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CPC North returns to Manchester Central this week.

Join the region’s pharmacy community for two days of vital CPD, expert-led learning and meaningful connections focused on Medicines Optimisation and workforce priorities.

Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time.

#CPCongress

Ministerial taskforce needed on student recruitment, says Pharmacy Schools Council The Pharmacy Schools Council (PhSC) has called for a joint ministerial taskforce to expand student recruitment and increase clinical placement capacity ahead of the publication of the NHS ten-year…

The Pharmacy Schools Council has called for a joint ministerial taskforce to expand student recruitment and increase clinical placement capacity ahead of the publication of the NHS ten-year workforce plan

#ukpharmacy #mpharm

#PharmSky UK pharmacists pls consider taking part in this survey on #AdvancedPractice

You'd be supporting my MPharm4 students and increasing understanding of an important topic.

Could opinion leaders like @pharmrj.pharmsky.app @hpillminster.pharmsky.app and @pharmacistdaz.uk help spread the word?

A stylised cartoon of a mountain peak, topped with a green flag that says 'Advanced'. There are four figures climbing the mountain with thought bubbles which read: So many routes; I need clearer guidance; I need more support. There is one figure at the top of the mountain by the flag. Their thought bubble reads: I could explain my journey.

Happy #AdvancingPractice2025 week.

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It's the perfect time to launch the survey by my MPharm4 project students. They're investigating factors that help and hinder pharmacists to achieve #AdvancedPractice recognition.

Read more in this thread or go straight to the survey: tinyurl.com/572cwhya

YouTube video by Demandfulltruth Carl Nielsen - Symfony nr 3 - Espansiva - The Royal Orchestra - Leonard Bernstein

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Carl August Nielsen, Sinfonie Nr. 3, The Royal Orchestra, L. Bernstein

Sicherlich nicht unbedingt "dänisch" dirigiert, aber dafür lustig anzuschauen.
Nielsens 4. Sinfonie dürfte der Publikumsliebling sein; ich mag halt seine 3. am meisten.

Now we are a group fastly approaching 850 members, we thought it would be great to find out more about our Councillors, Activists, and others.

First up is our Helsby Councillor, Chris Copeman.

#DrawTheLine #makehopenormalagain
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A net-zero health plan starts with pharmacy Climate change has been described by the World Health Organization as “the single biggest health threat facing humanity”​1​. More than 200 health journals, including The Pharmaceutical Journal, have…

In this comment piece, #MinnaEli and #TracyLyons highlight that the NHS ten-year health plan’s sustainability goals will be impossible to achieve unless the potential of pharmacy is realised and prioritised

#ukpharmacy #netzero #greenpharmacy

I’ve got a VHS player I can sell you! 🦕

The role of pharmacy in delivering the NHS ten-year health plan Realising the ambitions of the NHS ten-year health plan for England will require investment in the pharmacy workforce, the firm embedding of pharmacist prescribers in NHS services, clarity on what nei...

The role of #pharmacy in delivering the NHS ten-year health plan 🇬🇧

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Poster advertising CMHP Psych 1 course taking place in January 2026. Logo, graphics and text including course dates 16, 23 and 30 January

BOOKINGS ARE OPEN! We are taking bookings for the first Psych 1 course of 2026. A great choice for for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are new to mental health.
www.cmhp.org.uk/education-research/psych-1/

Happy World Pharmacy Technician Day 2025

Today we celebrate the skilled professionals keeping patient care safe, accurate and compassionate. Your work is vital and deeply appreciated. Thank you for your precision and passion.

#RXTechDay #PharmacyTechnicians

Join us at Clinical Pharmacy Congress North in Manchester from 21-22 November. We will be available at exhibition stand G1 to discuss all things mental health pharmacy. We look forward to seeing you there.

Congratulations to the #CMHP25 poster winners

Dr Caroline Copeland's new research looking at fatal drug overdoses in healthcare workers was fascinating and moving. I'll certainly be covering that on the Mental Elf in the near future. Vital research that is unearthing a hidden issue that needs urgent attention #CMHP25

It was interesting to hear Sion Scott apply behavioural change theory to managing antipsychotic side-effects. Definitely work to keep an eye on. It think he's about half way through this research, so perhaps we'll hear more at a future @cmhpcommunity.pharmsky.app conference? #CMHP25

Mary Doherty's @autisticdoctor.bsky.social talk on autistic healthcare professionals was incredible & I got quite emotional hearing her talk about the shame she & other autistic people feel. Wow! We've come a long way in recent years with neurodiversity, but there is SO MUCH work still to do #CMHP25

Every in-patient clinician should explore these simple actions to reduce BDZ and hypnotic over-Rx
#CMHP2025

M Williams: “Some young people manage climate distress by [actively] avoiding talking about it.”
As clinicians we need to be more aware of the breadth of causes of distress AND ask about it.
Parallels Anita Solanki’s earlier menopause talk. “Don’t just ask about what _you_ know about”
#CMHP2025

Colette Lane: Being a leader with lived experience matters: being a visible leader & contributing matters as much for staff as for service users. Work around the round table! #CMHP2025

Good morning from Liverpool!

I’m André Tomlin from The Mental Elf, reporting live from the Adelphi Hotel for the College of Mental Health Pharmacists’ annual conference @cmhpcommunity.pharmsky.app

🌟 #CMHP25 🌟

Two days of science, stories & shared learning ahead.

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LIZ Fidler chairing today’s opening session.
How do we provide the confidence to support Pharmacy Technicians develop into new advancing practice roles? #CMHP2025

Excited to be welcoming delegates to Liverpool! Packed day ahead at #CMHP25. Look out for posts from @thementalelf.bsky.social