NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.

NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service
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NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.
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Recent Episodes

June 29, 2026
SMRs in problematic polypharmacy: insomnia focus – your questions answered
In this podcast Emma Bryant (Mental Health Lead at NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service) speaks with Dr Rania Ward, Principal Pharmacist for Sleep Medicine, who answers some of the questions posed in the chat during our recent webinar, SMRs in problematic polypharmacy: insomnia focus (14 April 2026). 00.45 - Sleep cycle and shift patterns 03.23 - Cumulative sleep 04.45 - Red flags 10.22 - Treat the underlying cause or start hypnotics 12.34 - Pharmacological options 15.07 - Melatonin 20.11 - Serious mental illness (SMI) and insomnia 22.22 - New medicines for insomnia (daridorexant) 26.46 - Non-pharmacological treatments 31.12 - More information and training Dr Rania Ward; Principal Pharmacist for Sleep Medicine, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Emma Bryant; Mental Health Lead, Medicines Use and Safety, NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service Useful links SMRs in problematic polypharmacy: case based discussions https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/smrs-in-problematic-polypharmacy-case-based-discussions/ National Sleep Pharmacy Network https://nspn.co.uk/ RCGP Learning (Insomnia) https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=824 PCPharm (Insomnia Learning Programme) https://courses.learning.rpharms.com/product?catalog=RCP-Clinical-19

June 23, 2026
23 June: Change and deviation management in aseptics, covert administration of medicines, & webinars
Penny Daynes, Associate Regional Pharmacy Procurement Specialist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 13th and 19th June. To easily find a list of newly published pages go to sps.nhs.uk, select ‘search’, click in the search bar, and press enter. Quick links to highlighted resources: Prescribing with confidence podcast series Exploring real-world prescribing through expert insights, practical tools, and lived experiences to support prescribers in developing safe, confident practice. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/prescribing-with-confidence-podcast-series/ Share your feedback on this podcast series We would really appreciate your views, whether you’ve listened to one or multiple episodes of our Prescribing with confidence podcast series. https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=VpftQ_9Bv0yVm0BqQIO3i22A1OMYp8xGqlAGgUanSedUNktDMUdNTlRTNDZaSk5DRUdMSEZaV1g0Mi4u&route=shorturl Change management in aseptic services All changes in pharmacy aseptic service units must be formally controlled, assessed and reviewed to ensure product quality and patient safety. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/change-management-in-nhs-aseptic-units/ Deviation management in NHS aseptic units Effective deviation management helps identify, investigate, and resolve unexpected events that could affect product quality, compliance, or patient safety. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/deviation-management-in-nhs-aseptic-units/ Covert administration of medicines: legal issues A summary of key legal issues, a pathway of actions and links to national guidance to consider before administering medicines covertly to adults. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/covert-administration-of-medicines-legal-issues/ Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/events/next-events/ Join our WhatsApp channel to stay up to date with our latest news and updates https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBslvuJpe8aH3n7Zu1i Podcast description: NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.

June 22, 2026
Prescribing with confidence: SPS resources supporting safe prescribing
Rakhi Aggarwal speaks with Karoline Brennan from the SPS Medicines Advice team. Karoline highlights key SPS written resources for prescribers, explains how to effectively search for information on the SPS website, and outlines the SPS clinical enquiry answering service available to primary care professionals.
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