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Tony Avery

@tonyavery.bsky.social

National Clinical Director for Prescribing, NHS England, GP, and Professor of Primary Health Care, University of Nottingham

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How Can We Make Prescribing Medicines Safer? - Latest Medical Evidence Matters with Liz Tucker Podcast Professor Tony Avery, National Clinical Director for Prescribing, NHS England, gives his perspective

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21.12.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Can We Make Prescribing Medicines Safer? - Latest Medical Evidence Matters with Liz Tucker Podcast Professor Tony Avery, National Clinical Director for Prescribing, NHS England, gives his perspective

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20.12.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Can We Make Prescribing Medicines Safer?

Please listen to my podcast on getting the balance right when considering prescribing medicines open.spotify.com/episode/231T...

17.12.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A close up of a sunflower where the centre of the bloom fills about half of the frame. Sitting on the edge of the bright yellow petals is a bee.

A close up of a sunflower where the centre of the bloom fills about half of the frame. Sitting on the edge of the bright yellow petals is a bee.

I know so much is awful, and I am trying to find teeny tiny ways to make things less awful in my little bit of the world, but this evening I am cherishing my beautiful garden, the late summer sunshine, a glass of wine and a good book. Look after yourselves too my friends πŸ’›

25.08.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘Huge congratulations to @tonyavery.bsky.social, our co-lead for medication safety, on receiving an Honorary Fellowship of the @rpharms.com. A well-deserved recognition of his contributions to prescribing safety, which are crucial in improving #patientsafety!

#medicationsafety #pharmacy

30.04.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For guidance, advice, campaigns and examples of good practice to tackle medicine waste and improve adherence, head over to our resources. www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

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08.04.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our resources can support the safe and appropriate prescribing of opioid patches when you are reviewing patients.
www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

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08.04.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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31.03.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GPs and Pharmacists! Keen to address problematic polypharmacy in your patients? Join our May webinar to understand how data helps identify patients at potential risk of harm from multiple or combinations of medicines. Register tinyurl.com/5yfyfveh @clarepharmacy.bsky.social @tonyavery.bsky.social

11.03.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Treat it as if you are doing a sculpture, making it better and better.

09.03.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you a GP/Pharmacist looking to to identify patients at potential risk from harm from multiple medications? Join our webinar showing how the NHSBSA Polypharmacy Prescribing Comparators Dataset can help Register events.weahsn.net/TheHealthInn... @clarepharmacy.bsky.social @tonyavery.bsky.social

09.01.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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’Striking the right balance with antidepressant prescribing’ - Patient Safety Commissioner Antidepressant prescribing is at record levels in England, with around one in five adults receiving these medicines for a range of mental health conditions and chronic pain. Prescriptions have...

Withdrawal from antidepressants can be life changingly awful for so many people, let’s hope we see real services available to prevent it and support people soon.
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www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/striking-the...

10.12.2024 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brill, as always, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social

17.11.2024 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0