Published this week in Health Expectations, an exploration of how parents experience medicines and safety when they're in hospital. Conflict between their independence, and a system struggling to be "safe." Without parents there is no medicines safety.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Many folks twist critical thinking into a pretzel.

Deliciously salty but confusing.

They start at the top, trying to create before they understand.

That's like trying to write a symphony before learning notes.

Here's what smart academics do differently:

#phdsky

From @helensalisbury.bsky.social in the @bmj.com this month.

“The focus on prevention that we’ve been promised in the NHS shouldn’t just be about asking patients to take control of their own health through lifestyle changes…”

Link here:
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

#PublicHealth
#SDOH
#MedSky

My latest @bmj.com on why an experienced workforce is necessary for safety and productivity www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Fascinating paper on factors that impact on registration exam passes for UK pharmacists 👀

academic.oup.com/ijpp/advance...

This is a great opportunity for pharmacists (or pharmacy technicians) to publish their innovative service models 👇

escpweb.org/escp-best-pr...

🚨 NEW REPORT: Working with @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social, FNF has produced a new report that finds varied learning experiences and supervision for student #nurses and #midwives in the UK.

Read the full report at: tinyurl.com/mpvwrk48

#antibioticguardian awards close on 10th January - see QR code. #infection2024 @dianeashiru.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social

Great commentary in ADA's Diabetes Care Journal re: the nuance between appropriate vs. inappropriate #polypharmacy.

When considering #deprescribing, the appropriateness of one's medications matters more than simply the number of medications they are on!

https://buff.ly/4ghZnML

We are pleased to announce #ThePJ's arrival on #Bluesky!

Please follow us for the latest in pharmaceutical news, commentary, learning and research

#introduction #PharmaceuticalJournal #ThePJ #pharmsky

There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.

A Place of Joy.

Great news that our colleagues @uniofbradford.bsky.social have secured a Mental Health Leadership Award from @nihr.bsky.social - looking forward to BDCT colleagues working with the University to transform children and young people’s MH research here
#MentalHealth

www.bradford.ac.uk/news/archive...

Please can anyone working in SACT services complete this questionnaire on implementation of the JBDS & UKSACT board hyperglycaemia guidelines! Thank you 🙂

qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...