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Chris Donnan retweeted
Pharmacy First in England is expanding to include five more common conditions.
We welcome the expansion, but investment in the pharmacy workforce and infrastructure must keep pace with growing demand.
Read our full response: bit.ly/4yxULve
@drmahendrapatel
ALT Quote from Professor Mahendra Patel on expanding clinical services to empower patients and utilize pharmacists' skills effectively.
Chris Donnan retweeted
We've published our latest Medicines Used in Mental Health statistics, covering prescribing trends across England from April to June 2026.
The data analyses prescribing across 5 key drug groups, including antidepressants, ADHD medications and drugs for dementia.
🧵Key findings
ALT Medicines Used in Mental Health - England Quarterly Summary Statistics April to June 2026
Pharmacy First is expanding, with 5 new pathways. A positive step for patient access, recognising pharmacists’ clinical skills—but implementation, capacity, governance and integration with general practice will be crucial.
#PharmacyFirst #CommunityPharmacy #NHS #Pharmacy
Polypharmacy is one of the biggest challenges in primary care. Balancing multiple conditions, medicines, interactions and side effects is complex.
The goal isn’t simply to reduce medicines—it’s to ensure every medicine has a purpose, remains safe, and adds value. 💊
🚨 EXC: An over-prescribing epidemic is sending 1,000 elderly patients to A&E every single day - a consequence of a fragmented NHS unprepared for the ageing silver tsunami heading its way as 468k baby boomers turn 80 this year: thetimes.com/article/ddf452b…
Chris Donnan retweeted
The NHS Leadership and Management Framework sets consistent standards aligned to the 10 Year Health Plan. It’s for managers at every level, from ward to board, clinical and non-clinical, and includes a supporting self-assessment tool: lmframework.leadershipacadem…
ALT Take a look at our new leadership and management framework today. #NHSLeadersandmanagers
📢 Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2026/27 update, a stronger focus on clinical practice and professional development.
Key areas include:
💊 Pharmacy First clinical audit & peer discussion
🫁 Respiratory therapeutics & asthma training
🚨 SOPs for urgent & time-critical medicines
❤️ Palliative & end-of-life care
£20m scheme, with fewer requirements than previous years.
A welcome shift towards quality, clinical competence and patient safety. (gov.uk)
Chris Donnan retweeted
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Chris Donnan retweeted
This exclusive scoping review by pharmacy leaders has identified priority actions to support safe, confident and sustainable prescribing practice — particularly in community and primary care settings
#independentprescribing #reviewarticle #ukpharmacy
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Worth knowing: statins are well-studied, safe for most people, and really effective at lowering cholesterol and reducing heart attack and stroke risk. They help a lot of people live longer, healthier lives bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c801…
Current shortages in the UK pharmacy wholesale market:
• Aspirin 75mg EC
• Propranolol 80mg MR
• Quetiapine MR
• Oxybutynin
These ongoing supply issues put pressure on pharmacies and risk patient safety. What are @MHRAgovuk doing to support the pharmacy wholesale chain?
Chris Donnan retweeted
Front page of @guardian covers millions who are going to A&E for minor ailments that could be treated in a community pharmacy. As I say in the article ‘Pharmacists are highly trained professionals and can supply prescription medicines on the NHS for a range of common illnesses’.
James Watson (1928–2025) — co-discoverer of the DNA double helix and a pioneer whose work reshaped biology and medicine. His discoveries opened the door to modern genetics and the genomic era. #RIP #ScienceLegend bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8x…
Chris Donnan retweeted
Top-selling drugs in the first 9 months of 2025 (by sales)
1. Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus)
2. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound)
3. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
Chris Donnan retweeted
Efficacy and safety of clopidogrel versus #aspirin monotherapy in patients at high risk after #PCI (SMART-CHOICE 3)- The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance… Even it was an open label #RCT, several studies advocated #clopidogrel as preferred Tx with few implementation in practice…
Chris Donnan retweeted
📣 Use of paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.
Read the full announcement ➡️ bit.ly/4nl5AeS
Public health communications should be grounded in evidence. Allowing Donald Trump to make unchecked claims on health matters poses real risks. Independent fact-checking is essential to prevent misinformation that could endanger lives #VaccinesSaveLives #FactsMatter #PublicHealth