Nikki Shaw
nshaw1.bsky.social
Nikki Shaw
@nshaw1.bsky.social
Lead Pharmacist KMG, Swindon. Particularly interested in T2DM, menopause and tackling polypharmacy. Live in Oxfordshire. At the weekends enjoy the theatre, our campervan and the beach #PharmSky
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NEW: Weekend News Agents

A special ep on one of the most shocking scandal I’ve reported on: the generation of disabled children created by the British state. A responsibility it is still refusing to pay for. The shocking story of Sodium Valproate.

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Special report: A scandal 'bigger than Thalidomide'
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 21/03/2025 · 45m
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March 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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It’s #CervicalCancer awareness month!

The #HPV vaccine is highly effective.

It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of cervical cancer.
January 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Free & easy access to
'Safe Management of Medicines' elearning for social care staff in England.
Is based on CQC/NICE requirements
4 modules with certs & free access to a comprehensive interactive guide.
Improving residents outcomes
Supporting care homes 🏡❤️
e-lfh.org.uk/safer-manage...
#Pharmsky
November 21, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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​Names and faces of people who died crossing the Channel in deadliest year on record

Harrowing piece by colleague @daveburke12.bsky.social

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Names and faces of people who died in Channel during deadliest year on record
Heartbreaking photos show men, women and children who died this year trying to reach the UK in small boats as MPs are urged to reflect on the tragedies and stop it happening again
www.mirror.co.uk
January 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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I'll give you three guesses as to what is filling our hospitals with seriously ill people, putting massive strain on ambulance services and decimating the most vulnerable members of our society.

#PreventionIsBetterThanCure
#VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesWork
#flu
By the middle of December, only 37% of those eligible for a flu jab - including the over-65s, under- 17s, NHS workers, carers, pregnant women and people with long-term health conditions such as asthma and diabetes - had been vaccinated.
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ALT: a man in a suit and tie talking to another man in a room with the words that 's what the kids call
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January 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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I’ve put the latest issue of my weekly column ‘Cowper’s Cut’ outside the paywall for a couple of hours, so you can share my reluctant conclusion that Labour have two major problems with their health policy. www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-...
Cowper’s Cut 352: From measurable milestones to millstones
I tell myself the story that I don’t like to be more unpleasant than is strictly necessary. I also tell myself the story that I don’t like to jump to conclusions about a new administration. I’m aware ...
www.healthpolicyinsight.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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Antiviral use ‘authorised’ from today for Flu

www.cas.mhra.gov.uk/ViewAndAckno...
December 3, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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This is huge.

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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December 1, 2024 at 5:33 PM