Samantha Quaye (pronounced Kwey)🕷
@MrsQuaye
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Self-confessed #pharmacy geek, Mental Health First Aider, @APTUK1 Fellow, Co-Founder of @PToC11 , Feminist, Advocate for EDI
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In bits watching
#callthemidwife
tonight.
#TooCloseToHome
😢
Learn the symptoms of
#meningitis
and
#sepsis
It could be the difference between life & death!
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This New Year brings a new beginning for me as I join
@NHS_HealthEdEng
as Head of School (
#Pharmacy
)
Looking forward to supporting
#OurNHSPeople
by delivering on strategic workforce aims that align with clinical priorities, to improve healthcare and health equity
Let's go,2023!
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Accents are a huge part of our identity
I've lost count of the times I've heard people say that others have made fun of their accent 😥 It makes the person feel "other" / "an outsider" 💔
#Diversity
should be embraced to achieve
#inclusion
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Do not underestimate how little people know about what
#PharmacyTechnicians
do
Once people find out the value we add to patient care, it knocks their socks off!🧦
Let's shout louder to promote the career paths & variety of roles delivered by the
#pharmacy
technician profession
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#Pharmacy
tweeps, you'll appreciate this 😀
#Tocilizumab
Chris Whitty attempts to teach Boris Johnson the pronunciation of the Covid drug tocilizumab
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104 years ago today, 8 June, this lady died for the right to
#vote
Honour her. Use your vote today
#GE2017
#EmilyDavison
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A subject close to my ♥️
Here's why names are important
On a personal note, for those wondering, my surname is pronounced "Kway" (rhymes with weigh). Please don't be offended if I correct you
#Listen
#SayMyName
#Respect
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#Pharmacy
technicians need to be added to the
@MHRAgovuk
list of HCPs who can supply/administer medicines under a PGD
This is about optimising skill mix to improve
#PatientExperience
and
#publichealth
Please retweet if you support this proposed change
@Jochurchill4
@DHSCgovuk
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People come & go throughout our lives
Some are blessings & some are lessons
Those who stay to support you through the good & the bad, they are your people. They pull you back to the surface when you're drowning and celebrate your successes when you're winning
#WednesdayWisdom
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I am a
#PharmacyTechnician
A wealth of knowledge
A reporter of medication errors
A champion for
#patientsafety
I'm not just a support to pharmacists,
I am a registered healthcare professional in my own right & today's the day to celebrate how far we have come
Happy
#RxTechDay
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Happy International
#PharmacyTechnician
Day 2022! 🎉
Today is a global celebration of the profession
A day to collectively recognise the value of
#PharmacyTechnicians
to patients, the public, colleagues and systems
#RxTechDay
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Yes, you're right!
The
#PharmacyTechnician
sessions are so popular that we need a bigger theatre
No space- even in the aisles!!
@CPCongress
@laurashapiro
Can we sort this out for
#CPCongress
2024?
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"As a manager if your staff member is having a tough time, you have a duty to have a human conversation, not get a policy document out and blindly follow it - they will remember what you said forever" ~
@spreston1983
#LeadershipDevelopment
#BeKind
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I am a
#PharmacyTechnician
A wealth of knowledge
A champion for
#patientsafety
A system leader
Let's break down barriers. It's time for our profession to soar to new heights
#RxTechDay
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😡 Conversation this week 😡
🧵 A thread
Relative stranger 🦕: Do you have children?*
Me 🙎🏻♀️: No, I don't.
This is where the chat should have finished, but it didn't...
*Innocent enough Q
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@HunterIsobel
Hi Isobel. I know I don't know you but I saw your tweet & it went straight to my heart.
Sorry for your loss. Glad you have such a clear, strong message from your Dad and have now inspired others to carpe diem. Thank you.
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I am a
#PharmacyTechnician
A wealth of knowledge
A reporter of medication errors
A champion for
#patientsafety
A system leader
I am a registered
#healthcare
professional in my own right, yet I still long for the day my professional group will have parity of esteem with others
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When your lovely Mum makes these little bands for you and your colleagues to save your ears when having to wear a surgical mask all day at work ♥️
They come in even more handy if you wear hijab or hearing aids
#KindnessByPost
#COVID19
#WellbeingWednesday
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On the tube to work this morning (stopped for a while at a red signal) I noticed a lady behaving anxiously. Asked if she was okay & she explained that she gets panic attacks on the underground sometimes. We had a chat & she was able to calm down
Tips for
#mentalhealth
1st aid ⬇️
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This was recently sent to me as a reminder and I wanted to share it for all those who need to hear it too...
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#SaturdayMorning
catch up reading Interesting article. I've helped
@PJOnline_News
correct their terminology though
Why does it matter if our protected title is used?
It's a matter of professional pride for
#pharmacytechnicians
@APTUK1
fought for registration for over 50 years
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#PharmacyTechnicians
have high standards. Accuracy and pharmaceutical elegance is important to us
My former colleagues
@cppeengland
knew this and bought me the perfect, personalised mug pictured below 😎
#RxTechDay
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
Strong women ♀️
May you know them
May you be them
May you raise them
#BreakTheBias
#IWD2022
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Thinking of Sarah Everard's family, friends and loved ones today 💔
#SarahEverard
#OneYearOn
#shewaswalkinghome
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To my absolute fav
@BBCBreakfast
GP,
@DrNighatArif
you are awesome!
Sorry to hear about personal, racist, misogynistic, Islamophobic abuse you've faced. Thank you for calling it out, openly discussing the issues, and raising the importance of
#allyship
ie EVERYone calling it out
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It can be scary to be in a healthcare environment so put yourself in the other person's shoes from the outset 👠
Always introduce yourself & your role to the patient - find out about
#hellomynameis
#tipsfornewpharmacists
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Words can build people up or shatter confidence into a thousand pieces. We tend to focus on, and hold on to, negative comments which can affect our
#resilience
Remember this when providing feedback...even to those who appear to be strong & "able to take it"
#BeKind
#WordsMatter
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It takes a special kind of person to be a
#PharmacyTechnician
- you need compassion, resilience & tenacity as well as clinical knowledge & technical skill
To fellow
#PharmacyTechnicians
: thank you for choosing the profession and making a difference
#RxTechDay
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I had four people come to me this week because they need support due to stress, anxiety, burnout, depression (seeking help, not just a chat).
Four People.
We have to fix this for the
#health
of
#OurNHSPeople
and the quality of patient care
#Wellbeing
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You need an MPharm degree to be a pharmacist
You don't need an MPharm to support patients appropriately. For that you need the proper skills, understanding and experience
Let's remove artificial barriers & enable competent, registered HCPs to deliver
#PharmacyTechnicians
#MDT
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What did I learn at
#CPCongress
?
This wonderful human made perfect beverages non-stop throughout
@CPCongress
She loves
#pharmacy
conferences because people appreciate the weighing process to ensure consistency, and facts such as caffeine has a half-life of 6 hours ☕
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Happy
#WorldPharmacistDay
💊💉
Shout out to
#pharmacists
across the globe!
Having a pharmacist in the mix adds value to any service - accessible healthcare delivered by medicines experts
Thank you for all that you do to improve
#patientsafety
and
#PatientExperience
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Life hack for "new normal" times
Use a pen 🖊 to make a hole in the top of your rapid,
#COVID19
test kit box
This saves you from spilling the solution without needing three hands 🖐🏼✋🤚🏼
#PharmacyHour
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Happy
#WorldPharmacistsDay2019
to all my pharmacist colleagues, friends & acquaintances around the world
This year's theme is, Safe and Effective Medicines For All. Pharmacists are key to delivering this global challenge.
#WPD2019
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It is only by showcasing the capabilities and achievements of
#pharmacytechnicians
that the potential of the profession will be realised
Highlight a colleague's successes today!
#RxTechDay
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So many fantastic things to see
@pharmacyshow
but this Royal Mail Lego
#Pharmacy
was by far my favourite! 😀
#PS22
#PharmacyShow22
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Question to all the wonderful
#pharmacists
out there on International Pharmacy Technician Day...
What do you most value about your pharmacy technician colleagues?
#TuesdayThoughts
#RxTechDay
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Dear Ministers
Please lend your support to amend the
@MHRAgovuk
list of HCPs who can supply/administer medicines under a PGD to include
#PharmacyTechnicians
This will support
#PublicHealth
and
#PatientSafety
by widening access
@DHSCgovuk
@Jochurchill4
@JeaneF1MSP
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Happy International
#PharmacyTechnician
Day!
24 hours of celebrating 🎉
Please share your stories, highlight a colleague / role model and promote the profession
The hashtag is:
#RxTechDay
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Every
#pharmacytechnician
trains for two years to be able to support people to better understand their medicines and optimise treatment
We're often the first person in the
#pharmacy
team that you come into contact with, and many of us specialise so we can provide more services
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The Uni of Bradford has produced some of the best
#pharmacists
I know. Its MPharm has always been innovative & the Faculty continue to be fwd thinking when educating next generation
#pharmacy
professionals.
Taking a walk down memory lane (aka Great Horton Road) 😀
#SundayFunday
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After two terms of office, my final Council meeting of the
#pharmacy
regulator is now completed
It's been a pleasure and a huge privilege to serve on the board, in the interest of patients and the public. Thank you to colleagues & stakeholders for support over the last 6 years
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History has been made at the
@rpharms
today!
First Black Chair of any of their boards. Hope there will be a portrait and interview of
@tase3121
added to the RPS museum
Massive congratulations 🎉
#Diversity
#BlackExcellence
#IfYouCanSeeItYouCanBeIt
We’ve had a great start to the newly appointed English Pharmacy Board
@rpharms
this morning ! Congrats
@tase3121
on appointment as chair &
@BPharmJiang
vice chair ! Welcome
@sorbi_k
& Dan & huge thanks to
@pharmthorrun
for her tenure as chair!
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I get cross when people believe that all women should want children and assume that I haven't thought through reasons for having / not having children
It is one of the biggest decisions in life. There are so many considerations to deliberate
Reflect on the effect of words!
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When you're the only
#PharmacyTechnician
in the room, you have to be brave and speak up because (whether intentional or not) you are representing the whole profession!
Need to include more PTs in key decision making so we don't rely on individuals to voice an opinion for all
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#RxTechDay
is only hours away!
How will you be celebrating the
#PharmacyTechnicians
who have been working on the frontline providing key services to patients & the public during the pandemic?
#PharmacyHour
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A massive thank you to fellow
#PharmacyTechnicians
pharmacists & every member of the
#pharmacy
team who's stepped up this week to support people (patients, prescribers, politicians) with medicines.
Let's continue to work together to show the best of our profession
#Covid_19
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🎉🎉
#PharmacyTechnicians
🎉🎉
"Pharmacy technicians are now able to perform blood pressure checks as part of the Hypertension Case-Finding Service and deliver the Smoking Cessation Service (SCS). The Drug Tariff has been amended"
#hypertension
#smoking
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Education & training is important especially in
#healthcare
A Navy SEAL was asked, "why do you train in such extreme conditions?"
He replied “Under pressure you don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your
#training
. That’s why we train so hard.”
#WednesdayWisdom
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🎉 19TH OCT - DATE FOR DIARY 🎉
⏰ Set yr alarm for TWO MONTHS!
#RxTechDay
is back!!
Time for
#PharmacyTechnicians
to Soar To New Heights 🚀 Thank you, as always, to Team
@PTCB
for the graphics & leadership
#Pharmacy
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#PharmacyTechnicians
⚠️Seats at decision making tables
⚠️Senior roles
⚠️Access to development opportunities
⚠️Leadership positions
We are not underrepresented.
We are systemically excluded.
It's time for change.
Change cannot be achieved without
#allyship
and raising awareness
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Happy
#WorldPharmacistsDay
to all my wonderful pharmacist colleagues, friends and family
#healthcare
#PharmFam
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Just some of the queries I've had at work today:
*How do I appeal a parking ticket?
*Has my team member been paid?
*Can you provide a teaching session for my team?
*Can you advise on career opps?
*Can you help me set up MS Teams?
*Will you be my mentor? (😀)
#JackOfAllTrades
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#Pharmtechs
✅support people to optimise their medicines
✅improve outcomes through education about public health & prevention
✅procure medicines via a safe supply chain
✅source cost effective medicines for the NHS
✅are an important part of the MDT in
#health
& social care
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The light across the Thames tonight is absolutely stunning!
This photo doesn't do it justice but gives you a glimpse of the beauty that is London town this evening.
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They take infection prevention seriously at St James
#Hospital
30secs wait for a lift is 30secs for a
#publichealth
reminder to staff, patients and the public alike
Good
#handhygiene
👐 stops germs spreading
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⚠️SAVE THE DATE - 16TH APRIL⚠️
Yep, this is advance notice that I'm on
@AuralApothecary
#pharmacy
podcast S1 Ep10
Honoured to be the 1st
#PharmacyTechnician
guest!
Check out the rest of the episodes to hear brilliant speakers and so that you're ready for the end of series quiz
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It is 17 years since the 7/7 bombings
Remembering the 52 people who lost their lives and countless others whose lives changed forever through loss, injury and/or trauma
Also thinking of the brave people in the emergency services, and those in healthcare who were frontline ❤
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Plus...
Heathcare Assts
Porters
Clinical Physicists
Radiographers
Chaplains
Catering Team
Operating Dept Practitioners
Medical Records Team
Researchers
Education Team
Volunteers
Receptionists
All 7 dental professions
Audiology techs
And so many more!
💙 We are the NHS 💙
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It's here!
#PharmacyTechnicianDay
Get tagging those amazing
#PharmacyTechnician
colleagues who deliver patient care (frontline and behind the scenes) to show the World what this professional group has to offer.
#RxTechDay
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Today marks one year since I joined
#TeamBartsHealth
It's been a jam-packed 12 month journey full of opportunity, learning and working alongside some incredible people.
Lots more to do for patients & their loved ones, visitors and
#OurNHSpeople
- bring it on!
#Workiversary
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Medical textbooks generally default to caucasian images, & many HCPs' experience of diagnosis is for white people
To learn more about how skin conditions present in people of colour, check out
@joelbervell
work 🇬🇭 🇺🇸
#MedTwitter
#RacialBias
#DecoloniseTheCurriculum
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The
@HysteroscopyA
timeline shows it's all too common for women not to be offered analgesia/anaesthesia during gynae procedures
I thought it was just people I know 😭🤬💔
It's barbaric to make people experience unnecessary pain in healthcare
#PatientExperience
#WomensHealth
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#Pharmtechs
✅support people to optimise their medicines
✅improve outcomes through education about public health & prevention
✅procure medicines via a safe supply chain
✅source cost effective medicines for the NHS
✅important part of the MDT in health&social care
#RxTechDay
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Outrageous! Changing
#MinisterialCode
while under investigation for breaking the code isn't the behaviour of a leader of a democratic nation
In 1933 Hitler passed the Enabling Act so he could bypass systemic checks & balances
Contact your MP and speak up
#Dictatorship
#Facism
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Reminder to refer to
#PharmacyTechnicians
by protected title and not an abbreviated version such as "technician" or "tech"
And yes, this includes national
#pharmacy
organisations that make statements which blur the lines between registered HCPs and other team members 👀
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I've not watched
#HarryandMeganonOprah
but I can feel its impact reverberating all around me as it is triggering so many people I care about
Check your privilege before you comment on
#MeghanMarkle
For anyone who needs support, please don't be afraid to reach out ♥️
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Delighted to have been trained as an
#inclusion
Ambassador & now ready to further support the
#Equality
agenda as part of
#TeamBartsHealth
Thank you for an enjoyable and informative session
@OyebanjiAdewumi
Cannot wait to put the theory into practise!
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I don’t know which
#pharmacy
professionals need to hear this but it’s not necessary to add a qualifier like “registered” or “regulated” when referring to pharmacy technicians
All
#pharmacytechnicians
practising in GB are registered/regulated by
@TheGPhC
#WednesdayWisdom
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I can't tell you how much a glimpse of sunshine over this amazing city boosts my positivity levels
#HopeOnTheHorizon
#ThursdayMotivation
#London
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Aamer Safdar talks through his experience of
#mentalHealth
challenges
He describes the stigma attached to speaking up and also the support available for
#pharmacy
professionals who need help
#CPCongress
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
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"You leave your mark on every person you meet
Leave people better than you found them"
#WednesdayWisdom
#HappinessMantra
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Thanks for listening but I'm not sure you heard me
#PharmacyTechnicians
are part of the
#pharmacy
profession but are still excluded
I'm delighted for pharmacist colleagues but sad another development opportunity is not open to us
@RSharmaPharma
@keithridge1
#inclusionmatters
We have listened to initial feedback on this scheme and are pleased to share that from Tuesday 11th May we will be expanding eligibility. The scheme will be open to doctors in training, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists
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Merry Christmas and goodbye
@NHSBartsHealth
🎄
It's been a helluva ride! Working through a pandemic, navigating challenges & trying to make a difference
Thank you to everyone who has been part of my journey. I'm grateful for the support & opportunities I've had to learn and grow
Staring at your desk, patting your pockets and saying “right”, to fully prepare your colleagues for your impending goodbye.
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With temperatures set to rise, it's even more important that people are hydrated 💧
Wee shouldn't be the colour of strong tea. Use this urine colour chart to see if it's time to grab a drink
#hydration
#wellness
#Drinkwater
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Introducing yourself, especially when yr
#patient
can't speak, is so important
#hellomynameis
#aphasia
#communicate
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And....we're off! Happy
#RxTechDay
to everyone around the World, from the UK
Knowledgeable, skilled, professional
#PharmacyTechnicians
,
May we know them
May we be them
May we train the next generation of them 🧴💊💉
😀
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Want to recruit the best person for a job? Try out this advice:
"Let's stop equating experience with ability, credentials with competence
Let's stop settling for the safe familiar choice & leave the door open for someone who could be amazing!
[
#PharmacyTechnicians
#JustSaying
]
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What hope do we have if
@TheGPhC
can't get it right?
⚠️ Dear
#Pharmacy
Regulator
Please note that
#PharmacyTechnician
is a protected title in law
How can we be assured on points of accuracy when "pharmacist technician" is used throughout official, public-facing documents? ⚠️
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"it is when things feel the most uncertain, and we are at our most tired, frustrated and worn out, that we must find it within ourselves not to turn away and hide in our bunkers, but rise up and be even more vocal" ~ Gina Miller
#activism
#SocialJustice
#FightOn
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Mum to me: Mrs X (86yo neighbour) is worried about symptoms she's had since starting a new tablet. I've told her to speak to a
#pharmacist
Mrs X: Really?
Mum: Yes, they're highly trained experts in medicines & often know more than doctors
@rpharms
looking for a PR manager? 😂
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⚠️Today's the day⚠️
Final episode of
@AuralApothecary
Series1 is out & I'm on it as their 1st
#PharmacyTechnician
guest!
Listen to the podcast to hear my "desert island drug", book recommendation & career anthem
Check it out 👇🏼
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I've arrived home to an unexpected, kickass gift from a thoughtful friend
A combo of my favourite things...stationery,
#feminism
and a quote ❤
T H A N K Y O U
#WomenSupportingWomen
#Kindness
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Happy International
#PharmacyTechnician
Day!
A day dedicated to celebrating the achievements and raising the profile of
#Pharmacy
Technicians around the world 🥳🌍💊💉🎉
#RxTechDay
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#EQW2021
Take note of the atrocities happening in
#Palestine
right now. Read a little and speak out
You don't have to be Muslim to care, you just have to be human
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#StephenLawrenceDay
For the young people in your life (and youself), pick up a copy of
@sal2nd
's self help book
#SilenceIsNotAnOption
So many events happening today to change life for the next generation
#BecauseOfStephen
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If you care about
#SocialJustice
then speak out against
#racism
& discrimination.
Don't stay silent. Use your platform. Raise awareness.
Educate yourself. Inform others. Don't wait for others to educate you.
Be an ally & take action.
#BlackLivesMatter
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Time to start thinking about how you'll be celebrating the
#pharmtechs
in your life as International
#PharmacyTechnician
Day is almost upon us
The graphics are out for
#RxTechDay
2019. Time to prep for next month!
#pharmacyhour
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