Anyone can experience problems with their mental health, so we must urgently replace stigma with understanding, excellent care, and kindness, writes our lead pharmacist @AdeWilliamsNHS.

Pharmacy is ideally placed to offer evidence-based care and support that improves mental health. We must be at the forefront of advocacy to remove stigma, creating a culture of understanding, kindness and excellent care.

It's so sad reading this,in Bristol also. Community Pharmacy plays crucial public health and harm reduction roles, with the potential to further provide well-received,non-judgmental,early intervention support & clinical care. It's time to play our part in the solution.Prof Nikki Cotterill

Well, today could be a good day to revisit this: p3pharmacy.co.uk/views/pharmacy…

Did you see him? Our lead pharmacist and Royal Pharmaceutical Society Fellow Ade Williams highlighted how the values of the pharmacy professional align with the work of The Royal Humane Society during their 250-year celebration.

“These stories of individuals remind us that our humanity is at its best when we put ourselves out to help in situations that for many of us never imagine ourselves being in, and yet we instinctively respond with great courage.”

#TellTheStory #RHS250

royalhumanesociety.org.uk/stories/coachm…

Our mini-series episode with Ade Williams is spot on with Pharmacy First.

Watch the full episode to learn how pharmacists play a bigger role in managing health, not just dispensing meds, meaning quicker access to care & better patient outcomes: bit.ly/3Jk5eCJ

I hope pharmacy colleagues will help support this call to end #periodpoverty . - “Sexual and reproductive health is another area that community pharmacy now rightly viewed as the ideal facilitators of the best care.”

Our Bedminster Pharmacy awakening story : thepharmacist.co.uk/community/view…

Period poverty: Call to continue free period products in schools bbc.in/49wg8jv

'Smoking is the biggest single cause of preventable illness and death across the UK'

Jamie Waterall, Deputy Chief Nurse for England, spoke to #BBCBreakfast as MPs debate plans for some of the world's toughest anti-tobacco laws

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Academics, practitioners, patients/public & commissioners all participate in our research to maximise relevance & timeliness, & routes to implementation.
Learn more about Knowledge Mobilisation here:
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👋 Dr Alison Diaper still here for the next fortnight.

This article by Ade Williams suggests how pharmacists can engage in men’s health promotion, based on his experiences working at Bedminster Pharmacy

#menshealth #communitypharmacy #bedminster

Singaporeans have a completely different life expectancy to western countries.
Vyvyane Loh, MD & Graham Phillips: The Pharmacist Who Gave Up Drugs explain: bit.ly/48JJWJV
#podcast clips #podcast #health #prediabetes #diabetes

Been pondering on the dearth of activity wrt #PWRES & saw this
'Racism in health... is a 'wicked' issue, complex, intractable' it takes time & effort to dismantle. It takes ALL of us (not just the minoritised)to be aware, bold, vocal,persistent. brap.org.uk/post/moving-fr…

Inclusive leadership plays a key role in reducing health inequalities Elsy Gomez Campos 🇨🇺 🇬🇧

community.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/posts/inclusiv…

Why having leaders at the top who understand the problems at the other end of society are crucial to improving the situation for those who need it most.

Thanks Karin Smyth MP for always supporting our work.

The deadline for nominations for the NHS Parliamentary Awards is next week

If you know of an individual, team, or organisation that has gone above and beyond for the NHS in south Bristol, I want to hear from you!

Send your nominations to [email protected] by 19 April

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Pharmacists' skills are complementary. We work well alongside one another. Together we deliver high quality pharmaceutical care to people in our communities

A #PharmacyTechnician career is rewarding, combining technical proficiency w clinical practice to ⬆️ health outcomes

Today is the final day of #Autism AcceptanceWeek 🫶

Let's change the narrative together and raise awareness and acceptance 😍

We are all unique 🙏

#SurvivingToThriving #Autism

It was an honour to visit Ade Williams and his amazing team at the multi-award winning Bedminster Pharmacy in Bristol, on Thursday. The pharmacy serves a diverse population and pioneers a strong prevention-based approach, based on the healthy living pharmacy ethos. #pharmacy