Lovely to see Hillend Loch in the sun on the way to work today. #spring

“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”

Albert Camus

As we move towards 25-26, ensuring trainees are exposed to the ‘does’ level of experience throughout the foundation year is going to be vital in preparation for the prescribing from qualification future for pharmacy

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Brilliant article.
In a nutshell
“The key to maintaining a proficient and productive workforce is retention of experienced staff. However, most healthcare policy focuses on supply and training more new people to fill the leaky workforce bucket.’
#nursesky

Excellent article by @alisonleary1.bsky.social “The newly qualified are developing discriminative judgement and need psychological safety at work.”
“They are not as productive; they are still learning the praxis (practice) of the technical knowledge they acquired when studying. “

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

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

In addition to being a dog and cat mum, I’m now a dog gran - meet Taggie 💕💕💕

Whenever I think of rain…I think of Scotland…but the moody light that follows is something else!

We had a lovely rehearsal today for the Edinburgh Clarsach Society “Harps of Gold” concert.

And yes, this tune is in it! But the first verse will be sung in Gaelic, by children from the local Gaelic School.

Working hard here against the autocorrect, which prefers “Garlic” to “Gaelic”…

Great to support clinical skills training day for FTY pharmacists alongside the fabulous Maxine McCabe and our NHSL renal specialist pharmacist Sarah MacInnes this week . Excellent participation and engagement from the trainee pharmacists- the future of pharmacy is bright 😁

The accompanying editorial on this landmark trial
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"A new era in the treatment if acute exacerbations of asthma and COPD"

My Occ Health pal says that a significant percentage of those who worked on the frontline through the 2020-21 #Covid19 pandemic yrs have been left w PTSD, analogous to people who'd been through wars.

"Under-diagnosed. Under-treated. The problem's so big we haven't the resources to deal with it."

My favourite conference #sp3a2024. Wonderful to see the inspirational work going on around Scotland in primary care. Excellent workshops, understanding psychological safety and emotional intelligence. What more could you want? (Also proud to display my poster ☺️)

Ageing and frailty: Standards for the care of older people. Health Care Improvement Scotland.
www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/publications...

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Today is World COPD day.
The 2024 theme for World COPD Day is “Know Your Lung Function." This year's theme highlights the importance of measuring lung function, also known as spirometry. Vital to make a diagnosis of COPD.

Although the wind was screaming in my ears, it was a scene of serenity & breathtaking majesty as the Cuernos del Paine lit up in magnificent light. Light I had never witnessed in 5 years of exploring Patagonia. 📷

#photography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #mountains

Professional pride.
Patient care.
Positive impact.
@pcpa-uk.bsky.social Leadership Conference honoured to have Wasim Baqir (NHSE) presenting a workshop on Delivering Pharmacy Prescribing

#PCPAevents