Thoughts on health, pharmacy and ideas from Pharmacist Daz https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/ I was part of a wide-ranging discussion the other evening, which I think was prompted in part by the Royal College of Pharmacy Conference held that day. It was interesting to hear people dismiss the “Fellowship” status of a “dying” organisation. This felt quite personal to me, as I see... Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-11-08-why-i-built-a-chart-of-fellowship-numbers/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-11-08-why-i-built-a-chart-of-fellowship-numbers/ I missed it. At the start of this month, an anniversary passed me by without my realising: 29 years with the same community pharmacy company. My first thought was not celebration. It was a question. Will I make it to 30? That length of service says something about me. But... Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-11-05-good-enough-to-stay-29-years-and-counting/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-11-05-good-enough-to-stay-29-years-and-counting/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — The Aural Apothecary (Episode 9.2) I have been listening to episode 9.2 of The Aural Apothecary where broadcaster and journalist Adrian Chiles joins hosts Jamie Hayes, Gimmo and Steve the Chemist (whose contribution in this episode was absolutely “bang on the money”). What... Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-10-31-adrian-chiles-polypharmacy-aural-apothecary/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-10-31-adrian-chiles-polypharmacy-aural-apothecary/ This is not a post about a poor pharmacist. It is not a post about a poor pharmacy either. It is about what happens when a decision is made from habit rather than from the text in front of us, and what we can do about it. What happened My... Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-10-24-hmr-2012-regulation-225-on-a-saturday-morning/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-10-24-hmr-2012-regulation-225-on-a-saturday-morning/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — AI in the UK This week’s episode of AI in the UK (hosts Matt Wilkinson and Niels Footman) is framed around the legal profession, but as a pharmacist working in digital health, I found the parallels to healthcare impossible to ignore. Their guest,... Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-07-26-future-of-uk-law-ai-in-the-uk/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-07-26-future-of-uk-law-ai-in-the-uk/ I caught myself doing it again last week. A complex piece of work landed, and before I’d even read it properly, I’d pasted it into my LLM of choice and asked for a summary. Not because I couldn’t understand it. Because it was faster. And in that moment, I wasn’t... Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-06-21-cognitive-offloading-to-ai/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-06-21-cognitive-offloading-to-ai/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — The Aural Apothecary (Episode 8.9) I’ll be honest - I came to this one with modest expectations. A pharmacy podcast, a professor, an academic book. But within minutes, I was genuinely gripped, and more than a little challenged. In this episode of The... Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-05-01-how-to-take-drugs-professor-nick-barber/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-05-01-how-to-take-drugs-professor-nick-barber/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — Digital Health Unplugged (Episode 120) This documentary-style episode from Digital Health Unplugged stopped me in my tracks - and hit close to home. I work on digital health services from a clinical perspective. But I also see the full spectrum in my own... Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-05-01-forgotten-patients-digital-health-unplugged/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-05-01-forgotten-patients-digital-health-unplugged/ I came across a post on X this week claiming to have found papers on a condition called “bixonimania” - described as a rare dermatological disorder causing periorbital hyperpigmentation linked to blue light from mobile screens. Curious, I asked Claude about it. The response I got back was clear and... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-04-10-bixonimania-and-confirmation-bias/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-04-10-bixonimania-and-confirmation-bias/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — Let’s Talk Health Leyla hosts two friends and colleagues to provide some great insights. Dr Leyla Hannbeck is joined by Yasmin Karsan and Khalid Khan on the latest episode of Let’s Talk Health to tackle the big questions facing pharmacy right now. With... Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-04-01-pharmacy-at-a-crossroads-lets-talk-health/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-04-01-pharmacy-at-a-crossroads-lets-talk-health/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — The Healthtech Podcast (#439) In this episode of The Healthtech Podcast, Dr James Somauroo sits down with Declan Hadley, healthcare lead at Cisco, who draws on over three decades of experience within the NHS and health informatics. The conversation covers the evolution of... Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-04-01-35-years-inside-the-nhs-healthtech-podcast/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-04-01-35-years-inside-the-nhs-healthtech-podcast/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — Pharmacy Magazine’s Talking Pharmacy (2026, Episode 3) The latest episode of Pharmacy Magazine’s Talking Pharmacy podcast (2026, Episode 3) is a must-listen, lasting 29 minutes. Ross Ferguson joins the team as the new group clinical editor to discuss the critical shortage of Designated... Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-03-08-talking-pharmacy-dpp-shortage/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-03-08-talking-pharmacy-dpp-shortage/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — Chemist + Druggist’s Pharmacy in Person Having experienced the AuDHD pathways as a parent to an amazing daughter, this conversation resonates with me. In this episode of the Chemist + Druggist “Pharmacy in Person” series, Jane Lambert - founder and CEO of Makewell... Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-03-01-jane-lambert-neurodivergence-pharmacy-in-person/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-03-01-jane-lambert-neurodivergence-pharmacy-in-person/ Making the Case for Digital, Safety and Workforce at the EPAC - Pharmacy is at a crossroads (those of a certain age will groan at that one). The frontline is increasing in clinical complex – patients arriving with undifferentiated diagnoses via Pharmacy First, supply chain dysfunction creating medicine shortages across many sectors, and funding that hasn’t kept pace with the demands we’re... Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-02-26-why-im-standing-for-the-english-pharmacy-advisory-council/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-02-26-why-im-standing-for-the-english-pharmacy-advisory-council/ Why Safety Assurance Must Come Before Speed - A story caught my attention this week. Thousands of NHS patients were exposed to potential infection risk during surgical procedures because a supplier failed to adequately document calibrations for sealing equipment and sterilisation sensors. Not a deliberate act of negligence – but a failure of process assurance. 150 NHS trusts.... Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-02-21-the-hidden-cost-of-efficiency-pressure/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-02-21-the-hidden-cost-of-efficiency-pressure/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — The AI Daily Brief Nathaniel Whittemore shares his hands-on experience building a 10-agent OpenClaw team that handles research, project management, and daily operations. This isn’t theoretical - it’s a practical walkthrough of architecture, implementation, and real-world lessons on ROI, security trade-offs, and mobile... Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-02-01-building-a-10-agent-ai-workforce/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-02-01-building-a-10-agent-ai-workforce/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — BBC Radio 4’s Radical What I am listening to… Listen here BBC Radio 4 episode page: Knowledge and Nostalgia: Why a University Education Should Be Free (Louisa Munch) Originally shared on LinkedIn. #WIALT #podcast #BBC-Radio-4 #education Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-01-12-radical-university-education-free-louisa-munch/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2026-01-12-radical-university-education-free-louisa-munch/ This week has been one of those rare pauses – the kind where you permit yourself to stop moving long enough to actually listen to yourself. I’ve spent time in quiet self-evaluation, asking myself uncomfortable questions about impact, contribution, and direction. The kind of reflection that doesn’t come with neat... Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2025-12-07-when-how-you-see-yourself-doesnt-match-how-youre-seen/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2025-12-07-when-how-you-see-yourself-doesnt-match-how-youre-seen/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — BBC Radio 4’s Radical I think Amol enjoyed this one - and to be frank so did I. Listen here Episode webpage: Irrational Humans: How Our Behaviour Shapes the Economy (Professor Richard Thaler) Originally shared on LinkedIn; the source gives an approximate month... Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2025-12-01-radical-irrational-humans-richard-thaler/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2025-12-01-radical-irrational-humans-richard-thaler/ #WIALT (What I Am Listening to) — BBC Radio 4’s Radical What I am listening to… Listen here BBC Sounds: Digital Dominance: How to Limit the Power of Big Tech (Sir Nick Clegg) Originally shared on LinkedIn; the source gives an approximate month of December 2025. #WIALT #podcast #BBC-Sounds #big-tech... Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2025-12-01-radical-digital-dominance-nick-clegg/ https://pharmacistdaz.github.io/2025-12-01-radical-digital-dominance-nick-clegg/