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😒😞😨 Distress is very common in patients with #delirium ⚠️ But it is usually not properly detected or assessed ➡️ Let's do better ➡️ Use a structured approach when engaging with patients with delirium #WDAD2024 @melanieryberg @weselymd

Great Abstract Presentation on 'A Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes in Inpatient fallers who sustain a Neck of Femur fracture' Reminder for all #BGSconf delegates to visit the poster gallery via the BGS website.

Mind your language, I never really understood what a mechanical fall meant so good to see that on the list😊..Preferred language when referring to older people in a health context | British Geriatrics Society ⁦NHSAAQI⁩ ⁦Nina McGinley⁩ bgs.org.uk/resources/pref…

Do you know which drugs to stop first in orthostatic hypotension? You might be surprised! The best drug is losartan, says laramitchell — and give it at night #BGSconf

We’re developing standards for the care of older people living with frailty. The consultation closes on 18 June 2024 and we welcome your feedback. To find out more about frailty and its impact, listen to our podcast. Podcast and feedback links are in the comments.

In February 2024, 1 in 4 patients between the ages of 70-79 waited 12+ hours in A&E, for the 80-89 group this was closer to 1 in 3, and for 90+ it was 1 in 3 via Royal College of Emergency Medicine #ResuscitateEmergencyCare bit.ly/OlderPeopleED2… 📷

Read Royal College of Emergency Medicine 'Care of Older People in the Emergency Department - National Quality Improvement Project Information Pack' #ResuscitateEmergencyCare rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

Falls week kicked off in UHAyr NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Thanks to all the staff who work hard every day to keep our patients safe and took part in the lying/ standing BP challenge, visual simulation and talked about post fall management NHSAAQI Catrina steele Stephanie Frearson #FallsAwarenessWeek ⭐️

Falls awareness week in UHAyr NHS Ayrshire & Arran . Falls affect our patients, families and our staff. Today we celebrated ours teams success in achieving an improvement in our falls numbers SPSP Acute Adult ⭐️⭐️ Stephanie Frearson NHS Ayrshire & Arran #FallsAwarenessWeek

Falls week NHS Ayrshire & Arran at UHAyr. We issued post fall pathway posters to all inpatient areas, discussed the new nursing immediate post fall checklist sticker and issued lanyard cards with guidance for recording lying and standing BP and neurological observations #FallsAwarenessWeek

Falls awareness week. Today we had a falls stall in UH Crosshouse .. thanks to all our hardworking staff ⭐️ NHS Ayrshire & Arran NHSAAQI #FallsAwarenessWeek Nancy Wallace

Falls awareness week continued in UH Crosshouse with 100s of pens finding new homes. Thanks for all our staff and visitors for stopping by for a chat and our QI and moving and handling teams for helping out NHSAAQI and Catrina steele ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #FallsAwarenessWeek Stephanie Frearson

Falls awareness week NHS Ayrshire & Arran super proud of our CAU teams efforts in Crosshouse and Ayr. Look at their amazing displays,they both smashed it well done ⭐️⭐️ Nancy Wallace

Huge well done to all and special thanks to our teams in NHS Ayrshire & Arran ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Exactly this time next week we will be kicking off our live free webinar with Rosemary Agnew, INWO and Caroline Hiscox, Chief Executive of NHS Lothian where they will discuss leadership and speak up culture. Will you be joining? Sign up : tinyurl.com/3n6jewej #SpeakUpWeek

📅 Save the date: Thursday 5 December 2024, 12-1pm For our next #NAIF webinar, we will be discussing the #NAIF2024report, 'Don't stop moving'. Read the report and register for our next webinar: bit.ly/NAIF2024Report

"Nearly half of all inpatient femoral fractures occur on general medical wards" ie prevention should NOT focus solely on older people’s wards. 2024 report on inpatient falls from Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, with new approach to risk factor assessment, here: hqip.org.uk/resource/naif-…

Falls prevention in over 65s. #falls