Helen Palmer
@helenpalmer.pharmsky.app
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Head of Pharmacy Workforce | ICB | Pharmacy Technician #PharmSky #PhTechSky
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Hi everyone - I’m Helen, pharmacy technician leading pharmacy workforce development in #Norfolk and #Waveney. Looking for #pharmsky links
In my opinion one of the great social changes that is needed for modern life @4dayweek.bsky.social #wellbeing
Is the NHS ready for a four day week?

@pedromaiagomespt.bsky.social and colleagues suggest a four day week could improve staff retention and absenteeism without compromising productivity or care quality. They call for a rigorous NHS evaluation
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
NHS hospital
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Culture isn’t built on the values you have framed on a wall. It’s built by what you allow in the room.

When people see bad behaviour go unchecked, it sets a standard.

Tolerate it once, and it becomes the baseline.

Call it out, and you’ll create conditions for something better.
Chaos is quite possibly the politest way to describe the current situation.
Ah the need for “indoor voices” a situation I’ve experienced recently too!
Why is it so important to help patients manage their medication?

Join the @healthinnovnetwork.bsky.social Polypharmacy Programme: in this webinar we will discuss how to improve access to SMRs for patients in seldom-heard communities & living in areas of high deprivation: bit.ly/44ApSZF
This week I’ve been digging into #ACOs and #IntegratedNeighbourhoods. Getting the changes a little more now although the timelines seem off still.
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Have you ever wondered how new medicines are developed?

This updated explainer, commissioned by The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), outlines the long journey from the discovery of a new drug to when it becomes available on the NHS. Find out more:
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Access To New Medicines In The English NHS | The King's Fund
Have you ever wondered how new medicines are developed, approved and priced? This explainer outlines the long journey from the discovery of a new drug to when it becomes available on the NHS.
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This week can really do one. Feeling physically and emotionally battered. Don’t suppose next week will be any better either - hard to see an end point in the current reorg chaos #done
@andy.charlwood.xyz - have you seen?
OpenPrescribing Hospitals now has measures!

We’ve launched a small first set of hospital prescribing measures

Explore variation and change over time by hospital

hospitals.openprescribing.net
Definitely one to add for the improvement list! #CPC25
Disappointing @cpcongress.bsky.social there is no option to add a Bsky account on the networking section of your app for tomorrow and Saturday?
Seems every session I want to attend is a duplicate time slot. Can’t remember if they get recorded. #teleport #timetravel
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The 10 year NHS plan is now expected to be published in June.
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Brilliant paper on why promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep, and yet prescribing of it has doubled in last 5 yrs. What about OTC sales too, and also diphenhydramine.
#anticholinergics
#falls #dementia #delirium
#ACBscore
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services | BJPsych Bulletin | Cambridge Core
Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services
www.cambridge.org
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🌍 Enhance your skills in patient-facing roles with the Primary care pharmacy education pathway – open to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians across various sectors, including Health & Justice and the Armed Forces.

The May cohort is now accepting applications!

📅 Apply today:
Primary care pharmacy education pathway : CPPE
Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
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This is interesting as I don’t suppose many cases end up in front of a GP? Or perhaps they do? 🤔
Chickenpox is now a notifiable disease. Treatment and management protocols remain unchanged: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...