Sundus Jawad
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist (Social Care and Care Homes) | Helping people get the most out of medicines | NIHR SPCR Fellow | Mentor & Coach | You'll find me in the garden.
Worth reading this report, main finding:
"Demand for services is growing. People cannot always access the care and treatment they need when they need it, and the system often fails to deliver effective, joined-up care, resulting in long waits and unmet needs"
#patientsafety
#NHS
#CARE
"Demand for services is growing. People cannot always access the care and treatment they need when they need it, and the system often fails to deliver effective, joined-up care, resulting in long waits and unmet needs"
#patientsafety
#NHS
#CARE
Report added to the hub today - Care Quality Commission: The state of health care and adult social care in England 2024/25. www.pslhub.org/learn/organi... #patientsafety
Care Quality Commission: The state of health care and adult social care in England 2024/25
The State of Care is the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of health and social care in England. The report looks at trends, shares examples of good practice and highlights where care ...
www.pslhub.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Worth reading this report, main finding:
"Demand for services is growing. People cannot always access the care and treatment they need when they need it, and the system often fails to deliver effective, joined-up care, resulting in long waits and unmet needs"
#patientsafety
#NHS
#CARE
"Demand for services is growing. People cannot always access the care and treatment they need when they need it, and the system often fails to deliver effective, joined-up care, resulting in long waits and unmet needs"
#patientsafety
#NHS
#CARE
A fantastic and memorable two days, packed full of inspirational presentations, lots of ideas and networking.
So much diversity in the breadth of @nihrspcr.bsky.social research projects but also so much overlap and opportunities to collaborate in so many ways.
#research
#primarycare
#impact
So much diversity in the breadth of @nihrspcr.bsky.social research projects but also so much overlap and opportunities to collaborate in so many ways.
#research
#primarycare
#impact
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A fantastic and memorable two days, packed full of inspirational presentations, lots of ideas and networking.
So much diversity in the breadth of @nihrspcr.bsky.social research projects but also so much overlap and opportunities to collaborate in so many ways.
#research
#primarycare
#impact
So much diversity in the breadth of @nihrspcr.bsky.social research projects but also so much overlap and opportunities to collaborate in so many ways.
#research
#primarycare
#impact
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PrescQIPP's own Carol Roberts and Catherine Langran will chair our next Care Homes Virtual Professional Group meeting.
Join them 1-2pm on 23 Oct by signing up here: https://www.prescqipp.info/community-resources/virtual-professional-groups/care-homes/
Sundus Jawad
Primary Care Pharmacy Association
Join them 1-2pm on 23 Oct by signing up here: https://www.prescqipp.info/community-resources/virtual-professional-groups/care-homes/
Sundus Jawad
Primary Care Pharmacy Association
October 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
PrescQIPP's own Carol Roberts and Catherine Langran will chair our next Care Homes Virtual Professional Group meeting.
Join them 1-2pm on 23 Oct by signing up here: https://www.prescqipp.info/community-resources/virtual-professional-groups/care-homes/
Sundus Jawad
Primary Care Pharmacy Association
Join them 1-2pm on 23 Oct by signing up here: https://www.prescqipp.info/community-resources/virtual-professional-groups/care-homes/
Sundus Jawad
Primary Care Pharmacy Association
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People with Parkinson's need to get their meds on time -
every time. A delay can cause an increase in symptoms.
This flow chart @parkinsons.org.uk
supports hospitals to ensure that systems are safe, to avoid harm.
Download it here: bit.ly/4n8h3hU
#pharmsky #medsky
every time. A delay can cause an increase in symptoms.
This flow chart @parkinsons.org.uk
supports hospitals to ensure that systems are safe, to avoid harm.
Download it here: bit.ly/4n8h3hU
#pharmsky #medsky
Hospital pharmacy Parkinson's time critical medication guide
A guide to support hospital pharmacy staff in implementing time critical Parkinson’s medication management.
bit.ly
September 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
People with Parkinson's need to get their meds on time -
every time. A delay can cause an increase in symptoms.
This flow chart @parkinsons.org.uk
supports hospitals to ensure that systems are safe, to avoid harm.
Download it here: bit.ly/4n8h3hU
#pharmsky #medsky
every time. A delay can cause an increase in symptoms.
This flow chart @parkinsons.org.uk
supports hospitals to ensure that systems are safe, to avoid harm.
Download it here: bit.ly/4n8h3hU
#pharmsky #medsky
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📃 Today, we release our 2025 State of Health and Social Care Report.
While more of us are living longer, on many other measures, we have gone backwards.
To read our 5 key takeaways, and to download the full report, visit the Age UK website: https://bit.ly/4gHDMih
While more of us are living longer, on many other measures, we have gone backwards.
To read our 5 key takeaways, and to download the full report, visit the Age UK website: https://bit.ly/4gHDMih
September 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
📃 Today, we release our 2025 State of Health and Social Care Report.
While more of us are living longer, on many other measures, we have gone backwards.
To read our 5 key takeaways, and to download the full report, visit the Age UK website: https://bit.ly/4gHDMih
While more of us are living longer, on many other measures, we have gone backwards.
To read our 5 key takeaways, and to download the full report, visit the Age UK website: https://bit.ly/4gHDMih
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#anticholinergics Sept 2025
Conclusions:
Transient increases in anticholinergic burden significantly raise OHCA risk, particularly among individuals with higher burden levels.
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
#Pharmsky #medsky
Conclusions:
Transient increases in anticholinergic burden significantly raise OHCA risk, particularly among individuals with higher burden levels.
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
#Pharmsky #medsky
Transient anticholinergic burden and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a case-crossover study
AbstractBackground and Aims. Anticholinergic burden has been linked to cardiovascular events and mortality, but its association with out-of-hospital cardia
academic.oup.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#anticholinergics Sept 2025
Conclusions:
Transient increases in anticholinergic burden significantly raise OHCA risk, particularly among individuals with higher burden levels.
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
#Pharmsky #medsky
Conclusions:
Transient increases in anticholinergic burden significantly raise OHCA risk, particularly among individuals with higher burden levels.
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
#Pharmsky #medsky
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On World Pharmacists Day 2025, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our incredible care home pharmacists! Your dedication, smiles and lasting impact makes a real difference every day.
National Pharmacy Care Homes Faculty (NPCHF)
www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp...
#ThinkPharmacist
National Pharmacy Care Homes Faculty (NPCHF)
www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp...
#ThinkPharmacist
September 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
On World Pharmacists Day 2025, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our incredible care home pharmacists! Your dedication, smiles and lasting impact makes a real difference every day.
National Pharmacy Care Homes Faculty (NPCHF)
www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp...
#ThinkPharmacist
National Pharmacy Care Homes Faculty (NPCHF)
www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp...
#ThinkPharmacist
Happy World pharmacists day to all my pharmacist colleagues across the globe!
Thank you for all you do to support the health of everyone on our planet.
#Worldpharmacistsday2025
#Thinkpharmacist
Thank you for all you do to support the health of everyone on our planet.
#Worldpharmacistsday2025
#Thinkpharmacist
September 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Happy World pharmacists day to all my pharmacist colleagues across the globe!
Thank you for all you do to support the health of everyone on our planet.
#Worldpharmacistsday2025
#Thinkpharmacist
Thank you for all you do to support the health of everyone on our planet.
#Worldpharmacistsday2025
#Thinkpharmacist
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Vital resources developed for all involved in structured medication reviews (SMRs) with care home residents by the team @yhpsrc.bsky.social
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Fantastic resources produced by @davidalldred.bsky.social and team.
You can find out more about the project and download the resources here:
yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m...
#medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy
@rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social
You can find out more about the project and download the resources here:
yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m...
#medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy
@rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Vital resources developed for all involved in structured medication reviews (SMRs) with care home residents by the team @yhpsrc.bsky.social
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Vital resources developed for all involved in structured medication reviews (SMRs) with care home residents by the team @yhpsrc.bsky.social
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Fantastic resources produced by @davidalldred.bsky.social and team.
You can find out more about the project and download the resources here:
yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m...
#medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy
@rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social
You can find out more about the project and download the resources here:
yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m...
#medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy
@rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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As part of our national Polypharmacy programme, we're launching a new set of resources developed by @yhpsrc.bsky.social to support care home residents, their families and staff to prepare for Structured Medication Reviews.
Find out more: thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk/news/new-res...
Find out more: thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk/news/new-res...
September 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
As part of our national Polypharmacy programme, we're launching a new set of resources developed by @yhpsrc.bsky.social to support care home residents, their families and staff to prepare for Structured Medication Reviews.
Find out more: thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk/news/new-res...
Find out more: thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk/news/new-res...
Vital resources developed for all involved in structured medication reviews (SMRs) with care home residents by the team @yhpsrc.bsky.social
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Fantastic resources produced by @davidalldred.bsky.social and team.
You can find out more about the project and download the resources here:
yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m...
#medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy
@rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social
You can find out more about the project and download the resources here:
yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m...
#medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy
@rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Vital resources developed for all involved in structured medication reviews (SMRs) with care home residents by the team @yhpsrc.bsky.social
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy
Each year, £50 million of medicines are wasted in the care home pathway in England. Join us to learn some surprising insights and practical actions to address this.
Book: https://q.health.org.uk/get-involved/events/medicines-waste-in-the-care-home-pathway-environmental-and-social-impacts
Book: https://q.health.org.uk/get-involved/events/medicines-waste-in-the-care-home-pathway-environmental-and-social-impacts
July 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Tomorrow's #TalkingMeds - Caring About Medicines in Care Homes - sees @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app in conversation with @sundusjawad.bsky.social, Lead Medicines Optimisation Care Homes Pharmacist at @frimleyhealth.bsky.social.
Listen here from 11 July: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...
Listen here from 11 July: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...
July 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Tomorrow's #TalkingMeds - Caring About Medicines in Care Homes - sees @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app in conversation with @sundusjawad.bsky.social, Lead Medicines Optimisation Care Homes Pharmacist at @frimleyhealth.bsky.social.
Listen here from 11 July: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...
Listen here from 11 July: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...
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"Reporting on the wanton destruction of health facilities, and on the killing of health professionals and humanitarian aid workers is the business of a medical journal."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Update
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Update
July 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Reporting on the wanton destruction of health facilities, and on the killing of health professionals and humanitarian aid workers is the business of a medical journal."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Update
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Update
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Elen: Dad, come stay with us.
Dr. Bursh: Yes, I will come to you tomorrow.
This was the last conversation Gaza doctor Adnan Al Bursh had with his family before he was detained and tortured to death by Israeli forces.
Watch ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’: gazadoctors.film
Dr. Bursh: Yes, I will come to you tomorrow.
This was the last conversation Gaza doctor Adnan Al Bursh had with his family before he was detained and tortured to death by Israeli forces.
Watch ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’: gazadoctors.film
July 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Elen: Dad, come stay with us.
Dr. Bursh: Yes, I will come to you tomorrow.
This was the last conversation Gaza doctor Adnan Al Bursh had with his family before he was detained and tortured to death by Israeli forces.
Watch ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’: gazadoctors.film
Dr. Bursh: Yes, I will come to you tomorrow.
This was the last conversation Gaza doctor Adnan Al Bursh had with his family before he was detained and tortured to death by Israeli forces.
Watch ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’: gazadoctors.film
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Tomorrow is #WorldSarcopeniaDay Anticholinergic burden is a predictor of frailty and #sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults.
Calculating & evaluating ACB scores can be crucial
#SupportingCareHomes 🏡❤️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.....
Calculating & evaluating ACB scores can be crucial
#SupportingCareHomes 🏡❤️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.....
Anticholinergic burden quantified using the Japanese risk scale as a predictor of frailty and sarcopenia among community‐dwelling older adults: A 9‐year Kashiwa cohort study
Anticholinergic burden, quantified using the Japanese Anticholinergic Drug Risk Scale, may be a predictor of frailty and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults. Effective evaluation and manage...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Tomorrow is #WorldSarcopeniaDay Anticholinergic burden is a predictor of frailty and #sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults.
Calculating & evaluating ACB scores can be crucial
#SupportingCareHomes 🏡❤️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.....
Calculating & evaluating ACB scores can be crucial
#SupportingCareHomes 🏡❤️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.....
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We are still seeing huge benefits & continued improvements, supporting care home residents,providers & their carers & nurses when this document is used for meds reconciliation
Sharing it alongside training in a care home 🏡 later today.
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
frimley.icb.nhs.uk/policies-and...
Sharing it alongside training in a care home 🏡 later today.
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
frimley.icb.nhs.uk/policies-and...
frimley.icb.nhs.uk
July 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We are still seeing huge benefits & continued improvements, supporting care home residents,providers & their carers & nurses when this document is used for meds reconciliation
Sharing it alongside training in a care home 🏡 later today.
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
frimley.icb.nhs.uk/policies-and...
Sharing it alongside training in a care home 🏡 later today.
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
frimley.icb.nhs.uk/policies-and...
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Join PrescQIPP's Carol Roberts and Catherine Langan on 9 July for our next Care Homes Virtual Professional Group.
Register for the session, which runs 1pm to 2pm, here: www.prescqipp.info/community-re...
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
Register for the session, which runs 1pm to 2pm, here: www.prescqipp.info/community-re...
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Join PrescQIPP's Carol Roberts and Catherine Langan on 9 July for our next Care Homes Virtual Professional Group.
Register for the session, which runs 1pm to 2pm, here: www.prescqipp.info/community-re...
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
Register for the session, which runs 1pm to 2pm, here: www.prescqipp.info/community-re...
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
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Free & easy access to
'Safe Management of Medicines elearning for all social care staff in England.
Is based on CQC/NICE requirements
4 modules with certs & free access to a comprehensive interactive guide.
#ImprovingResidentsOutcomes
#supportcarehomes🏡❤️
www.e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...
'Safe Management of Medicines elearning for all social care staff in England.
Is based on CQC/NICE requirements
4 modules with certs & free access to a comprehensive interactive guide.
#ImprovingResidentsOutcomes
#supportcarehomes🏡❤️
www.e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...
Safer management of medicines training for social care staff - elearning for healthcare
A new elearning programme to help social care staff safely handle and administer medicines has been added to the NHS Learning Hub. Focusing on patient safety, teamwork and providing person centred car...
www.e-lfh.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Free & easy access to
'Safe Management of Medicines elearning for all social care staff in England.
Is based on CQC/NICE requirements
4 modules with certs & free access to a comprehensive interactive guide.
#ImprovingResidentsOutcomes
#supportcarehomes🏡❤️
www.e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...
'Safe Management of Medicines elearning for all social care staff in England.
Is based on CQC/NICE requirements
4 modules with certs & free access to a comprehensive interactive guide.
#ImprovingResidentsOutcomes
#supportcarehomes🏡❤️
www.e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...
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Do you know a pharmacist or pharmaceutical scientist who has dedicated their career to supporting, mentoring, and advancing others, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of the pharmacy profession?
Nominate them for the Barnett Award: ow.ly/gEmY50WbI3B
Nominate them for the Barnett Award: ow.ly/gEmY50WbI3B
June 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Do you know a pharmacist or pharmaceutical scientist who has dedicated their career to supporting, mentoring, and advancing others, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of the pharmacy profession?
Nominate them for the Barnett Award: ow.ly/gEmY50WbI3B
Nominate them for the Barnett Award: ow.ly/gEmY50WbI3B
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Nominations are now open for the Barnett Award, for RPS members who have made outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the pharmacy profession.
Awarded in memory of Professor Nina Barnett, who died in September 2023.
Find out more: bit.ly/3WlIfyD
Awarded in memory of Professor Nina Barnett, who died in September 2023.
Find out more: bit.ly/3WlIfyD
June 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Nominations are now open for the Barnett Award, for RPS members who have made outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the pharmacy profession.
Awarded in memory of Professor Nina Barnett, who died in September 2023.
Find out more: bit.ly/3WlIfyD
Awarded in memory of Professor Nina Barnett, who died in September 2023.
Find out more: bit.ly/3WlIfyD
Just heard that membership to British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social is free for all foundation pharmacists.
Please help to share.
#pharmsky
Please help to share.
#pharmsky
June 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Listen to @pcpa-uk.bsky.social's very own @hpillminster.pharmsky.app on the @prescqipp.info Talking Meds Podcast with @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app here➡️ pcpa.co/HelenPOD #PharmSky #MedSky
19. The importance of generalism in pharmacy with Helen Kilminster
Talking Meds - A PrescQIPP podcast · Episode
pcpa.co
May 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Listen to @pcpa-uk.bsky.social's very own @hpillminster.pharmsky.app on the @prescqipp.info Talking Meds Podcast with @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app here➡️ pcpa.co/HelenPOD #PharmSky #MedSky