In 75 awake, non-verbal ICU patients, pain assessment with BPS vs NRS showed a weak correlation. AAC is strongly recommended to improve communication and symptom management bmcanesthesiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Today we kicked off Nutrition & Hydration Week 2024 with Mouthcare Monday 👄 🦷 🪥 👅 Some of the team took to the wards to spread the word on why #mouthcarematters UHS Healthcare Sci & Allied Health Professional Ed UHS Dietitians University Hospital Southampton 💙 RCSLT 💙 #nutritionandhydrationweek2024

Looking for info on tube feeding in patients having adjuvant RT follow total laryngectomy. Can't find much in the literature so I'm keen to talk to others. Seems that most get through w/o tube feeding. Has anyone reviewed this within their service? Head & Neck CEN #laryngectomy

✨Proud team moment ✨ Watch our awesome Amanda Skilton talk all things Head and Neck SLT for Wessex Cancer Alliance! Autograph requests to UHS SLT, PO Box... wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/speech-and-lan…

An exciting opportunity to work with a large acute SLT team is LIVE! A rewarding job working with fantastic people at UHS! Band 8a SLT Operational Lead role (0.8 wte). Click on the link below for more details: careers.uhs.nhs.uk/Current-job-va… Closing date: 30th April 2024

Time is running short to have your say about the new AHP Critical Care Capability Framework? Public consultation closes on 21 May, so there’s just one more week to get your feedback in. Head to bit.ly/AHPFramework to share with your colleagues and tell us what you think!

📢What do you want? 🗣️A B7 role in Acute Medicine! 📢When do you want it? 🗣️NOW! Post out to advert now! A great opportunity to join our adult SLT team. Large teaching hospital ✅ Regular CPD ✅ Inclusive and supportive team ✅ Cake supply ✅✅✅ careers.uhs.nhs.uk/jobs-dedicated…

Great patient centred talks from Dr Helen Newman (& @trache_phd) Anna-Liisa Sutt CPSP PhD and Brendan McGrath. Focusing on outcomes that people with tracheostomies say were most important to them whilst on ICU and showing the value of an AHP joint approach #SOA24

Check out 👀 the next Basic Level SVR one day course taking place at Southampton General Hospital on Monday November 25th 2024. Cost £170. Head & Neck CEN Head & Neck Cancer CEN (North) RCSLTLearn Dr Gemma Clunie @gemmaclunie.bluesky.social Numbers are limited but you can register using this link eventbrite.com/e/introduction…

Sneak preview of the opening ceremony of our #ICURehabChampionships2024 on the General ICU UHS Critical Care… more rehab fun to follow next week from team cardiac and neuro! 🔥 💪 🏆 🥇 University Hospital Southampton 💙 ICUsteps

Spotlight on SLT for the closing week of ICUsteps #rehabchampionships Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust Critical Care. Working with our MDT colleagues to promote early rehab in Critical Care promoted by Kate Tantam (She/her)🙌🏻

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone at our Network Conference, in just over a week's time! (7th November, Green Park Conference Centre, Reading) eventbrite.co.uk/e/thames-valle… #tvwacc24

Thanks for having us! Charlie Macdonald

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Along with our UHS Dietitians colleagues, today we donated 2 cages worth of food items as part of our Patient Support Hub’s collections for SCM Food Bank 🎄 🎁

Exciting/ rare job opportunity! We have a brand new B7 OT post available to develop the service on our Cardiac ICU. If you love neuro rehab, delirium mgment and working with a lush team then this is yours! ⁦Intensive Care Society 💙⁩ ⁦⁦Critical Care Occupational Therapist⁩ jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Amazing news! Congratulations Dr Gemma Clunie @gemmaclunie.bluesky.social! 🎊

I am undertaking a QI project on dysphagia screening in Critical Care and keen to understand the views of other SLTs/current practices. I would be really grateful if SLTs working in critical care could complete this questionnaire by 21/5/25. Thank you!😀 forms.cloud.microsoft/e/yeDfX4eh4T