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PharmacistDaz (He/Him)

@pharmacistdaz.bsky.social
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UK Pharmacist. Clinical Lead - NHSE Chair of Digital Pharmacy EAG - RPS Fellow of RPS Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) Dad to an amazing daughter ❤️ Tech/Digital/Geekery buymeacoffee.com/pharmacistdaz

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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20h
Pre lunch walk complete.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20h
East coast skies.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 23h
Dumbing down on radio 4? "They train AI models by downloading the world wide web" Pass me that thumb drive please...
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The descent.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dad DIY duties round 2 completed today. Paid for by a delicious lunch cooked by my daughter and partner. The traffic was horrendous with J18-J17 being closed, even roads through Oldham & Chadderton were manic. Anyway home in the shire, and ready for 2 weeks off. #Downtime
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This person is a regular visitor overhead at the weekend. This evening catching some late sun
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm now growing two tone tomatoes 🍅🍅🍅
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Royal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A message from Claire Anderson thanking all pharmacists and pharmacy teams across every care setting, who make a critical difference to patients' lives every day. Today, on World Pharmacists Day we celebrate the profession’s contributions to better health outcomes. #WPD2026
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good to see the Royal College of Pharmacy highlight its Emergency Supply Guidance, but the section below highlights a common conflict pharmacists may find themselves in. Company SOPs v Professional obligation This is just one of many such invidious positions they are placed in.
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Royal College of Pharmacy @rc-pharm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The RCPharm Emergency Supply Guide has recently been updated to reflect some of the national work around time critical medicines. It outlines the different mechanisms for supplying medicines in an emergency and the key considerations that should be made. Access it here: ow.ly/KGtB50ZQR64
Royal College of Pharmacy
Emergency supply
Pharmacy guide
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interesting to hear about the Prescription Management service being brought in with the IPs
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have to reflect how fortunate Pharmacy in England is to have NCRS and GPConnect to support "information based" care to patients Medical record access given to three Jersey pharmacies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Medical record access given to three Jersey pharmacies
Jersey's government says it hopes the move will help provide more effective care to patients.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Too good not to reshare once again. #PharmacyJokes
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Manage prescriptions in the NHS App. You can request your repeat prescription, see your medicines and check if they are ready to collect when it's convenient for you. You can also change your pharmacy at any time. Find out more at www.nhs.uk/nhs-app
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday afternoon stroll, getting the steps in and enjoying the locale.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday afternoon stroll, getting the steps in and enjoying the locale.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday afternoon stroll, getting the steps in and enjoying the locale.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday afternoon stroll, getting the steps in and enjoying the locale.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I've got the entire Starbucks to myself. Sunday coffee and chill
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just in case you’ve missed this (as I did) amongst all the other headline announcements. Really important - nhsrho.org/policy/towar...
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Towards Trustworthy, Equitable AI in the NHS
The rise of AI in healthcare brings enormous potential, but also significant risk. Without deliberate anti-racism action, existing racial inequalities can become embedded and scaled through AI tools…
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Before you know it they will be building Earth 2, due to the Vogon incident... Scientists create mice with part-human brains www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Scientists create mice with part-human brains
Researchers hope to shed light on conditions such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and rare forms of dementia
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hear about this in a directorate wide clinical call. NHS to roll out at-home HPV cervical screenings in Wolverhampton www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
NHS to roll out at-home HPV cervical screenings in Wolverhampton
Eligible women will be able to order a free self-testing kit online through the NHS app.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So the Cummerbund has origins in India (as does many Western things) from the Hindi word kamarband. Yes, its the final of the Sewing Bee
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What's the saying? Lies, damn lies and capitation v activity comparisons.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
And if you want the programme for The Last Night of the Proms... www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/prom...
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https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/bbc-proms-2026/last-night-of-the-proms-2026
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A bit of a deflated weekend, so what better way than to listen to Dolly's classi s at the Proms. Yes, I may get totes emosh
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
There are colleagues who are far more knowledgeable on this topic than me, but I suspect hygeine around GTINs and agreement on not reusing is key Pharmacy and industry bodies publish guidance on barcodes for individual medicines doses across Europe pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
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Pharmacy and industry bodies publish guidance on barcodes for individual medicines doses across Europe
Medicines used in hospitals across Europe could carry a barcode on each individual dose, according to joint guidance by the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and the European…
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We have some marvelous historic buildings in this country - how often do we miss them as we bustle about business?
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Pleased to see that the Royal College of Pharmacy contributed to the report, amongst other AI commentators Independent Commission led by NHS doctors sets out blueprint to accelerate safe AI adoption in healthcare www.gov.uk/government/n...
gov.uk
Independent Commission led by NHS doctors sets out blueprint to accelerate safe AI adoption in healthcare
New recommendations based on extensive public engagement set out how the NHS could give patients faster access to AI advances with proportionate safeguards to protect patient safety and maintain high…
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
No clinical day today, and an early start on the train. Where will I end up?
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Wow, NHSE reorganisation costs are significant share.note.sx/jyp0bso7
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NHS Reorganisation Costs
The details behind the NHS overhaul costing more than £100 million over budget stem from massive redundancy payouts tied to the abolition and restructuring of NHS England and integrated care boards...
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Economist estimates that AI has so far created around 1m new jobs in America. That easily exceeds the roughly 200,000 lay-offs attributed to AI since mid-2023 www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
When Practicality Beats Principle So not an app for this post, but a product. I have a rule I've followed for years: matte screen protector, economy brand, every time. I avoid the "glass like" ones the way some people avoid pineapple on pizza - not because I've got a strong technical argument…
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When Practicality Beats Principle
So not an app for this post, but a product. I have a rule I've followed for years: matte screen protector, economy brand, every time. I avoid the "glass like" ones the way some people avoid pineapple on pizza - not because I've got a strong technical argument against them, just an ingrained preference. Matte feels right under the thumb, cuts the glare, and costs next to nothing to replace.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm hoping for a bright/sunny/warm September to just finish off the ripening of these Piccolo tomatoes. #Gardening
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Very emotive interview with Chief Constable Victoria Fuller on BBC News. She truly seemed devastated by the deaths of her colleagues, and gave an air of wanting to be open and honest about funding and policing numbers. Not protecting her own position
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Taking a moment just to reflect on positives in life, before getting down to work. I love this autumnal starts to the day, lingering summer warmth, long shadows, sounds of nature, and a recovering lawn. Much to smile about
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
As a lay person reading this article, it seems sinister that the KC is facing prosecution for remarks that appear (on the face of the article) seem compliant with the Judge’s directions. ‘A chilling effect’: Palestine Action barrister speaks ou...
observer.co.uk
‘A chilling effect’: Palestine Action barrister speaks ou...
Facing prosecution for a closing speech, Rajiv Menon KC defends asking the jury to act on their consciences, and recalls how the case led him to miss a visit to his dying father
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Man with a Van work completed, Daughter's flat emptied and her house filled. Curtain rails, roller blinds and leaky sinks all sorted. Now for a long hot soak
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
An otherwise good day in pharmacy, blighted by a customer swearing and shouting at the pharmacy team, because the surgery haven't produced the prescription they expected at the time they expected. Apparently it's all "f-ing ridiculous" and clearly our fault.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Ooh, a welsh EPS prescription in deepest darkest Yorkshire. I think there's only me in the pharmacy who found this exciting
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NHS diabetes medication prescribing costs more than double to £2.3 billion since 2016/17, while prescription items increased by 60%, new NHSBSA data shows
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NHS diabetes medication prescribing costs more than double to £2.3 billion since 2016/17, while prescription items increased by 60%, new NHSBSA data shows
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ulez linked with better lung growth in children, research finds theconversation.com/ulez-linked-...
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Ulez linked with better lung growth in children, research finds
Even modest differences in lung function and growth across childhood can matter for long-term health.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
pharmacistdaz.uk/everyones-a-...
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Everyone’s a programmer
In this new world of LLMs and their ability to write code, everyone’s a programmer. No, not really. There’s a lot more behind “crafting” lines of code than the code itself. But what the technology …
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thanks to "Pulse" magazine for the heads up on this update Stopping unlawful access to records guidance for health and care professionals - NHS England Digital digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
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Stopping unlawful access to records guidance for health and care professionals - NHS England Digital
This NHS England guidance explains what unlawful access to records is, and what organisations can do to keep information safe and check who is accessing health and care records.
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
@octopus.energy time shifting today, for the free #PowerHour thanks to our eclipse savings. Washing, Cooking, Laptops, ipads, battery packs you name it. True Yorkshireman
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I am immensly saddened by the perjortive use of “EDI” and “Positive Discrimintation” (a term i’ve always disliked) despite the untimely death of a hounded young man. It seems like the pile on is now moving to the HEIs and their “over promotion” Self reflection is clearly abscent
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Interesting short piece explaining how "watermaking" AI produced text (to comply with EU AI Act) is undertaken in Claude Will this be discernable in health records? Would this be useful in determining the suitability for propagation onwards How Claude's text watermarking works
anthropic.com
How Claude's text watermarking works
Future Claude models will generate text that contains a watermark. This is a way of determining the likelihood that Claude was involved in writing the text, and we, along with several other major AI…
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The tomatoes this year have just been left to do their thing, and with the recent heat wave, the ripening is cascading
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
For those who really object to being alerted by the emeregecy alerts (or for safeguarding reasons) you can switch them off. Opting out of emergency alerts - GOV.UK
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Opting out of emergency alerts
Opting out of emergency alerts
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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Leaving an air-conditioned pharmacy, and walking out in to this heat was a shock to the system.
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