A survey of barriers and facilitators to primary care staff conducting research Background Research is essential to find ways of improving healthcare although is not established in primary care. This study aims to investigate the barriers and facilitators to primary care staff co...

Thrilled that our survey on Barriers and Facilitators to primary care staff conducting research has been published.
The largest facilitator was clear patient benefit and the largest barrier was the inability to fit in extra work in. See paper for recommendations

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Weight loss drug demand continues to grow in the UK – here’s what’s being done to keep supplies readily available The development of new weight loss drugs is one way that patient access can be ensured in the future.

Demand for weight loss drugs is soaring but what does the future hold for these medicines and will demand outstrip supply?
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Pallets are unassuming but mighty! Businesses depend on these products to move stock but they are found being used in so many other ways. Globally pallet circulation is constrained and costs are incurred. Kamran Mahroof and I discuss this in our latest article here 👇 @uniofbradford.bsky.social

Pallets are the backbone of global trade but supplies are threatened by theft, loss – and giant bonfires Lost pallets come at a cost to both businesses and consumers.

Lost pallets come at a cost to both businesses and consumers.

Mounjaro will soon be available as a weight loss treatment on the NHS – here’s what that means for patients The weight loss drug is even more effective than Wegovy.

Today GPs can prescribe Mounjaro for weight loss in England. In our article (Oct 2024), we discussed the supply & demand concerns, and the need for dedicated resources to support patients. @zoeed1.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social @theconversation.com theconversation.com/mounjaro-wil...

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'Green Purchasing Intentions' - Colleagues with a 'Green' specialism/interest, can you please support this undergraduate study by completion of this survey? Thank you🙏 ljmu.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

This is amazing Tom 🥰

Proof that we're not 🤖s 😜

The UK could be facing a ‘quad-demic’ this winter – here’s how to protect yourself Alongside COVID and the flu, cases of norovirus and RSV are already surging this year.

Are we in a quad-demic now? Lots of reporting of symptoms of flu, Covid, RSV or norovirus and overwhelmed healthcare providers 🤢😷🤒 More thoughts on the impact of the quad-demic in the UK and support available here 👇 @zoeed1.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social

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It is the superior chocolate 😍

Congratulations to our colleagues at Bradford Teaching Hospitals- leading NHS Trust in England for research study recruitment in 23-34! Bradford living up to our claim to be a City of Research.
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Bruce Arthur: How would Canada’s health-care system respond in another world war? A group of health-care experts gathered in Toronto for a war game based on the idea of a protracted ground war in Europe that involves NATO countries, and therefore Canada.

How would Canada's health-care system respond in another world war? Operation Trillium Cura brings emergency preparedness experts together, by @brucearthur.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/canada/... via @thestar.com

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The UK could be facing a ‘quad-demic’ this winter – here’s how to protect yourself Alongside COVID and the flu, cases of norovirus and RSV are already surging this year.

Our NHS is facing the cyclical winter pressures and higher than expected cases of four respiratory viruses COVID, flu, RSV and norovirus. In @theconversation.com we comment on symptom self-management, vaccinations and the role of Pharmacy teams. Our article is 👇 theconversation.com/the-uk-could...

Our latest article for the conversation with info about the four viruses currently circulating widely @proflizbreen14.bsky.social @jonsilcock.bsky.social

Mounjaro will soon be available as a weight loss treatment on the NHS – here’s what that means for patients The weight loss drug is even more effective than Wegovy.

Mounjaro - the new weight loss medicine soon to start being rolled out across the NHS. Here is a piece we did for The Conversation about it recently theconversation.com/mounjaro-wil...
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Antiviral use ‘authorised’ from today for Flu

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It was lovely to catch up with you Brendon. It was a great launch of this report. Much more to come from this work. No doubt our paths will cross soon!

Looks fantastic Sue! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰🥰🥰

Jeff has the right idea. Bunker down and ride out the cold snap! 🥶❤️

Do you work in a care home for older people in England and are you involved in medication reviews? If so, we really want to hear your views. Please complete our short survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/leeds/depp... There’s a prize draw for a chance to win a £50 or £100 voucher.

We want to hear from primary care health professionals working in England who are involved in structured medication reviews for older people living in care homes-via this this short survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/leeds/depp... There's a prize draw for the chance of a £50 or £100 voucher.

Tough competition but these are winning smiles 😀🏆

And we got a Special Mention( my interpretation of that is we were a close second to the winning project !!!) 🏆 👏🏻

Waiting patiently (ish) to hear who has won the coveted awards! A lovely evening celebrating our research success and mesmerised by the quality of the research on display. With my amazing team colleagues @davidalldred.bsky.social Jon Silcock

Professor Liz Breen on LinkedIn: **** Access to Medicines (AtM) Event. November 15th 2024 ****… **** Access to Medicines (AtM) Event. November 15th 2024 **** Royal Pharmaceutical Society, London. Medicine shortages are a persisting problem…

Insights from our Access to Medicines (AtM) event Nov 15th 2024. Securing continuity of medicines supplies is challenging. Collaborative efforts are key to progression. @suealldred.bsky.social @zoeed1.bsky.social @hadeelmohamed.bsky.social @davidalldred.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...