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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · 21d

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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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · Sep 3

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realise they were the big things.” Robert Brault

We can get caught up in the busyness. Some days can feel a lot. Some moments can feel endless.

There are always small wins to notice.

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#kindness #gratitude Art by joyfulsmolthings

A hand-drawn illustration of a large pink jar with a red lid, labelled “SMALL WINS MATTER” in the centre. Around it are cheerful yellow tags reading: “I gave myself time!”, “I went for a walk!”, “I got up early today!”, “I laughed a lot!”, and “I made the bed!”. The background is light cream with scattered pink dots and hearts. Illustrated by @joyfulsmolthings.

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · Sep 14

Picard leadership tip: Think for yourself. Don't just repeat what other people say.

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King's College NHS @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social · 25d

🩸 #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth with Alaine Rasay, #BoneMarrow Transplant Co-Ordinator Clinical Nurse Specialist at King's:

💬 "I help coordinate and support patients through complex treatments. I’m passionate about ensuring no one faces their blood cancer journey alone."

#TeamKings #CNS #BCAM2025

Image of Alaine Rasay, #BoneMarrow Transplant Co-Ordinator Clinical Nurse Specialist at King's.

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · Sep 16

“You don’t have to believe everything you think.” Byron Katie

Thoughts can spiral before we even realise.

We are not our thoughts.

We’re allowed to pause, soften, and gently challenge the story.

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#learning #thinking #kindness

Picture by @anxiety.positive

Illustration with a rainbow background titled “Challenge Cognitive Distortions” by @anxiety.positive. It features nine black circles, each containing a question to help challenge unhelpful thoughts:
1. Is there truth to this thought?
2. Will this matter tomorrow?
3. Are there other possibilities?
4. Is this thought helpful?
5. Is this situation in my control?
6. What would a loved one say?
7. Am I assuming anything?
8. What is the worst outcome?
9. What is healthy for me?

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Sep 14

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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Sarah Jones @sarahjpharm.pharmsky.app · Aug 4

🌟 Great to see the publication of this important research on medicines and breastfeeding by @swpharmres.bsky.social member Rachel Pilgrim.

📑 You can read the full paper here
internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#PharmSky #PharmacyResearch

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Sep 10

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.

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#MentalHealth

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Sep 6

September is Suicide Prevention Month

There is always another way through difficult times

If you are struggling, please talk to someone...an independent person or a person you know & trust, who is there to listen 💚

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Patient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · Sep 5

Upcoming #WorldPatientSafetyDay webinar featured on the hub today:

▶️Immunisations: A Safety Essential for Every Newborn and Child (hosted by Association of British Paediatric Nurses)
🗓️Wednesday 17 September 2025
⏰16.00-17.00 BST

More details below⬇️
www.pslhub.org/events/event... #patientsafety

Immunisations: A Safety Essential for Every Newborn and Child

To mark World Patient Safety Day, this interactive session, hosted by the Association of British Paediatric Nurses, will explore the role of childhood immunisations as a cornerstone of safe care for n...

www.pslhub.org

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

www.mdpi.com

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Aug 13

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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Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · Jul 21

Misogyny is shaping how young people see relationships, sex, and each other.

Sex education must tackle it head-on. We support age-appropriate, evidence-based guidance.

Read our latest blog and comments from CEO Penny East: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/blog/sex-ed-...

#SexEdReform #EndMisogyny

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · Jul 20

🚨 Senior NHS managers are to be regulated by the @hcpc.bsky.social with a barring list to prevent those guilty of misconduct from working again in the NHS. @wesstreeting says this "will slam the door in the face of unsuitable managers"

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Pharmacy Technicians of Colour @ptocgroup.bsky.social · Jul 18

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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Ethics in Bricks @ethicsinbricks.bsky.social · Jul 10

20 things that women should stop wearing after the age of 30.

1-20: The weight of other people's expectations and judgments.

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you for your leadership.

Your time as our President has included such immense change and you are leaving a notable legacy for our profession.

Wishing you well for your next chapter.

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Witch Doctor @witchdoctor.bsky.social · Jul 2

“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 🧪

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?

www.newyorker.com

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Hadeel Mohamed @hadeelmohamed.bsky.social · Jun 20

🤩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❤️

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...

link.springer.com

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is all kinds of wrong...but I am curious 🍓🍰🥪

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · Jun 21

Picard management tip: Your knowledge is a wellspring from which to draw for others, not a treasure to hoard for yourself.

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

Why cultural competence matters in Mental Health First Aid | Royal Pharmaceutical Society | RPS

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Samantha Quaye @mrsquaye.bsky.social · Jun 22

#WindrushDay

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Paulb @paulb3964.bsky.social · Jun 19

Powerful read in @theguardian.com

This struck me

“And shame really does need to switch sides.”

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘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

www.theguardian.com

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