take their meds within 30mins of the prescribed time or symptoms could increase. Excellent supportive resources here for hospitals and all HCPs. #GetItOnTime parkinsons.org.uk/professional... #pharmsky
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Time critical medication and Get It On Time campaign resources
Information and resources for professionals on time critical medication for Parkinson's, including the Get It on Time campaign and resources.
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
If you're ever in #Lisbon then I'd recommend a visit to the #Pharmacy Museum A walk through the history of healthcare across the globe, from Mayan culture to ancient Rome, all the way through to modern European discoveries & space #PharmSky
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Roger Kline @rogerkline.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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What to do Whilst Waiting for the NHS 10-Year Plan?
Professor Durka Dougall, CEO of the Centre for Population Health, (May 2025)
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James Titcombe @jamestitcombe.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
A little self-promotion: it’s nearly 10 years since Joshua’s Story was published. I wish it had become outdated—but sadly, the cultural issues it exposes are still relevant to healthcare today. If you haven’t read it, please consider. It’s available on Amazon and other retailers.
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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
New McKinsey research says that for workforce performance/productivity, the working model (office based, working from home or hybrid) is far less important than other factors. What matters most is the work environment that leaders create (whatever the working model): mckinsey.com/capabilities....
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Patient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 28/05/2025
Duty of Candour FAQs - this resource aims to help provide clarity on key aspects of Duty of Candour, the legal requirement for healthcare organisations to be open and transparent with those receiving care and treatment. pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
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Duty of Candour: Frequently Asked Questions
These FAQs on the Duty of Candour were produced by the Patient Safety Management Network in collaboration with experts from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), NHS Resolution and NHS England, and addre...
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John Amaechi @johnamaechi.apsintel.com · 25/05/2025
🧵 1/9 It could have mattered. Nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds deprived of oxygen should have chastened the world to become allies, and not just for a summer. A man being murdered by those who should protect and serve should have been an indelible metaphor.
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
"Whether the #feedback is right or wrong, wise or witless, it can be devastating if it causes your sense of who you are to come undone. In such moments you’ll struggle with feeling overwhelmed, defensive, or off balance" #SelfAwareness #Resilience hbr.org/2014/01/find...
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Find the Coaching in Criticism
Reprint: R1401K Feedback is crucial—but almost everyone, from new hires to C-suite executives, struggles with receiving it. The authors, who have spent 20 years working with managers on difficult conv...
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
HEIW really know how to welcome people to Wales! Thank you for the patriotic treats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 HEIW wyddoch chi wir sut i groesawu pobl i Gymru! Diolch am y danteithion gwladgarol #Cymru #PharmSky #WelshCakes #BaraBrith
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
“Should AI be allowed to review papers or grant proposals” always reveals a thing I think people don’t understand about algorithmic bias 🧵
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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Had a great chat about sleep and menopause with Dr. Shelby Harris vajenda.substack.com/p/menopause-...
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Menopause and Sleep
A conversation with Dr Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The hope that comes from this @sarahoconnorft.ft.com piece is that the public understands how hard it is for a woman to become an expert and thus must be more impressive. I hope so on.ft.com/3HfIFRS
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Are female experts more credible?
Public perception of stereotyped discrimination has one surprising outcome
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Machine learning study of 1,700 economic seminars finds female speakers are interrupted earlier and more frequently than their male counterparts on.ft.com/3HfIFRS
In one study, for example, machine learning techniques were used to study the audio recordings of more than 1,700 economic seminars. The analysis found that female speakers were interrupted more frequently and earlier than male speakers and that the extra interruptions largely stemmed from female, rather than male, audience members. The study also found men were more likely to make comments rather than ask questions of female presenters.
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
#Health and wellbeing can make all the difference for growth and productivity. "emotions don’t normally show up on a spreadsheet, they remain organizational risks. If leaders aren’t paying attention to their employees’ wellbeing, they’re likely to be blindsided" #Wellbeing hbr.org/2022/06/stre...
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Stressed, Sad, and Anxious: A Snapshot of the Global Workforce
Gallup’s new data on the global workforce in 2021 reveals that employees around the world are experiencing stress at an all-time-high level, and worry, anger, and sadness remain above pre-pandemic lev...
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
New edition of the #PharmacyTechnician Journal has landed! Want to know what #PharmacyTechnicians in the wild 🐅are up to? Grab a copy from the Professional Leadership Body @aptuk.bsky.social #PharmSky
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London Ambulance Service @londonambulance.nhs.uk · 10/05/2025
This #DyingMattersAwareness Week, our Macmillan End of Life Care team is highlighting how having a documented care plan helps paramedics provide the best possible care. Talk today, and give your family and first responders the guidance they need 💙 #DMA25 #DyingMatters
The LAS end of life care team
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Panel members discussing lived experience of neurodivergence in #pharmacy; from being labelled (& all the feelings that go with that) to recognition of their super powers 🎉 There's a shout out to @cpcongress.bsky.social for the provision of a quiet room at #CPCongress too..a live example of support
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Helen Williams & Helen Kilminster in Clinical Theatre - Doubling Helens is shown to optimise mgt of CVD 😉 An insightful session into policy on AF, BP, Cholesterol and CKD prescribing / monitoring vs real world practice #CPCongress #PharmSky #PCPAEvents @cpcongress.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
PGD use by #PharmacyTechnicians in community #pharmacy and general practice too Smoking cessation to vaccination services...and much more! #PharmSky #CPCongress @cpcongress.bsky.social
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Danielle, AMS Pharmacy Techncian, describes using a PGD to administer low dose penicillin (in low risk patients) to challenge spurious allergy status Additional training re PGDs and clinical observations to expand her role & support patients #Pharmacy #PharmSky #CPCongress @cpcongress.bsky.social
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Nicola Crawley & Rebecca Bastable leading us through a session on PGDs and #PharmacyTechnicians ...looking forward to this session, in the Leadership and Professional Development Theatre now! #Pharmacy #PharmSky #CPCongress @cpcongress.bsky.social
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
UKBPA session on why DEI matters in clinical practice Case study of Steven Johnson Syndrome being misdiagnosed as chicken pox because of the descriptors of symptoms in the skin being described in terms white skin only #PharmSky #EDI #Pharmacy @cpcongress.bsky.social @ptocgroup.bsky.social
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Pharmacy Technicians of Colour (PToC) up now in the Strategy & Policy Theatre describing how to Create A Sense Of Belonging In The Workplace #Pharmacy #PharmSky #CPCongress @cpcongress.bsky.social @ptocgroup.bsky.social
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The #Pharmacy regulator is looking at their data to assess correlation between concerns reported and numbers of the register in relation to ethnicity #DebiasRegulation #PharmSky #CPCongress @cpcongress.bsky.social
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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Scott Brown, #WomensHealth Pharmacist, discussing the sensitivity of being a man in this space Scott's highlighting the identification of a gap in service & his training to become an FSRH accredited practitioner who can insert LAC implants #PharmSky #CPCongress @cpcongress.bsky.social @rpharms.com
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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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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Next session: #WomensHealth Exploring the integration of women’s healthcare into existing #pharmacy workstreams Key message: LISTEN TO WOMEN! @cpcongress.bsky.social @rpharms.com #PharmSky #CPCongress
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