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🏥💊 Vizen Life Sciences Stands Strong for Medsafety Week 💪 At Vizen Life Sciences, patient safety is at the heart of everything we do. As we celebrate Medsafety Week, we reaffirm our commitment to pharmacovigilance and ensuring the safe use of medications. Together, we can make a difference and build a safer healthcare environment for all. 🌐 #medsafetyweek 2023: A global week to raise awareness of medicines safety. "Medsafetyweek" takes place from 6 to 12 November. Initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), this global campaign aims to raise public awareness of the safety and proper use of medicines #medsafetyweek #patientsafety #healthcareinnovation #vizenlifesciences

✨✨#Medication_Safety_Week 💊💊 is an initiative aimed at raising awareness about the importance of safe medication practices among healthcare professionals, patients, and the general public. The goal is to prevent medication errors, enhance patient safety, and promote best practices in medication management. The week often involves educational activities, events, and campaigns to highlight key aspects of medication safety. 💢Patient Education. 💢Healthcare Professional Training 💢Technology and Medication Safety. 💢Polypharmacy Awareness. 💢Medication Reconciliation. 💢Medication medication lists for patients. 💢Reporting and Learning from Errors. Some activities: ✨Educational Workshops. ✨Community Awareness Campaigns. ✨Webinars and Seminars. ✨Medication Reviews. ✨Collaboration with Pharmacies. ✨Social Media Campaigns. #MedSafetyCare #إدارة_الدواء_بأمان #سلامة_الدواء #MedicationSafetyTips #SafeMedsCare

Sharing this to try and get some discussion around the 2024 outlook going... We still have no operational guidance for the NHS to give clarity on their priorities for 2024 (although it doesn't take much to perhaps speculate what we think the areas of focus will be). We covered a range of topics from primary care to specialised commissioning and what 2024 looks like for working in and with the aforementioned areas. It would be great to know what your thoughts are on what looks likely to be an extraordinary 2024 for pharma/medtech in the UK. #marketaccess #pharmaceuticalindustry #meddevice #medtech #pharmaindustry #pharmaceuticalsales

Celebrating Allied Health Pros in IPTs! Together, we're transforming healthcare. 💪 March marked Pharmacy, Nutrition, and Social Work Month - let's recognize their vital role! 🎉 Through teamwork, IPTs enhance patient care, providing holistic support. 💬 Read the article here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ggMgw55E

General Practice is under stress! I spoke with BBC about the pressures faced by GPs. We are underfunded, understaffed and overworked. ➡️ National GP (GMS) contract pays us £107.57 per year per patient! ➡️ 30p per day per patient ➡️ Less than annual BBC licence fee ➡️ Our teams are doing more than 1 million appointments per day ➡️ We are seeing patients on average 6 times a year ➡️ We are going through half the population every month! ❗️All this with 2000 GPs and 1300 practices less than 2015! We need ✅ More funding ✅ More GPs ✅ More autonomy ✅ Less bureacracy ✅ Manageable workload British Medical Association

Hitting the sweet spot to raise awareness on STOP PU Day. Our staff see our products every day, but we consider raising awareness internally just as important as sharing knowledge with the public and healthcare professionals. Our teams understand the impact of pressure ulcers and how our products are pivotal in preventing them. EPUAP - European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel #cakeandcoffee #stafftraining #education #SPUD2023 #pressureulcerawareness #StopPressureUlcers #StopPUday2023  

We are not the lone voice. Over the past year, many other bodies have begun work on addressing the issues we identified in Safer care for all. Here is a quick round-up: ● NHS England published its Workforce plan, setting out the 15-year strategy for tackling the workforce crisis. We continue our call to Government to develop a regulation strategy to support it, and use regulation as an enabler of workforce innovation. ● The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published their report, ‘Broken trust: making patient safety more than just a promise.’ They share our view of the system as a confusing, disjointed landscape, with often knee-jerk reactions to patient safety crises. Patient safety voice and leadership are fractured. ● Dr Bill Kirkup (independent report of Maternity and Neonatal services in East Kent) and The Inquest charity (No More Deaths campaign) share our view that the current system of inquiries and reviews needs improvement. ● Patient Safety Learning's ‘The elephant in the room: Patient safety and Integrated Care’ describes the same disjointed patient safety landscape. They recommend revising the remit of the National Patient Safety Committee, with it taking on a greater role in coordinating and joining-up the existing patient safety landscape in England. ● Changes in the funding and delivery of health and care continue to accelerate. The Government published a white paper, setting out its ‘pro-innovation’ approach to AI regulation. ● The Patient Safety Commissioner for England began her work and set out her priorities. The Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland bill has passed through its first two stages of the Scottish Parliament and sets out a vision for a safety commissioner that considers the breadth of the health system. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eagtPWA5 #safercareforall

It's clear that many of us share deep concerns about the future of our healthcare system. The stark reality is that our GPs are underfunded, understaffed, and overworked, managing over 1 million appointments daily with significantly fewer resources than just a few years ago. I'm keen to hear more from you: 💬 How do you think we can better support our GPs and ensure sustainable healthcare for all? 💡 What innovative solutions or successful practices have you seen implemented that could be applied more broadly? Together, we can advocate for: ✅ Increased funding to ensure quality patient care. ✅ More GPs to meet rising demand. ✅ Greater autonomy for practices to better serve their communities. ✅ Reduced bureaucracy to streamline operations. ✅ Manageable workloads to maintain the health and well-being of our healthcare providers. Let's keep this crucial conversation going and work collectively towards meaningful change. #GeneralPractice #SupportGPs #NHS #HealthcareFunding #GPPressure

Well done Gaurav Gupta for highlighting these issues through BBC …. A Gp’s work is not just about numbers it’s far more complex…. Good relational care is difficult to quantify except when it’s not there …. reducing primary care to a series of transactional interactions where patients outcomes will be adversely impacted and our acute hospitals further overwhelmed … primary care needs significantly more investment and resource to better support our communities and reduce the burden on our hospitals 🙏

Ever wondered what a day in the life looks like for one of our Registered Dietitians at CCHCS? Here's a sneak peek into one of our dedicated dietitian’s workdays at the California Health Care Facility: 7:30am: Start the day by entering new diet orders, ensuring every patient receives personalized nutritional care. 8:30am: Problem-solve dietary issues across units, collaborating with the team via email to optimize patient health. 9:30am: Pre-chart patients, gearing up for insightful clinical interactions throughout the day. 11:30am: Interview patients in housing units, building rapport, and understanding unique dietary needs firsthand. 1:00pm: Return to the office for another round of problem-solving, diet entry, or charting – keeping patient care top-notch. 3:30pm: Wrap up the day, knowing each task contributes to the well-being of those we serve. Here's to our incredible dietitians for their dedication to promoting health and wellness in our facilities every single day. #CDCR #CCHCS #Work4CA #RDN #Nutritionist