@davidalldred.bsky.social
Professor of Medicines Use and Safety at University of Leeds |NIHR Senior Investigator|Patient safety|Older people|Cricket - Lancs CCC|Bury FC| #pharmsky
📜NEW PAPER: Supporting Older People Living With Frailty to Self-Manage Multiple Medicines: An Experience-Based Co-Design of a Complex Intervention Developed in UK Primary Care.
Read the paper or access the toolkit here: yqsr.org/category/aca...
@bethfylan.bsky.social @davidalldred.bsky.social
Credit for these are down to the team - Dr Daisy Halligan, Hana Shamsan, Dr Alison Bravington, Prof Liz Breen, and Dr Hannah Hartley - in partnership with the residents, relatives, care home staff and healthcare professionals who co-designed them
12.09.2025 12:10 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
We've designed a support programme to help older people living with frailty to self-manage their medicines.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
You can use the programme here in a full or easy-read version - imanagemymeds.org
@bethfylan.bsky.social @davidalldred.bsky.social
Great opportunity to join us at the University of Leeds as a Research Fellow in Quality and Safety, focusing on applied research to improve medicines safety and patient safety...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
☀️The Summer tranche of our Research Career Development Award is now open!
The scheme is open to #nurses, #midwives, #pharmacists & #AHPs, as well as academic researchers in Yorkshire & Humber.
To find out more & to apply: psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/contact/get-...
@bthft.bsky.social
Our latest YH PSRC Blog is now available to read on our website.
This month’s blog has been written by @albravington.bsky.social and focuses on the work of our De-Cluttering theme.
You can read it here: psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/category/blog
@rebeccalawton.bsky.social
📢NEW Vacancy to join our Decluttering (Safely) for Safety theme with Prof @rebeccalawton.bsky.social
⌛️ Closing date: 12 May 2025
Find out more here: 👇
www.nhsjobs.com/job/UK/West_...
📢 CHARMER Highlights 2025 is now live! Read our latest newsletter to catch up on trial progress and key milestones from the past year, including meeting our patient enrolment target.
Read here: mailchi.mp/f1beea650b59...
#Deprescribing #HealthcareResearch #HospitalTrial
We’re thrilled to launch our new podcast series; Stories of Safety!
Join us for exclusive conversations with leading figures on what #patientsafety means, how it’s been shaped, & what the future holds.
🎙️Listen now to Episode 1 with @shaunlintern.bsky.social :
psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/latest/podca...
If you work in health or social care in the UK or have academic, strategic or practical expertise in UK health and social care workforce wellbeing and retention, we would love to hear from you!
You can find out more here: drive.google.com/file/d/1y8S4...
#healthcarestaff #nhssky #medsky
Interested in how Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) can improve patient safety?
Join us on 15 July in Leeds for a summer seminar exploring HFE in #patientsafety research and practice.
📍 The Studio, Leeds
🕤 9:30am–4:15pm
🔗Find out more: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/04/16/e...
#HFE #NIHR
🚨Fully Funded #PhD @universityofleeds.bsky.social
on "Understanding and evaluating restorative approaches in response to #patientsafety incidents"
with @gemmalouch.bsky.social and @janekohara.bsky.social
🔗 phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2247...
⏳ Application deadline: 22 May 2025
#PhDSky #SafetySky
📢Calling experts in UK health and social care staff wellbeing, including staff working there! We need your help to understand the demands staff face at work and which resources best support them to inform future research.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
📫 The SafetyNet #Newsletter - March 2025 is here!
🔗 mailchi.mp/651d9c4760cb...
In this issue:
🔎 Public Involvement Front Door: a new online resource for researchers
🔎 Highlights of research impact advancing #patientsafety
🔎 Webinars & much more!
#Researchupdates #NIHR
We’re pleased to launch the Public Involvement Front Door, a new resource which combines a values-based approach with practical tips and resources to empower researchers to meaningfully involve public members in their work.
🔗Check it out here: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/03/20/t...
Poster for the award scheme
This #PSRC award will give you the opportunity to have protected time to develop an application for @nihr.bsky.social Career Development Funding.
To find out more and to apply: psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/contact/get-...
🚨Deadline extended - for this fully funded PhD opportunity in patient safety and implementation science
New deadline: 30th April
Details here - please get in touch for further info: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Thinking of doing a #PhD? Here's some great advice from our #PhDstudents
Our latest PhD opportunity is a fully funded PhD studentship with looking at developing & refining a conceptual model for de-implementing low-value safety practices:
Find out more 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The recording of this seminar with Dr @ora-dall.bsky.social is now live on our YouTube channel. If you missed it, you can catch up here: youtu.be/Ekj0cG_MLgc
04.03.2025 11:31 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0The NEW British Geriatrics Society website is now live. @gerisoc.bsky.social Join a special interest group, see the Meds Optimisation SIG.Free frailty course, multiple modules, self paced, access to many free things. #Carehomes #pharmsky
www.bgs.org.uk/welcome-to-t...
Yesterday, after 34+ years of excellence in teaching & research, Dr Julian Knight gave his last organic lecture at Newcastle. Then this happened...😍 Thanks so much to Julian, and all the staff and students that turned out to wish him well in his retirement! #WeAreNCL
05.02.2025 09:08 — 👍 167 🔁 34 💬 4 📌 11
Establishing the barriers & enablers to research within the pharmacy profession
The study is part of a wider project known as the Pharmacy Professionals Incubator. The survey will takes 15 min to complete & will close on 17 Feb 2025.
Link here: bit.ly/PharmResearch
@debibhattacharya.bsky.social
NEW Blog: Supporting older people to manage medicines at home via a toolkit called "I Manage My Meds"
You can read it here: psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/supporting-o...
It's part of the new #GP repeat prescribing toolkit for resources about patient roles & responsibilities www.rpharms.com/resources/re...)
Why should you do a #PhD with Yorkshire & Humber PSRC?
We'll let our current #PhDstudents tell you!
📽️ Watch the video here: psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
If you're interested in applying for a PhD at our centre, take a look at our current opportunities here: psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/contact/get-...
Want to get published? All abstracts accepted at #PRIMM2025 are published in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety.
Join us in Manchester on 16 May 2026 at our 35th Annual Scientific Meeting.
primm.org.uk
Submit online...
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/77877...
Pharmacy teams involved in supporting care home residents have a look at this. The first national faculty for pharmacy professionals who provide clinical care for people in care homes. Membership also gives you access to all the PCPA resources.
Join us on 12th Feb.
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📢NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY! We're hiring two Research Fellows to join our growing team.
To find out more and to apply: 👇 nhsjobs.com/job/UK/West_...
Theres a lot happening in Pharmacy Professional Leadership in the UK right now - want to get involved? Join the conversation at a range of webinars over the next few weeks #GetInvolved #YourFutureOurFuture #PharmacyTeams jointheconversation.scwcsu.nhs.uk/pharmacy-pro...
23.01.2025 12:52 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Thanks BBC Morning Live editor Jake & Professor Green
for helping us explain the complexity of #polypharmacy + need for medication review @pharmaj.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @rorycj.bsky.social @stokemacca.bsky.social @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social @me.pharmsky.app @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app
Closing date for this #phdstudentship is 31st January.
If you’re interested in researching safety practices in healthcare, this might be for you:
