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Snow and ice leads to school closures with more UK weather warnings in place - live updates Cold conditions have also been seen across mainland Europe, as an amber cold-health alert has been extended until the weekend for the whole of England.

What I want to know ..... how do you light a fire in an igloo without melting it?

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'Life-threatening condition' added to Mounjaro patient information leaflet Mounjaro (tirzepatide) manufacturer Eli Lilly has added warnings to its patient information leaflet for the drug that acute pancreatitis can be a “serious, potentially life-threatening condition”. In ...

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#ukmi #medicinesinformation #medicinesadvice #pharmacy #nhs #medicinessafety #50yearsofukmi | UKMi - UK Medicines Information network 🎉 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻! 🎉 Follow the 𝗨𝗞 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗨𝗞𝗠𝗶) 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 to stay connected with the latest in Medicines Information or Medicines Advice across the UK. 💊 For 50 years, UKMi has s...

UKMi's social media presence is moving away from X (previously Twitter) and is now on LinkedIn.

We'd like to invite members who are on this platform to follow our page. Please repost our LinkedIn launch post to help spread the word.
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When helpfulness backfires: LLMs and the risk of false medical information due to sycophantic behavior (17 October 2025) Large language models and the risk of false information

Article added to the hub - When helpfulness backfires: LLMs and the risk of false medical information due to sycophantic behaviour. www.pslhub.org/learn/commis... #patientsafety

Join APTUK on Pharmacy Technician Day 21st October 2025 at 7pm - 8pm

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🎉Come and meet the APTUK team and join a celebration of the diverse contributions of pharmacy technicians through storytelling and shared experiences, including Q&A and networking🎉

The Dash review and its impact on the future of patient advocacy In her analysis of six national bodies responsible for patient safety — the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Healthwatch England, Patient Safety Commissioner, Health Services Safety Investigations Body…

*The Dash review and its impact on the future of patient advocacy*

Will the NHS ten-year plan proposals further complicate the patient safety and advocacy system?

#PennyDash #DashReview #patientadvocacy

Ellen Williams & Dr Emily Smith explore what builds confidence and competence in final accuracy checking. Don’t miss this essential session for anyone involved in accuracy checking at #APTUK2025 #AdvancingPractice
🌟Book your tickets here: ow.ly/ffNu50WBViA

Colours of summer.

Hope you had a very happy birthday Amy. You're still young - lots of life to look forward to.

@clarehoward.bsky.social and I helping to get the message out to the public re problematic polypharmacy and the need for an annual "Medicines MOT"
#pharmsky #polypharmacy @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app

Parkinsons UK: time critical medication resources for health professionals The Parkinson’s Excellence Network have released a series of resources to support UK healthcare professionals in hospitals to improve the delivery of time critical medication for people with Parkinson...

Featured on the hub this afternoon, a series of resources shared by Parkinson's UK (@parkinsons.org.uk) and the Parkinson's Excellence Network to support healthcare professionals in hospitals to improve the delivery of time critical medication.
www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety

What's happened?

Check out @gallifreyannr.bsky.social for Dr. Who news. Interestingly he agrees with the above comment (as do I).

Try Eton Mess. If you buy the meringue, the rest is very easy.

Portofino?

The chick and the bunnies went out to play
Over the hills and far away

Today is national adopt a bunny/ chick / tiger / racoon day.
Available at the UHBW charity shop near you.
Hurry - stock is limited.

Jonquil in deep yellow with a orange center.
#bloomscrolling

If you feel overwhelmed today, pause, return to your breathing, and be in the present moment. The present moment of sound, smell, and sensation. Our anxiety, although real, is centred on the future. Mindful breathing provides vital fuel and increases our resilience. 😊

#Cornwall #calm #peace #nature

As you probably heard, Amazon is coming for Ireland. It’ll come for our small shops, it’ll come for our department stores, and it’ll come for our media, our journalism, and our democracy.

They look good.

If anyone is interested in optimising their diet, I recommend Marilyn..

nutriassist.co.uk

Finally made it over here - looking forward to reconnecting with fellow pharmacy/healthcare colleagues!

We're looking for new staff to join us at Bristol- see advert below

www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

A must read , particularly for those who are unsure about vaccination.

This is a very interesting article..

Excellent idea. I may have to follow suit.

Pharmacy - UHBW Careers

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A great place to work, check out our video below.

National campaign launch - 10% minimum of pharmacist time must be dedicated for Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). Demands on pharmacists are rapidly reaching untenable levels. Read more:

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Clinical pharmacists in GP practices improve quality of prescribing, study suggests Clinical pharmacists working in GP practices make “statistically significant” improvements in the quality of prescribing, according to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice. As…

Study results show that employing a clinical pharmacist in GP practices leads to significant reductions in the total costs of medicines, the total number of opioid prescriptions and the average quantity of anxiolytics per 1,000 patients
#ukpharmacy #clinicalpharmacy