Jane Shanahan
@janeshanahan.bsky.social
Snr Care Home Pharmacy Technician. Anticholinergics, polypharmacy, deprescribing. Speaker at The University of Lancashire
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Jane Shanahan
@janeshanahan.bsky.social
· Aug 13
Public/ private medication trial achieves 'remarkable' results
A partnership between an NHS Trust and a private social care provider which aimed to reduce medications for residents is set to be rolled out nationwide
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Delighted & proud that our carehome meds opt team at East Lancs Hospitals have allowed Evelyn,a 101yo lady to achieve what matters to her. Hoping other carehome providers start to implement now. Empowering care staff.
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#FindyourEvelyn #SafeDeprescribing
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#FindyourEvelyn #SafeDeprescribing
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Deprescribing is safe in older frail adults
They didn't see better outcomes in the deprescribed group but only minimal difference in actual ∆BP and they went very modest -- target population was those w sysBP < 130.
They didn't see better outcomes in the deprescribed group but only minimal difference in actual ∆BP and they went very modest -- target population was those w sysBP < 130.
Reducing antihypertensive medication in frail nursing home residents didn’t impact all-cause mortality compared to usual care.
by Benetos A, Gautier S (...) Rossignol P et 12 al. in N Engl J Med #MedSky
👉 get more here
📖 read the article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2508157
by Benetos A, Gautier S (...) Rossignol P et 12 al. in N Engl J Med #MedSky
👉 get more here
📖 read the article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2508157
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Deprescribing is safe in older frail adults
They didn't see better outcomes in the deprescribed group but only minimal difference in actual ∆BP and they went very modest -- target population was those w sysBP < 130.
They didn't see better outcomes in the deprescribed group but only minimal difference in actual ∆BP and they went very modest -- target population was those w sysBP < 130.
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Reposted by Jane Shanahan
💡 New booklet!
Helping reduce #stigma for people who receive #opioid substitution treatment, and empower them in their interactions with pharmacy staff
💬 Read the blog by @vic-carlisle.bsky.social about how they co-produced the booklet 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-we-co-pr...
@capcbristol.bsky.social
Helping reduce #stigma for people who receive #opioid substitution treatment, and empower them in their interactions with pharmacy staff
💬 Read the blog by @vic-carlisle.bsky.social about how they co-produced the booklet 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-we-co-pr...
@capcbristol.bsky.social
Voice of the Voiceless: How we co-produced materials to help reduce stigma for people receiving opioid substitution therapy in pharmacies - ARC West
Voice of the Voiceless is a collaboration between people who receive opioid substitution therapy (OST) for opioid dependence, University of Bristol academics (Dr Vicky Carlisle, Dr Adam Holland, Dr Je...
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
💡 New booklet!
Helping reduce #stigma for people who receive #opioid substitution treatment, and empower them in their interactions with pharmacy staff
💬 Read the blog by @vic-carlisle.bsky.social about how they co-produced the booklet 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-we-co-pr...
@capcbristol.bsky.social
Helping reduce #stigma for people who receive #opioid substitution treatment, and empower them in their interactions with pharmacy staff
💬 Read the blog by @vic-carlisle.bsky.social about how they co-produced the booklet 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-we-co-pr...
@capcbristol.bsky.social
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Great conversation with @janeshanahan.bsky.social about how useful pharmacy technicians are within the MDT and in care homes.
Tomorrow's #TalkingMeds sees Jonathan Underhill chats to expert guests Sundus Jawad & Jane Shanahan about prescribing & medicines management in care homes & the national #FindYourEvelyn campaign.
find out more: https://www.prescqipp.info/our-resources/prescqipp-podcast-talking-meds/
find out more: https://www.prescqipp.info/our-resources/prescqipp-podcast-talking-meds/
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Great conversation with @janeshanahan.bsky.social about how useful pharmacy technicians are within the MDT and in care homes.
Reposted by Jane Shanahan
Tomorrow's #TalkingMeds sees Jonathan Underhill chats to expert guests Sundus Jawad & Jane Shanahan about prescribing & medicines management in care homes & the national #FindYourEvelyn campaign.
find out more: https://www.prescqipp.info/our-resources/prescqipp-podcast-talking-meds/
find out more: https://www.prescqipp.info/our-resources/prescqipp-podcast-talking-meds/
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Tomorrow's #TalkingMeds sees Jonathan Underhill chats to expert guests Sundus Jawad & Jane Shanahan about prescribing & medicines management in care homes & the national #FindYourEvelyn campaign.
find out more: https://www.prescqipp.info/our-resources/prescqipp-podcast-talking-meds/
find out more: https://www.prescqipp.info/our-resources/prescqipp-podcast-talking-meds/
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Join Alzheimer's Research UK @alzheimersresearchuk.org for an online session reflecting on this years dementia news and the part the public play in moving clinical research forward. 16th December - 1pm
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/big-re...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/big-re...
BIG Research Moments of 2025 - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Join Alzheimer's Research UK for an online session reflecting on this years dementia news and the part the public play in moving clinical research forward.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Join Alzheimer's Research UK @alzheimersresearchuk.org for an online session reflecting on this years dementia news and the part the public play in moving clinical research forward. 16th December - 1pm
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/big-re...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/big-re...
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A Budget Impact Analysis conducted for adult patients using PPIs long-term inappropriately in England, UK 🇬🇧 found an estimated net savings of £11.5 million would be realized over a 5-year period if 20% of patients had their PPI stopped!
Read the full analysis here:
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@england.nhs.uk
Read the full analysis here:
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@england.nhs.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A Budget Impact Analysis conducted for adult patients using PPIs long-term inappropriately in England, UK 🇬🇧 found an estimated net savings of £11.5 million would be realized over a 5-year period if 20% of patients had their PPI stopped!
Read the full analysis here:
buff.ly/LaRmDOK
@england.nhs.uk
Read the full analysis here:
buff.ly/LaRmDOK
@england.nhs.uk
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THIS THURSDAY: Join the next Int'l Deprescribing Journal club to hear Dr. McCarthy's presentation on the SPPiRE trial in Irish primary care settings, and what makes a successful deprescribing intervention for older adults with high levels of polypharmacy!
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/39seezfu
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/39seezfu
Register to the next Int'l Deprescribing Journal Club on Nov 27!
Hear practical lessons & analyses from the SPPiRE trial, a cluster RCT assessing the effectiveness of a deprescribing intervention in older patients with high levels of polypharmacy in Irish primary care.
👉 tinyurl.com/39seezfu
Hear practical lessons & analyses from the SPPiRE trial, a cluster RCT assessing the effectiveness of a deprescribing intervention in older patients with high levels of polypharmacy in Irish primary care.
👉 tinyurl.com/39seezfu
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
THIS THURSDAY: Join the next Int'l Deprescribing Journal club to hear Dr. McCarthy's presentation on the SPPiRE trial in Irish primary care settings, and what makes a successful deprescribing intervention for older adults with high levels of polypharmacy!
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/39seezfu
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/39seezfu
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NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen for 2026/2027
#prescriptioncharges #ukhealthcare #NHS
#prescriptioncharges #ukhealthcare #NHS
NHS prescription charges frozen for second year in a row
The NHS prescription charge in England will remain at £9.90 for the 2026/2027 financial year, the government has announced. In a statement published on 21 November 2025, the government also confirmed…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen for 2026/2027
#prescriptioncharges #ukhealthcare #NHS
#prescriptioncharges #ukhealthcare #NHS
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Check out @wypartnership.bsky.social and @england.nhs.uk's new webpage on "Anticholinergic Medicines" and their risks below 👇
www.wypartnership.co.uk/our-prioriti...
Always great to see new resources promoting safe medication use in older adults!
www.wypartnership.co.uk/our-prioriti...
Always great to see new resources promoting safe medication use in older adults!
Anticholinergic medicines :: West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership
www.wypartnership.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Check out @wypartnership.bsky.social and @england.nhs.uk's new webpage on "Anticholinergic Medicines" and their risks below 👇
www.wypartnership.co.uk/our-prioriti...
Always great to see new resources promoting safe medication use in older adults!
www.wypartnership.co.uk/our-prioriti...
Always great to see new resources promoting safe medication use in older adults!
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Today, we’re launching our new campaign so that no older person faces this winter alone. We see this crisis, and we won’t accept it.
Let’s solve the crisis hiding in plain sight. Let's change how we age: https://bit.ly/4o1oqId
Let’s solve the crisis hiding in plain sight. Let's change how we age: https://bit.ly/4o1oqId
October 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Today, we’re launching our new campaign so that no older person faces this winter alone. We see this crisis, and we won’t accept it.
Let’s solve the crisis hiding in plain sight. Let's change how we age: https://bit.ly/4o1oqId
Let’s solve the crisis hiding in plain sight. Let's change how we age: https://bit.ly/4o1oqId
Today we had a great day training our Pharmacy Technicians on the crucial task of calculating #anticholinergic
burden on the wards & discussed polypharmacy/ deprescribing & tomorrow we're proud to be connecting with #PharmacyTechnicians across the globe in New Zealand 🇳🇿 to learn from each other 🤝
burden on the wards & discussed polypharmacy/ deprescribing & tomorrow we're proud to be connecting with #PharmacyTechnicians across the globe in New Zealand 🇳🇿 to learn from each other 🤝
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Today we had a great day training our Pharmacy Technicians on the crucial task of calculating #anticholinergic
burden on the wards & discussed polypharmacy/ deprescribing & tomorrow we're proud to be connecting with #PharmacyTechnicians across the globe in New Zealand 🇳🇿 to learn from each other 🤝
burden on the wards & discussed polypharmacy/ deprescribing & tomorrow we're proud to be connecting with #PharmacyTechnicians across the globe in New Zealand 🇳🇿 to learn from each other 🤝
Reposted by Jane Shanahan
Officially FRCPEd ! Feeling very festive at the college ! @rcpedin.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Officially FRCPEd ! Feeling very festive at the college ! @rcpedin.bsky.social
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Looking for ways to reduce anticholinergic burden and tools to talk about this topic with your patients?
The @england.nhs.uk launched a hub with many clinician + patient-facing resources (some of which were inspired by CADeN resources!) to support safer use of anticholinergics:
tinyurl.com/mr3adr6c
The @england.nhs.uk launched a hub with many clinician + patient-facing resources (some of which were inspired by CADeN resources!) to support safer use of anticholinergics:
tinyurl.com/mr3adr6c
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Looking for ways to reduce anticholinergic burden and tools to talk about this topic with your patients?
The @england.nhs.uk launched a hub with many clinician + patient-facing resources (some of which were inspired by CADeN resources!) to support safer use of anticholinergics:
tinyurl.com/mr3adr6c
The @england.nhs.uk launched a hub with many clinician + patient-facing resources (some of which were inspired by CADeN resources!) to support safer use of anticholinergics:
tinyurl.com/mr3adr6c
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🎉 Our Fall 2025 Newsletter is now out! 🎉
Learn all about our updates, including new resources, publications, & more:
buff.ly/Pi2BUmf
A heartfelt thanks to all of our team members, partners, & collaborators that helped to spread the word of #deprescribing over the past year! 👏
Learn all about our updates, including new resources, publications, & more:
buff.ly/Pi2BUmf
A heartfelt thanks to all of our team members, partners, & collaborators that helped to spread the word of #deprescribing over the past year! 👏
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🎉 Our Fall 2025 Newsletter is now out! 🎉
Learn all about our updates, including new resources, publications, & more:
buff.ly/Pi2BUmf
A heartfelt thanks to all of our team members, partners, & collaborators that helped to spread the word of #deprescribing over the past year! 👏
Learn all about our updates, including new resources, publications, & more:
buff.ly/Pi2BUmf
A heartfelt thanks to all of our team members, partners, & collaborators that helped to spread the word of #deprescribing over the past year! 👏
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💊 Join us for the next Overprescribing Community of Practice.
Hear from India Cannon, Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist, Cumbria Health, and colleagues across the ICB as they share success stories, best practice tips, and lessons learned in tackling anticholinergic burden.
Register: bit.ly/43G0yBX
Hear from India Cannon, Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist, Cumbria Health, and colleagues across the ICB as they share success stories, best practice tips, and lessons learned in tackling anticholinergic burden.
Register: bit.ly/43G0yBX
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
💊 Join us for the next Overprescribing Community of Practice.
Hear from India Cannon, Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist, Cumbria Health, and colleagues across the ICB as they share success stories, best practice tips, and lessons learned in tackling anticholinergic burden.
Register: bit.ly/43G0yBX
Hear from India Cannon, Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist, Cumbria Health, and colleagues across the ICB as they share success stories, best practice tips, and lessons learned in tackling anticholinergic burden.
Register: bit.ly/43G0yBX
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In tomorrow's episode of #TalkingMeds @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app talks to @formulazoeg.bsky.social about 'Prescribing Hot Topics' - including recent @nicecomms.bsky.social and @mhragovuk.bsky.social changes.
Find out more and listen here: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...
Find out more and listen here: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
In tomorrow's episode of #TalkingMeds @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app talks to @formulazoeg.bsky.social about 'Prescribing Hot Topics' - including recent @nicecomms.bsky.social and @mhragovuk.bsky.social changes.
Find out more and listen here: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...
Find out more and listen here: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...
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Great to see our new paper out in print. Community-acquired pneumonia is both ab acute and a long-term issue. Failure to identify the pathogen, failure to understand the pathobiology and failure to grasp the long-term consequences have all contributed to the limited improvements in outcome to date.
Community-acquired pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality globally.
Yet, there are several challenges associated with diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Community-acquired pneumonia.
Find out more in a new Seminar: tinyurl.com/hd2fwz7n
Yet, there are several challenges associated with diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Community-acquired pneumonia.
Find out more in a new Seminar: tinyurl.com/hd2fwz7n
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Great to see our new paper out in print. Community-acquired pneumonia is both ab acute and a long-term issue. Failure to identify the pathogen, failure to understand the pathobiology and failure to grasp the long-term consequences have all contributed to the limited improvements in outcome to date.
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Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, study suggests wapo.st/4puXAZB
#Alzheimers #dementia #music #health #wellness
#Alzheimers #dementia #music #health #wellness
Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, study suggests
A new study finds that regularly listening to music or playing a musical instrument may help older adults protect against cognitive decline.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, study suggests wapo.st/4puXAZB
#Alzheimers #dementia #music #health #wellness
#Alzheimers #dementia #music #health #wellness
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New event for community pharmacy and general practice launched
Join forces with over 1,000 primary care professionals at our new Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, in association with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).
Join forces with over 1,000 primary care professionals at our new Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, in association with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).
New event for community pharmacy and general practice launched
Join forces with over 1,000 primary care professionals at our new Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, in association with the NPA
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November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New event for community pharmacy and general practice launched
Join forces with over 1,000 primary care professionals at our new Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, in association with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).
Join forces with over 1,000 primary care professionals at our new Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, in association with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).
Reposted by Jane Shanahan
This week’s #podcast explores the importance of #reading in #olderage and considers the topic of #friendship which is the theme of this year’s #BookWeekScotland 2025. open.spotify.com/episode/0dmu...
The Quiet Power of Friendship: A Reflection for Book Week Scotland 2025
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November 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This week’s #podcast explores the importance of #reading in #olderage and considers the topic of #friendship which is the theme of this year’s #BookWeekScotland 2025. open.spotify.com/episode/0dmu...
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In a new JCP article and podcast episode, Drs. Nicolas Badre and Eric Geier present a practical #anticholinergic equivalence table to help clinicians assess and minimize psychotropic anticholinergic burden.
🎧 Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
📰 Article: journals.lww.com/psychopharma...
🎧 Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
📰 Article: journals.lww.com/psychopharma...
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In a new JCP article and podcast episode, Drs. Nicolas Badre and Eric Geier present a practical #anticholinergic equivalence table to help clinicians assess and minimize psychotropic anticholinergic burden.
🎧 Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
📰 Article: journals.lww.com/psychopharma...
🎧 Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
📰 Article: journals.lww.com/psychopharma...
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FREE & easy access to
Safe Management of Medicines' elearning for social care staff.
Based on CQC/NICE requirements. It's FREE!
4 modules with certification & access to a comprehensive interactive guide
It's FREE!
Improving residents' outcomes
Supporting care homes 🏡❤️
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Safe Management of Medicines' elearning for social care staff.
Based on CQC/NICE requirements. It's FREE!
4 modules with certification & access to a comprehensive interactive guide
It's FREE!
Improving residents' outcomes
Supporting care homes 🏡❤️
e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...
April 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
FREE & easy access to
Safe Management of Medicines' elearning for social care staff.
Based on CQC/NICE requirements. It's FREE!
4 modules with certification & access to a comprehensive interactive guide
It's FREE!
Improving residents' outcomes
Supporting care homes 🏡❤️
e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...
Safe Management of Medicines' elearning for social care staff.
Based on CQC/NICE requirements. It's FREE!
4 modules with certification & access to a comprehensive interactive guide
It's FREE!
Improving residents' outcomes
Supporting care homes 🏡❤️
e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...
Reposted by Jane Shanahan
Medicines Use in Care Homes.
3 courses. High quality elearning from @prescqipp.info to support anyone working in,or supporting care homes to safely manage medicines.
Multiple modules, quizzes, certificates.
#supportingcarehomes 🏡❤️
#NPCHF
3 courses. High quality elearning from @prescqipp.info to support anyone working in,or supporting care homes to safely manage medicines.
Multiple modules, quizzes, certificates.
#supportingcarehomes 🏡❤️
#NPCHF
July 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Medicines Use in Care Homes.
3 courses. High quality elearning from @prescqipp.info to support anyone working in,or supporting care homes to safely manage medicines.
Multiple modules, quizzes, certificates.
#supportingcarehomes 🏡❤️
#NPCHF
3 courses. High quality elearning from @prescqipp.info to support anyone working in,or supporting care homes to safely manage medicines.
Multiple modules, quizzes, certificates.
#supportingcarehomes 🏡❤️
#NPCHF