PrescQIPP CIC

Have you listened to our podcast yet? #Talkingmeds with host @jonnyunderhill.bsky.social and guests will be available to listen to via your usual podcast system and a new episode will come out every other Friday. Find out more: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

Chaired by Director of Medicines Optimisation, Saj Khatri, these sessions are a great opportunity to connect and discuss some of the many and varied issues pertaining to this key role. Join us Tuesday 3rd November to find out more. 📅 Register here: https://ow.ly/A7Ba50ZYoTn

Don't forget to check out our new Medicines Optimisation Friendly Practice Framework 📚 A practical, whole-practice approach to help GP practices embed safe, effective and patient-centred medicines optimisation. Endorsed by RCGP. 👉 Find out more and sign up: https://ow.ly/BycA50ZYuQf

Are you interested in sustainability and need to upskill? 🌍 Our series of carbon awareness and sustainability webinars with a specific emphasis on healthcare are available to listen back to on our website. Find out more: https://ow.ly/Vf9x50ZYtIR

Are you interested in sustainability and need to upskill? 🌍 Our series of carbon awareness and sustainability webinars with a specific emphasis on healthcare are available to listen back to on our website. Find out more: https://ow.ly/Vf9x50ZYtIR

Today is National #PharmacyTechnicianDay where we honour the role of our #PharmacyTechnicians who help ensure the safe, effective and efficient medicines use to support patients. We celebrate all our pharmacy technician colleagues who are such a vital part of the team. 💊 #HealthcareHeroes

Would you like to develop your leadership skills? Our leadership at lunch series of webinars covers the fundamental elements and considerations of leadership whether for projects, teams or systems. 🗣️ Listen to the recordings here: https://ow.ly/4ynj50ZYu1U

Next week, Lis Farquhar will share practical tips for approaching conversations about chronic pain and medication and also discuss how to open up supportive discussions with patients about reducing their pain medicines. 💊 Find out more and register here: https://ow.ly/w36u50ZVU7x

Are you making use of our #IMPACT tool? Our Improving Medicines and Polypharmacy Appropriateness Clinical Tool provides evidence based suggestions to optimise medicines use, supported by data and visualisation tools. All #NHS healthcare professionals can access here: https://ow.ly/T3Go50YwgKF

New from PrescQIPP: the Medicines Optimisation Friendly Practice Framework 🩺💊 A practical, whole-practice approach to help GP practices embed safe, effective and patient-centred medicines optimisation. Endorsed by RCGP. Find out more & sign up https://ow.ly/4bAV50ZVPOc

Chaired by our Director of Medicines Optimisation, Saj Khatri, these meetings connect professionals with an interest in this clinical area to discuss shared challenges, experiences and support one another. Join us 15th October to find out more. 📅 Register here: https://ow.ly/mf1E50ZTy0j

PrescQIPP’s Educational Supervisor and DPP training courses give supervisors the practical tools to guide, challenge and grow learners effectively. Complete our Expressions of Interest for more info 👇 https://ow.ly/B8W250ZVqTb

With increasing prevalence of frailty, what are the interventions which pharmacy teams can complete to have the greatest impact for their patients? 👤 Join Đula Alićehajić-Bečić on 14th October 1-2pm, for our Clinical Masterclass on Frailty. Find out more and register: https://ow.ly/aN0t50ZTyWf

Join us Tuesday 13th October to listen to Zoe Girdis explore how "parachutes" can help us shift from telling to truly listening, making shared decision making and person-centred care a better experience for patients and clinicians alike. Find out more and register: https://ow.ly/YUHB50ZTqb2

Well done Hywel Dda University Health Board, winners of our overall Silver Award for their project on 'Unlocking Prescribing Capacity: A Scalable Clinical Mentorship Model for Primary Care Pharmacy' at #PrescQIPP2026 View the project here https://ow.ly/ubfg50ZSBCn

Huge congratulations to Nottingham West Primary Care Network, winners of the overall Gold Award for their project 'Smarter DOAC Management - Optimising Safe Prescribing and Clinician Time through Technology'. View the entry and supporting resources here https://ow.ly/Log650ZSBz5 #PrescQIPP2026

Today is #InternationalPodcastDay! This month's #TalkingMeds podcast will be launching Friday 2nd October. Jonathan Underhill will be joined by Sarah Le Brocq and Philip Newland-Jones in a discussion about health inequalities with obesity medicines. Find out more: https://ow.ly/NPKn50ZSz7I

Congratulations to Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board, winner of the Subscriber of the Year Award at our Annual Event and Awards last week. Your engagement and use of our resources has been great. Thank you for all your support! #PrescQIPP2026

Huge congratulations to Rachel Howell from Swansea Bay University Health Board, awarded Champion of the Year at our Annual Event and Awards! Thank you for your engagement and support. #PrescQIPP2026

On 5th October @carolroberts.bsky.social and Catherine Langran will host our Care Homes virtual professional group. 🏠 They will be joined by Danielle Manlutac from Wandsworth Care Homes and Sundus Jawad, Chair of National Pharmacy Care Home Faculty. Register here: https://ow.ly/8fZK50ZSaWv

Congratulations Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board, winners in the 'Patient safety and addressing overprescribing' category for their project on 'Reducing opioid related harm by reducing inappropriate prescribing'. #PrescQIPP2026

Well done to WellBN, highly commended in the 'Patient safety and addressing overprescribing' category for their project on 'Primary Care ADHD Pathway: Eliminating Delays and Delivering Safe, Equitable Prescribing'. Thank you to everyone who entered this category. #PrescQIPP2026

Well done to Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB, highly commended in the 'Patient safety and addressing overprescribing' category for their project on Optimising Paediatric Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care: The LLR Approach'. #PrescQIPP2026

Well done to West Yorkshire Training Hub with Antidote Medical, highly commended in the 'Enhanced productivity sustainability and value for money' category. #PrescQIPP2026

Well done to Strategic Planning and Performance Group and Foyle Hospice, highly commended in the 'Enhanced productivity sustainability and value for money' category for their project on 'Implementation of Hs21 Prescribing by Foyle Hospice Community Prescribers'. #PrescQIPP2026

Congratulations Hywel Dda University Health Board, winners in the 'Enhanced productivity sustainability and value for money' category for their project on 'Unlocking Prescribing Capacity: A Scalable Clinical Mentorship Model for Primary Care Pharmacy'. #PrescQIPP2026

Congratulations Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, winners in the 'Care homes/domiciliary care/carer medicines optimisation' category for their project on 'Beyond Cost Savings: Building a Skilled Care Home Medicines Service'. Thank you to everyone who entered this category. #PrescQIPP2026

Well done to Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, highly commended in the 'Care homes/domiciliary care/carer medicines optimisation' category for their project on 'Reducing Antipsychotic Prescribing in Care Home Residents living with Dementia'. #PrescQIPP2026

Congratulations Nottingham West Primary Care Network, winners in the 'Data tools and technology to support medicines optimisation' category for their project on 'Smarter DOAC Management - Optimising Safe Prescribing and Clinician Time through Technology'. #PrescQIPP2026

Well done to Health Innovation West Midlands, Health Innovation East Midlands, NHS England Medicines Safety Improvement Team, Clinical Digital Resource Collaborative, The Patient Safety Collaboratives, highly commended in the 'Data tools and technology to support medicines optimisation' category.

Congratulations Bredbury Medical Centre, winners in the 'Addressing health inequalities' category for their project on 'Reducing Addictive Prescribing in Neurodivergent Patients with Hypermobility: Reducing health inequality by reducing medication burden'. #PrescQIPP2026

Well done to NHS South East London Integrated Care System, highly commended in the 'Addressing health inequalities' category for their project on 'Community Pharmacy Prescribing to Reduce Hypertension Inequalities'. Thank you to everyone who entered this category. #PrescQIPP2026

🌍💊 Happy World Pharmacist Day! 🎉 Today, we celebrate all the fabulous pharmacists out there supporting healthcare💚 Let's honor their hard work, compassion, and expertise! #WPD2026 #WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyHeroes 💙✨

On 1st Oct Carol Roberts will host our Medication Safety virtual professional group. 💊 She will be joined by Dr Emma Ryan who will speak about the recognised association between aripiprazole and addictive gambling or other impulse-control symptoms. Register here: https://ow.ly/V69n50ZQzYE

Session 2 of Prescribing Mastery - Frailty takes place next Wednesday 30th September We'll be joined by the excellent Zoe Girdis to discuss delivering safer, more patient-centred care for people living with frailty and complexity. Find out more and register: https://ow.ly/UXoK50ZOGU3

🏆 Final call to secure your place at the #PrescQIPP2026 Annual Event & Awards! Join us 9.15am-3.30pm on Friday 25 September at Nottingham's East Midlands Conference Centre by signing up here: https://ow.ly/BzRs50ZOcZa 📅 🎥 Watch the clip below for a reminder of last year's event 👇

On 23 September at 1pm - 2pm, our #PracticePlus webinar features two exceptional hosts who will speak with us about the practicalities of anticholinergic burden management in primary care. Register and find out more: https://ow.ly/QATQ50ZMq6l

Last call to secure your place at the #PrescQIPP2026 Annual Event & Awards! 📍East Midlands Conference Centre 📆 25th September 09:15-15:30 Don't miss out! We'll be joined by expert guest speakers & presenting awards for innovative healthcare projects🏆 Register here: https://ow.ly/YU5U50Z281k

The #PrescQIPP2026 Annual Event & Awards is now only two weeks away! Our waiting list is now live, subscriber organisations can register for additional places!📣 📆Register here: https://ow.ly/4JTw50Z289Y

Session 1 of Prescribing Mastery - Frailty takes place next Wednesday 16th September We'll be joined by the excellent Zoe Girdis to discuss delivering safer, more patient-centred care for people living with frailty and complexity. Find out more and register: https://ow.ly/9M6m50ZJZfc

🏆 Have you registered for the #PrescQIPP2026 Annual Event & Awards? 🕤 Join us on Friday 25 September at East Midlands Conference Centre by signing up here, subscribers are welcome to register for places: https://ow.ly/NOFW50ZHFre 🎥 Watch the clip below for a reminder of last year's event 👇

In tomorrow's #TalkingMeds podcast, Jonathan Underhill talks to Hadeel Mohamed and Justine Tomlinson about medication discharge planning challenges, particularly for the frail elderly. Listen on your usual podcast platform! 🎧 Find out more: https://ow.ly/LpV650ZILkU

This month's Clinical Masterclass will be hosted by the excellent Alice Tew and is on 'Immunotherapy for non-specialists – what everyone should know about checkpoint inhibitors' Find out more and register here: https://prescqipp.info/learning/webinars/forthcoming-webinars/

Next Tuesday we begin our new 'Supporting medicines self-management series'. Session one is 'It’s not just adherence: Rethinking medication self-management across the hospital-to-home transition' Find out more and register here: https://ow.ly/OXmF50ZHAit Hadeel Mohamed

Our new webinar series starting in September is designed to help healthcare professionals apply evidence-based approaches to support patients in managing their medicines safely and effectively. Find out more: https://ow.ly/MHgl50ZBwXQ

Our final speaker to announce for the 2026 PrescQIPP Awards is Tommy Whitelaw! Find out more and register here: https://ow.ly/Pcnv50ZsiV7 #PersonCentredCare #Compassion #HealthCare #PrescQIPP2026

If you are thinking about including branded generic medicines in your formulary take a look at our resources which help you think through the potential benefits and issues. https://ow.ly/f9gm50ZBvzU #medicinesoptimisation Tony Avery

Congratulations to the shortlisted entrants for the 'patient safety and addressing overprescribing' #PrescQIPP2026 Annual Awards! Thanks to everyone who entered! Register for our Annual Event on Friday 25 September to find out who wins: https://ow.ly/Hoy150Z28W6 #PrescQIPP2026

Our next announced speaker for the 2026 PrescQIPP Awards is Professor Debi Bhattacharya! Find out more and register here: https://ow.ly/iAqN50ZsiTG #PatientSafety #Deprescribing #MedicinesOptimisation #BehaviourChange

Next week we welcome Alice Twomey for our monthly Practice Plus webinar. This session will provide an overview of ONS prescribing and Alice's work to improve the appropriate prescribing of ONS across primary care in Dorset. Find out more and register here: https://ow.ly/rjov50ZAMGb

Congrats to our shortlisted entrants for the 2026 PrescQIPP Awards in the Care homes/domiciliary care/carer medicines optimisation category! Learn more about the awards & register to find out who wins in attendance! https://www.prescqipp.info/community-resources/2026-annual-event/