FANTASTIC VACANCY

Posted on 15th February 2018 by Lisa Yates

A unique opportunity has come to our attention so we thought we should let you guys know all about it…

A vacancy has become available to work as a Lead Clinical Pharmacist within Nikki Homes’ totally awesome team at Rampton Hospital – for full details of the vacancy and to apply please use the following link: http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/showvac/fJKhZD/3237716/914964977

Nikki has a strong and motivated clinical pharmacy team who work integrally with the MDTs and patients in the services. The dispensary is technician led so there is little dispensary commitment. You won’t work shifts, weekends or bank holidays and all on call commitment is pretty civilised!

This role is perfect for an experienced mental health pharmacist who wants to develop their leadership potential and work alongside Nikki and the other Lead Clinical Pharmacist to provide the best possible outcomes for the patients we work with.

This is a fantastic opportunity so should not be missed!

January 2018 – C&M Newsletter

Posted on 17th January 2018 by Lisa Yates

In case you have not received the Choice and Medication Newsletter which details all the updates and changes made to the website over the last 2 months please download a copy for you and your colleagues here:

C&M Newsletter – January 2018

Should you want a copy sent to you direct via email please let me know ASAP in order to add you to the distribution list, contact: lisa.yates@choiceandmedication.org.uk

Christmas Wishes from Choice and Medication

Posted on 20th December 2017 by Lisa Yates

The entire team at Mistura Enterprise Limited would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your continued support over the last 12 months with both Choice and Medication and MaPPs!

I hope that the next 12 months will be filled with favourable feedback, considerate comments and sizzling statements about our wonderful work….

Failing that we hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Mental health helpline launches for musicians, managers, labels and tour crew

Posted on 5th December 2017 by Lisa Yates

A new mental health support line has launched for people working in the music industry.

The phone line, which has been created by Help Musicians UK, will offer advice for not only musicians but those working in areas like management, tour crews and record labels.

The service is part of their Music Minds Matter campaign, which launched after the death of Chester Bennington.

The Linkin Park singer took his own life in July.

The 24-hour helpline is being launched after the charity’s health and welfare team saw a 22% rise in requests for help from musicians.

It identified a “mental health crisis” in the industry and pledged to set up the support line in a report, Can Music Make You Sick?, published earlier this year.

To read the entire article please follow the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/42224580/mental-health-helpline-launches-for-musicians-managers-labels-and-tour-crew

We’re failing our young people on mental health provision…

Posted on 7th August 2017 by Lisa Yates

Mike Stein writes of the wider problems facing mental health services for young people, Phil Scraton writes that this crisis has been in full view for 20 years, Sue Bailey implores the government to set up an implementation taskforce, while John Gunn questions how a mother who killed her child could be condemned by the presiding judge as ‘self-absorbed’!

Read the full article in today’s edition of: The Guardian – Online

Could this be attributed to the lack of helpful information regarding all mental health conditions and the medications used to treat them? If so then why not seek all the advise and information you need on your condition or prescribed drugs here: Choice and Medication – Personal Subscription And it will only cost you the price of a coffee £4.95 per year!

BBC NEWS – Medicine Information Leaflets Deemed ‘to scary!’

Posted on 21st June 2017 by Lisa Yates

A report published on BBC News yesterday (20th June 2017) stated that patients are made unduly anxious by the long, off putting, scientific jargon used on the manufacturers PILs (Patient Information Leaflets). A full copy of the report can be viewed online at: BBC NEWS REPORT

As a company Mistura Enterprise Ltd has lead the way in establishing this fact since 1992 which is basically why Choice and Medication© was created to inform patients about the medication choices available as well as advise on the benefits of medication using a balanced outlook.  All the information we write for PILs in clearly communicated in lay-mans terms so as not to confuse the patient or scare them in to not adhering to their prescriptions.

We don’t just cover the medications used to treat mental health issues however we also cover every drug within the BNF in an easy to read format in less than 250 words. The fantastic new medical information system MaPPs2® brought to you from our sister company Mistura Informatics Limited© is only available on subscription but can be used by any healthcare organisation, GP surgery, community pharmacy or distric nurse. For further information on the MaPPs2® system please contact Lisa direct via: lisa.yates@misturainformatics.org

Should you require any further information on the methods we use to write our PILs please contact the Choice and Medication© team direct via: admin@choiceandmedication.org.uk