9 June: Prescribing with confidence podcasts, mental health medicines safety challenges, & webinars

Penny Daynes, Associate Regional Pharmacy Procurement Specialist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 30th May and 5th 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/ Etonogestrel (e.g. Nexplanon®) implant for contraception SPS PGD template for the insertion of etonogestrel (e.g. Nexplanon®) 68mg subdermal implant for contraception. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/etonogestrel-nexplanon-implant-for-contraception/ Medication safety update – May 2026 A resource collating the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/medication-safety-update/ Understanding aseptic services in the NHS Pharmacy aseptic services make ready-to-administer injectable medicines to ensure safe and timely treatment for patients. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/understanding-aseptic-services-in-the-nhs/ Job opportunity Senior Specialist Pharmacy Technician in Medication Safety. https://careers.uhliverpool.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/liverpool-university-hospitals-vacancies#!/job/v7991819 We want to hear from you about – safety challenges with medicines used for mental health conditions https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VpftQ_9Bv0yVm0BqQIO3izrIdNxdvTBGiYJBhRu93FdUNFZZSkNXNjlKT0Q3T0JDQzRWVlcxNzVPNi4u 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'.