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I wrote this for everyone who has lost a loved one, everyone who fears human beings have been reduced to statistics. They have not. We care so deeply, try so hard. And it's all for you. Patients, individuals, precious human lives. You are what counts 💙 theguardian.com/books/2020/may…

How many geriatricians think a blood pressure of 120 is “good” for severely frail older people in last couple of years of life? Of course it depends but we are wedded to a model for younger people. “Allow BP 160-170” is something I often write as a manager plan esp if falls

I pledge to continue opposing racism & hate. To set aside my implied right to silence and inaction, and act to leverage my privilege to make a difference. Join me by nominating 5 others to do the same Caroline Moore (she/her) Emily Williams Jane Blizzard Hannah McGurk (she/her) Kate Williams

Be afraid. Be very afraid. After the appalling way he’s handled Coronavirus, we definitely don’t want Boris Johnson to have more control over our NHS. Please RT if you don’t either. theguardian.com/society/2020/j…

.NHS Elect 💙, in collaboration with Kenneth Rockwood, have launched a free Clinical Frailty Scale app for use on mobile devices to enable health professionals to undertake clinical #frailty scoring in real time, with people aged 65+ #ClinicalFrailtyScale scfn.org.uk/clinical-frail…

My brother George Winder GP in Leeds acknowledged here as an unsung hero. Of course I am biased, I think he’s awesome 😊 He works incredibly hard to ensure patients receive the best care, he champions new ideas and leading the way with care homes 👏👏👏👏

Covid-19 'not just about survival' warns Leeds health chief as hundreds in city face 'long Covid' impact yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/health/coronav…

Nice paper going into detail on Rockwood CFS scoring, and some tweaks to terminology. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

England’s Covid unlocking a threat to the world, experts say theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…

BREAKING: The UK now cannot do most blood tests. No tubes. GPs are forced to ration. Read this BMA press release from last night. “At a very perilous point”…

Today marks the start of #KnowYourNumbers week. High blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke & heart attacks but is highly preventable or easily managed. Check your blood pressure to ensure that your pipes are in good working order. Find out more bloodpressureuk.org/your-blood-pre…

“It wouldn’t be fun living on the streets because you have to beg people for food and they’ll say no.” Eight-year-old Kai is among the thousands of British kids growing up in poverty.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse… Conservative MPs vote against legislation that could improve nurse staffing levels nursingnotes.co.uk/news/politics/…

Today's the Day! Gabriel's #bowlforukraine has gone live! After the tsunami of #twitterlove that he received last weekend his Instagram account clarkie_woodwork went from 6 followers to 227,000! He's had a week of interviews and there's even an article in today's Times! 1/5

A wee thread about a young boy and the tweet that got away. Feel free to RT. Three weeks ago my youngest, Gabriel 12, came home upset. His love of woodwork was not deemed cool, nor was only having 6 followers on his instagram. 1/15

This summer is going to be tough for a lot of families, please #RT it may help someone

This is such an important article for doctors, patients and their families. Realistic Medicine British Geriatrics Society . Great work Ranjana Srivastava !

It's #UNIDOP2022 & what a good read British Geriatrics Society #BGSAnticipatoryCare blog series is Liz Lawn Adam Gordon MBE We need equal funding and workforce resources for proactive and preventative care as we do for crisis response NHS England #Ageingwell Eileen Burns bgs.org.uk/anticipatory-c…

Fancy learning about frailty and frailty syndromes with me, Gurjit Chhokar and a programme developed by Eileen Burns James Eccles Gill Power Carers Leeds and more? Come to our pilot education day if you are a health or social care professional in leeds.

Social determinants of frailty. rcpjournals.org/content/clinme… #LeedsFrailtyEducation