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Tanya McLaven
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Primary Care Knowledge Specialist - Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (librarian in the NHS).
Specialist medication monitoring and prescribing in primary care: case study of shared care agreements in Northern England, UK - BMJ Open Quality open access article @uhllib.bsky.social
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Specialist medication monitoring and prescribing in primary care: case study of shared care agreements in Northern England, UK
Introduction Shared care agreements (SCAs) in the UK enable general practitioners (GPs) in primary care to take over the monitoring and prescribing of specialist medications for patients under agreed ...
bmjopenquality.bmj.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Autism policy and services: Health and social care briefing - House of Commons Library @uhllib.bsky.social @samueljtromans.bsky.social
Autism policy and services: Health and social care
Autistic people experience health inequalities. This briefing describes government and NHS policy on health and social care for autistic people.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
April 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Beware the Ides of March...
March 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.

Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
December 7, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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The original ‘tosspot’, in the 16th century, was someone who ‘tossed back’ their ‘pot’ of beer and then immediately went back for another.
November 22, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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👩‍🎓 We're currently doing our final Health Literacy Awareness session of the year at Glenfield Hospital.

🔜 Dates for 2025 will be out soon here: uhl-library.nhs.uk/training
November 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM