National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty

In this short recording, Graham Stretch, President of the PCPA, outlinines ambitious and inclusive proposals for a new Royal College and a strengthened, more unified leadership voice for pharmacy.
#TransformationInPharmacy

This site has been an incredible supportive tool. It's planning to close in May.
I can't imagine the huge number of people it's supported to understand and review #anticholinergic burden.
What a legacy

Structured medication reviews in frailty Frailty has a diverse subset of definitions that commonly align with crucial contributory factors. Correlations have been drawn between frailty, increasing age, self-rated health and/or the presence o...

Great read in the PJ on SMRs in frailty.

"Think beyond medicines in the holistic review process, and consider what the physiological manifestations of frailty are and how this may influence care"

pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/ld/s...

NPCHF Online Conference 2026:
Optimising the Role of Pharmacy in Care Homes Conference
Date: Tuesday 13th January 2026
Time: 11.00am - 2.15pm

The NPCHF annual conference will be a FREE online event for all NPCHF and @pcpa-uk.bsky.social members.

Register here: www.pcpa.org.uk/events/NPCHF...

🎄 🎁 🎅🏻🕊️As we wrap up our first year, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all NPCHF members.

🎄 Your dedication, passion, and collaboration have laid a strong foundation for the faculty, and we are so proud of what we’ve achieved together.

🎄 Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

NPCHF Online Conference 2026:
Optimising the Role of Pharmacy in Care Homes Conference
Date: Tuesday 13th January 2026
Time: 11.00am - 2.15pm

The NPCHF annual conference will be a FREE online event for all NPCHF and @pcpa-uk.bsky.social members.

Register here: www.pcpa.org.uk/events/NPCHF...

On World Pharmacists Day 2025, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our incredible care home pharmacists! Your dedication, smiles and lasting impact makes a real difference every day.
National Pharmacy Care Homes Faculty (NPCHF)
www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp...

#ThinkPharmacist

Fantastic resources produced by @davidalldred.bsky.social and team.

You can find out more about the project and download the resources here:

yqsr.org/2025/09/11/m...

#medsky #safetysky #polypharmacy #pharma #healthcare #medication #pharmacy

@rebeccalawton.bsky.social @albravington.bsky.social

Vital resources developed for all involved in structured medication reviews (SMRs) with care home residents by the team @yhpsrc.bsky.social

Please share with pharmacy colleagues working in primary care and let's all start using them!!!
#carehomes
#SMRs
#medicationreview
#medsafety
#polypharmacy

Administering medications covertly while ensuring compliance with the appropriate legal requirements can be a complex and challenging process for social care teams. This CQC guidance provides valuable support in this area.
cqc.org.uk/guidance-pro...
#supportingcarehomes 🏡❤️

Eid Mubarak to all members, friends & colleagues celebrating - warmest wishes from all at NPCHF

#EidulAdha2025 #EidMubarak #EidAlAdha

Deprescribing Electronic Decision Support for Adults Living in Long-Term Care This stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of long-term care home residents assesses the efficacy of an evidence-based electronic decision support tool for deprescribing potentially inappropriate med...

More evidence that structured approaches to drug management reduces the medicines 'burden' on individuals

"our intervention nudged prescribers to regularly reassess [potentially inappropriate medications], which is important as people age and goals of care shift"

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Excited to share a fantastic webinar hosted by @npchf.bsky.social
1-2pm 10th June
CQC Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes
Expert speaker CQC meds inspector Candida Bradley #PharmacyTechnician
Join now
@pcpa-uk.bsky.social
Don't miss out
@sundusjawad.bsky.social
@aptuk.bsky.social

NOT TO BE MISSED!!
@npchf.bsky.social members only webinar.

The one and only Anne Child MBE sharing her insights and experience on Dementia - A holistic approach.

Join us & register your #NPCHF membership here:
www.pcpa.org.uk/articles/pcp...

@pcpa-uk.bsky.social @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app

In this months Spotlight Podcast @grahamstretch.pharmsky.app talks to our special guest, @drmahendrapatel.bsky.social, globally recognised, multi-award-winning pharmacist and academic leader.
Listen@https://www.pcpa.org.uk/resources/pcpa-spotlight-podcast-prof-mahendra-patel-obe

Great to see that the wonderful National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty has arrived here @npchf.bsky.social
Pharmacy Excellence in Care Homes.
Please share 🙏