On 24th March I took part in #pharmacy24, a 24-hour Twitter pharmacy event. I’ve picked out some tweets from the whole event to show the variety of work that pharmacists and pharmacy teams do.
1,425 pharmacy professionals took part, with a total of 10,939 tweets, with a total reach of over 21 million! To see my tweets about my role as Volunteer Pharmacist with Action for M.E. and other tweets I posted during the event click here.
Pharmacists and technicians tweeted throughout their working day in community pharmacies, hospitals, universities, the pharmaceutical industry and more, to demonstrate the many diverse roles pharmacy professionals have, show how our roles are improving patient care and safety, and why pharmacy is an essential part of the NHS. Support your local pharmacy and sign the petition against cuts which could close up to 1 in 4 pharmacies.
You can have a look through the tweets using the hashtag #pharmacy24 or I’ve picked out some tweets from different pharmacy sectors:
My blog to celebrate #Pharmacy24, a social media event created by four people over coffee that reached 21million! lnkd.in/dd4kD28
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Mohammed Hussain (@EPSPharmacist) March 27, 201611hrs solid. Knackered. Lunch on the go. Nearly 10km walked in only a 2 floor hospital! #pharmacy24 https://t.co/rNKMiqy3mt
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Kevin Bazaz (@kevbizarre) March 24, 2016Advising a carer over the phone + organising ongoing warfarin for a elderly lady who was discharged from hospital with all meds #pharmacy24
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James Wood (@JamesWWood) March 24, 2016A full day over,2 Dels on way home..over 1000items clinically checked...4 Dr contact asking 4 advice..15 pt consultation..#pharmacy24 #team😄
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nick kaye (@nkpharmacy) March 24, 2016#pharmacy24
3 complex medicine reviews 4 frail elders in care home
4 significant medicine incidents reported for investigation
6 GP queries
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✨Helen Whiteside✨ (@helen_whiteside) March 24, 2016Blog by @RSharmaPharma So what does a pharmacist in a GP surgery actually do? Answer…Lots!! wp.me/p5J3fS-4 #GPPharmacists
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Ravi Sharma (@RSharmaPharma) November 08, 2015Updated national guidance on recurrent UTI, reviewed research study report and contributed to PHE EAAD wash up meeting #pharmacy24
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jacqui sneddon (@jacquisneddons) March 24, 2016#pharmacy24 AM 11 telephone consultations, 9 face 2 face consultations, 1 patient supported on smoking cessation, & 1 hit target on diabetes
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Mark Stone (@mcsstone) March 24, 2016On the phones at #NHS111 - taking calls from patients #ToxicIngestion #MedcinesEnquiry #PURM #HealthInformation #EHC #Pharmacy24
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Usha Kaushal (@ushakaushal) March 24, 2016Writing the future of pharmacy today @rpharms #bnfclinicalwriter #pharmacy24 https://t.co/6fWqHeyWmu
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Naimah Callachand (@NaimahC101) March 24, 2016Gagan & Lisa in our Clinical Trials Dept; dispensing trial meds, accountability logs, stock control..
#pharmacy24 https://t.co/9lD2klDGpX
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DVH STRADA Pharmacy (@DVH_STRADA) March 24, 2016Take a look at our coverage of #pharmacy24 on @Storify >> goo.gl/a1wCzV https://t.co/CT1Y3mMJlo
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GPhC (@TheGPhC) March 24, 2016As a GP pharmacist, today:
Asthma/COPD/med reviews
Fixed 8 errors on hosp discharge
Reauth'd Rxs
BP checks
Advised GPs
SOPs
#pharmacy24
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Jen (@redtrain79) March 24, 2016#lovemypharmacy dozens of deliveries to housebound and elderly patients #pharmacy24
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Mike Hewitson (@MikeHewitson1) March 24, 2016Spent day @propharmace preparing pharmaceutical calculations,have you got them covered?@TheGPhC #pharmacy24 https://t.co/jLWdX7Y7Zl
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Nawaar Al-Ahmad (@Nawaar88) March 24, 2016#pharmacy24 Providing medicines management service in cardiology and short stay wards tomorrow & Easter Saturday with many others elsewhere
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Minna Eii (@LILforeigner) March 24, 2016#pharmacy24 helped with gp surgery appointments by seeing pts with minor ailments.. advised a patient about symptoms of malaria
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naeem rizwan ditta (@no_more_trouble) March 24, 2016#pharmacy24 every pt receiving a new prescription is offered advice & discussion about their meds. We also talk to pts re: regular meds 💊💚💉
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Jonathan Burton (@JonnyB_at_RMP) March 24, 2016Mad Easter Thursday!
800 items
10 NMS interventions, 4 follow ups
5 min lunch, 10 hrs straight, 1 Lucozade orange.
#BeastMode 💪
#pharmacy24
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Iqbal Mohammed (@iQFilmmaker) March 24, 2016#Pharmacy24 @WellPharmacy 💊 https://t.co/czX5r1TwB9
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soph (@sophlegg) March 24, 2016hospital admission saved after preventing elderly patient overdosing on paracetamol after misunderstanding GP advice #pharmacy24
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Rob Severn (@iPothecary) March 24, 2016Late night CPD. Continuous studying is compulsory on all pharmacist, to keep our knowledge up to date
#pharmacy24 https://t.co/HyiQe3VceO
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Diar Fattah (@diar_fattah) March 24, 2016
A Prescription for M.E. 
Great insight into #pharmacy24 ! Let’s hope the campaign helps us fight these pending pharmacy cuts.
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I hope so too as the event clearly showed how pharmacy contributes to the NHS, particularly sorting medication problems, preventing the need to use other parts of the NHS, and saving money. Thanks for your comment, Keeby 🙂
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