Brenda Morrison

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Are you involved in prescriber education across UK healthcare sectors? 📚🔍 We are co-designing an educational resource to improve prescribing safety for older people aged 65 years and over with sensory impairment.

#Prescribing #Medicines Optimisation #SensoryImpairment #OlderAdults #PersonCentredCare #HealthcareResearch #Pharmacy #Nursing #Physiotherapy #Podiatry #Dentistry #Paramedics #ANP #Geriatrics

🗣️Your expertise and insights will inform the content and format of this resource. 📢 View our flyer to get involved! ⬇️

🚨 Calling all prescribers & healthcare professionals! 💊 Are you a prescriber working with older people 65 years and over with hearing and or visual loss? We are co-designing an educational resource to improve safe prescribing for older people with sensory impairment.

BDA NI attended a special event at Belfast Castle marking a partnership between DFC, Ulster Society for Deaf Education, & Queens Uni. They are launching MA courses for interpreters/translators and 3 PHD positions. Proud moment as our NI trustee & staff are among the students.

We're strengthening patient rights under the Mental Health Bill so people can get better mental health care. Here’s what we're improving for patients, staff and the public ⬇️

It's #PurpleTuesday and we're helping to raise awareness for accessibility and inclusion for everyone! People are entitled to equal opportunities and access in all parts of their lives, from out and about to online, over the phone and technology. Together we can keep breaking barriers and implement social change through legislation and connection 🤝. #Inclusion #accessibility #DeafblindAwareness 💜

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Fantastic response from GPs & pharmacists for our research on prescribing for older people with sensory impairments! We still need nurse prescribers. If you are an independent prescriber for 65+ in primary care, join us! Your input is invaluable. Details in the flyer. ⬇️

Welcome to the first day of the International Week of Deaf people. The theme this year is: Sign up for Sign Language Rights. We want to show the unity generated by sign languages 🫂🌎. Find out more 👇 @WFDeaf_org

"Our optometrists are highly qualified professionals and at Specsavers we encourage them to develop their clinical skills by pursuing further qualifications." Read more about extending your skills and why the IP course is so beneficial ➡️ ow.ly/1kkq50TmOsn @SpecsaversLife

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There is a lot of exciting events on as part of #HealingArtsWeek! DBS member Anne Dignan is involved in the Creatives in Conversation + Visually Impaired Taster Tour taking place on the 20th August in Edinburgh at the National Galleries of Scotland.

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Many thanks to the GPs and Pharmacists who have generously contributed to my interview study thus far. It would be great to hear from Nurse Prescribers and other healthcare professionals, who are willing to enhance health outcomes for older people with sensory impairment.