Parmjit

Family, friendship, health care = Pharmacy, education, writing, and kindness

[Yellow Card WM @YellowCardWM]

Patients can play their part in #patientsafety too by reporting their side-effects and helping others to use medicines safely #MedSafetyWeek
Please report here https://t.co/l2wYsghbDP or download the #YellowCard app

[Department of Health and Social Care @DHSCgovuk]

We're strengthening patient rights under the Mental Health Bill so people can get better mental health care.

Here’s what we're improving for patients, staff and the public ⬇We're strengthening patient rights under the Mental Health Bill so people can get better mental health care.

Here’s what we're improving for patients, staff and the public ⬇We're strengthening patient rights under the Mental Health Bill so people can get better mental health care.

Here’s what we're improving for patients, staff and the public ⬇We're strengthening patient rights under the Mental Health Bill so people can get better mental health care.

Here’s what we're improving for patients, staff and the public ⬇We're strengthening patient rights under the Mental Health Bill so people can get better mental health care.

Here’s what we're improving for patients, staff and the public ⬇️

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

Updated NICE menopause guidelines published today.

While it’s welcome to see HRT as the preferred treatment for the menopause, this is a disappointing update overall. The focus remains primarily on vasomotor symptoms – hot flushes and night sweats – which are, for many women, not the main symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. Most women experience brain symptoms – brain fog, low mood, anxiety, poor concentration, sleep disturbances, memory problems and fatigue – and these are things we know are unlikely to be alleviated in the long term by CBT, as suggested.

The guidelines also do not differentiate between older, synthetic HRT and the natural (body identical) hormones now more commonly prescribed – while the word “risk” is mentioned three times as often than the word “benefit”, these newer forms offer more benefit than risks.

The true risk comes in NOT taking HRT at all, with good quality evidence showing that low hormones during menopause increases the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, clincial depression, autoimmune diseases and an earlier death. These diseases reduce in women taking hormones and life expectancy increases.

Women deserve to be fully informed and involved at every step of their healthcare consultation to make an informed decision on the right treatment or combination of treatments for them. While we have seen a rise in recent years in access to evidence-based treatments like HRT, a postcode lottery still exists, particularly for those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Too many women are still struggling to receive HRT, and these guidelines will be confusing for both healthcare professionals and women.

Perimenopause and menopause is sorely under-researched and under-funded, and this must change. In the meantime, women deserve to have a choice, and those who want to take HRT should be able to have it prescribed. That HRT is now the frontline treatment is refreshing, but future documents and consultations must go further to ensure women get the treatment they deserve.

https://t.co/9tut2nB1SO

[PharmaLucy @PharmaLucy]

#Penicillinallergyawareness

[The Mindfulness Meditation Institute @TrainingMindful]

“Train your mind to see the good in everything..."

[Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD @LORWEN108]

Connecting with others and accepting nature is the path to fulfillment.

• Join a club.
• Arrange meetups.
• Explore new hobbies.
• Move out and meet others.

Practice gratitude. Live simply. Cultivate compassion.

In other words, be like a tree...

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

Self Care September - Day 2: Notice the things you do well, however small https://t.co/rry9VO52NK #SelfCareSeptember

[Eckhart Tolle @EckhartTolle]

“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” - Eckhart Tolle

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

So true! 🧡
🌐 https://t.co/leSsDUnQAd

[NHS England @NHSEngland]

For the first time, anyone in a mental health crisis can now call 111 and receive support from trained mental health professionals.

The 24/7 service is available for all ages, including children, providing vital help through a single phone line.
https://t.co/Dxc9ahAao1

[Parmjit @parmjit_kang]

@KiranSidhu41 I can hear the cuckoo is an example of how every one of us has a story. We learn lessons in our own lives but can also learn from other people's stories too. It's important we are accepting of each others stories and encourage more openness

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Important! 🧡

[Parmjit @parmjit_kang]

@KiranSidhu41 @goodreads 'I can hear the cuckoo', is such a pleasurable read. It shows how grief is often the catalyst to transformations that wouldn't happen otherwise. If only we could metamorphose without grief&try different versions of ourselves until we find our bestfit.

[Parmjit @parmjit_kang]

@altontowers I hope you can help, have sent DM regarding use of tickets that we bought previously but we're not able to use.

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

Don’t give up. Healing is not linear, but you will get there

Image: https://t.co/0OEOOlF7El

[Will Dean @willrdean]

The Chamber is published today in North America. To celebrate I’m giving away a signed, dedicated 1st edition copy AND a $100 @Bookshop_Org voucher (which benefits amazing indie bookstores). Simply RT by August 11. Open: Globally. Winner announced: August 12. Good luck!

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

“If you put red ants & black ants in a glass jar, nothing happens. But if the jar is shaken, the two sets of ants will fight each other. But the real enemy is the person who shook the jar. The same is true in society. Before we fight each other, we must ask: Who shook the jar?”

[Acottagefullofbooks @acottageofbooks]

Happy Saturday! I thought I’d start the weekend with a giveaway. Win a sprayed edge copy of The Love of my Afterlife and a bag of love hearts. Repost & follow to enter. UK only. Closes 05/08/24 at 11.59pm.

[SophieSpring97 @SophieP25397]

The #Mosque in Hartlepool that was attacked by far right thugs.
Last year it gave £25k to the British Legion through the sale of poppies
Cooked over 25k meals for people in Hartlepool who were hungry
Anybody got a list of what the far right thugs have done for their communities?