Jane Starr

MSO and Pharmacist committed to Safer use of Medicines, Safer drinking of wine and Safer NHS! All views are very much my own!

[UKCPA Medicines Safety & Quality Committee @MSQGroup]

Fantastic session on PSIRF, great discussions about compassion and thinking about systems involved vs individuals @UKCPA @PaddaAmandeep @Abimbola_pharm @PharmPooja

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

The kitten will REPORT to Larry the Cat.

[Royal Institution (now on Bluesky) @Ri_Science]

Drumroll, please... 🥁

We are excited to announce that the 2024 #XmasLectures, supported by @CGI_Global , will be presented by Dr Chris van Tulleken (@DoctorChrisVT) and will be all about food and the human body’s relationship to it!

[NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service @NHS_SPS]

Hypokalaemia is a common electrolyte disturbance. Left untreated it can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias.

Do you want to know how to assess and treat acute hypokalaemia in adults?

Visit our new article to find out👇
https://t.co/g45TI280Xn

[NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service @NHS_SPS]

Our latest Spotlight Monthly Digest was published this week. It is a summary of our outputs & resources over the last month & details our upcoming events.
It is relevant to all healthcare professionals working across the system. Please share it widely.
https://t.co/xjyjsKUXmq

[NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service @NHS_SPS]

Questions about PGDs?

SPS has resources to support you in practice
- a short 🧵

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[Daryl Connolly @QImedgovpharm]

Three steps to obtaining an accurate medication 💊 history. Video developed by SEHSCT & WHSCT. @erikahughes111 @KilgallenA @friel_anne @SQSFellowship @markvignesha #QI #fellowsc10 https://t.co/MzFVVp3er0

[Dr Honey choudhary 🩺 @Doctors__squad]

EMERGENCY MEDICATIONS 💊

[Rob Galloway @DrRobgalloway]

I started medical school 29 years ago and until the last couple of years, always believed that modern medicine was the savior to all our ills.

I’d dismiss as unscientific those who said they had used acupuncture. I’d quietly snigger under my breath when a patient told me how yoga rather than sertraline was helpful for their stress.

Worst of all, I’d sneer in an arrogance in a way only those who don’t know what they don’t know can sneer, if someone talked about why they took various vitamins or supplements.

As a junior Doctor it was commonplace to be taken out for posh dinners by drug reps who then gave us biased information which seeped down in our medical psyche to discount the importance of healthy living and discounting any “alternative” medical practice,

There are many cases where modern medicine is lifesaving - from the man in his 60s with a cardiac arrest who we bring back to life with a defibrillator, to the teenager with appendicitis who gets better with an emergency operation modern, western medicine, not only works well but is lifesaving.

But for many others, the medical model, so indoctrinated into our medical psyche is clearly failing; from the patients with chronic back pain, dosed up on addictive but not particularly effective opioid pain killers to the patients with insomnia, whose prescribed sleeping tablets leads to a lifetime of dependency and ill health.

In this week’s health section of the mail – I have looked at some studies – performed to the highest levels of scientific rigour which have made me reevaluate some of my preconceived ideas and prejudices about how best to treat plain and sleep issues.

My conclusion is that modern medicine absolutely is lifesaving. But it is not the golden panacea to a healthy life and we need to reevaluate our medical model if we truly want to improve our health.

We need to use the best avaialble evidence and incorporate the best of modern medicine, other systems of care such as mindfullness, yoga and acupuncture with healthy living. Only then can we truly improve our health as well as our life expectancy.

[NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service @NHS_SPS]

📢📢📢We're hiring

Would you like to work for SPS?

We're looking for two senior pharmacists to join us in new cross function roles:

💊Medicines Advice & Digital
💊Medicines Use and Safety & Digital

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[Jane Starr @janestarr17]

Come and join our Pharmacy Education and Development team! We have Pharmacist vacancies.
East Sussex is a lovely- close to the sea and lots of green spaces. Pls share @Alice_Conway @esht_pharmacy @ESHTNHS @ESHTRecruitment. See link for more information: https://t.co/BS7FM0in9u…

[Jane Starr @janestarr17]

Come and join our Pharmacy Education and Development team as we have some Pharmacist vacancies.
East Sussex is a lovely- close to the sea and lots of green spaces @Alice_Conway @esht_pharmacy @ESHTNHS @ESHTRecruitment. See link for more information: https://t.co/O6lBvmnYDw

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Downing Street security: If your name's not down, you're not coming in... unless you bribe me with cat treats
(Photo @LightHackers)

[Kieran Hand PhD @DrKieranHand]

Landmark study for antimicrobial stewardship in Lancet Resp Med today. Large RCT in UK general practice of adults with respiratory illness found that nasal sprays (saline or gel-based) were associated with shorter duration of symptoms and at least 30% ⬇️ in antibiotics

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

NEWS
The end of privilege in government

Private school Cabinet members
Keir Starmer’s lowest in history

Starmer : 4% - 1 person
Sunak: 63%

[Prof Karen Mattick @KarenMattick]

New paper alert! On kindness in healthcare leadership and management. Led by Rebecca Dyar, a wonderful anaesthetist and Masters student :) https://t.co/J4hyhu15U6 @care_under @ExeterMed

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

We agree with every word of this.

Please RT if you do too.

[Paul Relf - RN MSc 💙🏳️‍🌈 @RelfPaul]

Another great Discharge Session at the Conquest Hospital. Thank you to our key stakeholders supporting today from our ICS partnership teams, Social Care, ECIST, Housing, and Voluntary Sectors! Thank you! @ECISTNetwork @Sheila09118026 @hazeltonge @NHS_Sussex @MarkKAngus @vsc1970

[Julia Scott @MedsManPharm]

Another EXTREMELY COOL job opportunity: 1-yr Darzi Fellowship in Clinical Leadership, starting this September.

📲Focusing on improving clinical care through digital
🧑🏾‍⚕️open to ALL registered HCPs - AHPs, healthcare scientists, docs, nurses…

Take a 👀

https://t.co/oPCZIpTkg7

[Jane Starr @janestarr17]

@ProfDonyai Such an inspirational man and a driving force in putting Medication Safety at the top of priorities