Christine Blanks

Pharmacy Production Manager at University Hospitals of North Midlands. All views are my own.

[Genomics Education @genomicsedu]

A gene therapy medicine that uses the gene-editing tool CRISPR has been authorised by medical regulators - a UK first. The treatment, Casgevy, is aimed at curing sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. Read about genome editing and gene therapy in our blog https://t.co/yG1nbwLZue

[Christine Blanks @Chrisblanks12]

@NicolaStaton @UHNM_NHS Well done Nicola.

[Prof Kamaraj Karunanithi @drKamarajk]

Great shout out from ⁦@UHNM_NHS⁩ ⁦@ResearchUhnm⁩ for #red4research and joining with ⁦@NHSRDForum⁩ ⁦@UKRDLeaders⁩ to support research across #nhs ⁦@NHSEngland⁩ ⁦@NIHRresearch⁩ ⁦@CRN_WMid⁩ other collaborators ⁦⁦

[Nicky Stringer @NickyStringer]

Congratulations Tina and Nik 🎉

[Prof Kamaraj Karunanithi @drKamarajk]

@JaneHolmesNHS @martinbooth6 @UHNM_NHS @ResearchUhnm @AlisonCooke89 @uhnmcenree @beckyish1 International Clinical trials Day Thursday 18th May 2023 well-being wagon booked and trials team will be there. Time to start the conversation and start planning. County research engagement and enhancement one of our strategic aim

[Royal College of Pharmacy @rc_pharm]

RPS has published a position statement on genomics calling for pharmacy professionals to be included as key stakeholders in implementing, delivering and evaluating a wide range of genomic services.

Read the statement: https://t.co/5KY4Avbscz

#RPSNews #Pharmacogenomics

[BOPA Committee @BOPACommittee]

TPMT and NUDT15 pharmacogenetic testing is now commissioned on the NHS for Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patients only https://t.co/HfVcoWRJPw These pharmacogenetic tests will identify if a patient is more susceptible to adverse drug reactions to 6-MP.
@Dharmisha

[Genomics Education @genomicsedu]

New in our blog: The first baby to receive a new #GeneTherapy on the #NHS is showing no further signs of #MLD, a disease that would otherwise have proved fatal. Read more here: https://t.co/7tNTEKrT6X
#genomics

[NHS Genomic Medicine Service @NHSgms]

The NHS Genomics Strategy sets out the ambitions for embedding #genomics in the NHS over the next 5 years with these four priorities.

You can read the full strategy here:
https://t.co/8sCfCDXUSA

[Nicky Stringer @NickyStringer]

Exciting post - Job vacancy: Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Cancer Clinical Trials Band 8a, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke on Trent | https://t.co/kazqn3FGsa ⁦@BOPACommittee⁩ ⁦@UKCPA⁩ https://t.co/TU9F53Bryz

[Genomics Education @genomicsedu]

Today is #RDD2023. We are committed to helping healthcare professionals to better understand rare disease and how to support families in their care. Check out our educational resources and tools: https://t.co/WMnNrUCk4y

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

Newborn babies are to be genetically tested to prevent gentamicin-associated deafness

https://t.co/8zg5KupqJ6

[NHS Genomic Medicine Service @NHSgms]

A moving story this morning about Teddi, a toddler who has received a gene therapy Libmeldy, to cure her previously incurable inherited condition called MLD. Our excellent teams @SWGLH helped diagnose her so she could access this treatment.
https://t.co/wSEmFR6lzV

@SWGenomics

[Christine Blanks @Chrisblanks12]

@GeorgiaMalesi Well done Georgia. Thanks for your support too, glad we made it through this together.

[Christine Blanks @Chrisblanks12]

Last day studying genomic medicine at the University of Birmingham. I’ve learnt so much and made some great friends. Thanks for all those who have helped me, now to pass on my new knowledge.

[Sue Thomson 💙 @SusanTh89074607]

Have a great conference promoting all the great work we are undertaking in pharmacy and @UHNM_NHS .

[Nicky Stringer @NickyStringer]

Enjoying the networking and Poster session #BOPA2022 @SusanTh89074607 @Clayts_wkc

[Dr Andy Lowey @LoweyAndy]

To illustrate pressures....of 190 adult chemo doses made last Friday, 110 could've been provided by outsourced suppliers on our framework. We now outsource only 6% of our chemo (25% historically). That's before we talk about ⬆️ in demand...
@emsmith8 @DuncombeRob @BOPACommittee

[NHS Genomic Medicine Service @NHSgms]

A new Non-Invasive Pre-natal Diagnosis for retinoblastoma was added to the National Genomic Test Directory earlier his year. It will help clinicians to spot this rare form of eye cancer in the womb and potentially lead to better outcomes.
#Genomics #ChildhoodCancerAwareness

[Nicky Stringer @NickyStringer]

Many thanks to Tracy @TracyBullock12 for coming to Pharmacy today to present Sharon with her UHNM Hero award - Sharon and her husband, whilst on holiday in Italy, performed CPR on a lady who had a cardiac arrest until emergency services arrived @UHNM_NHS @SusanTh89074607