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We wrapped up another successful trolley dash in ED! Huge thanks to everyone for their fantastic engagement throughout the week. Emma Pope Care of the Elderly Specialist Practitioners WHTHT Angela Wellman West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Our paper in The BMJ reports a dose-response relationship in delirium episodes and rates of subsequent dementia among >650K inpatients in NSW Australia. Reducing #delirium could be effective in #dementia prevention. Emily Gordon Shlomo Berkovsky Prof Ruth E Hubbard bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Today is World Parkinson’s Day. If we put our minds to it we can accomplish anything when we are on the same side. Let’s lose any stigma, find a cure and never lose hope. Inspired by the words of Michael J. Fox #WorldParkinsonsDay #Parkinsons

Our Frailty Hospital at Home launched on June 2023, bringing care right to the doorsteps of over 400 patients. Thrilled to see this service grow, providing vital support for our elderly in the community.

Past webinars are always available on our website. If you're interested in learning more about practical changes your ED can make to more completely assess older people who have fallen, watch our "Falls Assessment in the Geriatric ED" webinar: gedcollaborative.com/event/falls-as…

Lovely visit from one of our CLCH frailty team colleagues today. Wonderful opportunity to share learning and discuss future plans for our frailty hospital at home service. #collaborativeworking #frailtyhospitalathome

Lovely little surprise today, a thank you card and pen for our hard work 😃😃 We also raised an ice cream to nurses day too🍦 Thank you for the treats ❤️

This week is Dementia Action Week! 1 in 4 hospital beds are occupied by people living with dementia and people with dementia often face longer hospital stays- don’t forget to use the This is me document to help give these patients individualised care! #DementiaActionWeek

Amazing afternoon at the CPG Frailty Summit, exchanging ideas on frailty pathways with other hospital sites.

Thank you to everyone who attended the dementia training session today for Dementia Action week! 💙 #DementiaActionWeek2024

It’s day 2 of Dementia Action week! 1 in 3 people with dementia don’t have a diagnosis. If you have a patient admitted to our hospital who has symptoms of dementia please refer to us! We can help to refer this patient for an outpatient dementia assessment! #DementiaActionWeek2024

Excited to attend HWE inprovement Knowledge exchange with #teamwestherts and showcase our improvement work on #frailty #miscarriage and #PSIRF. West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Michelle Hope Paula Silva Michelle Boot kelly McGovern

Frailty Awareness Week starts today! Join us at Lecture Theatre 1 until 2 PM for interactive activities, insightful discussions, and free goodies. Don't miss out! #FrailtyAwareness Emma Pope Angela Wellman Care of the Elderly Specialist Practitioners WHTHT kelly McGovern

Happy Frailty February! Come join us-drop in from 10:30-2pm in Lecture Theatre 1. There is opportunity to try on the Frailty suits to see what our patients feel like and of course learn about the Physio and OT role in Frailty☺️ West Herts Therapy Care of the Elderly Specialist Practitioners WHTHT West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Great to see everyone getting involved in the Frailty Trolley Dash yesterday! Amazing teamwork and energy all around. #FrailtyFebruary Care of the Elderly Specialist Practitioners WHTHT Emma Pope

Another day, another trolley dash—spreading awareness about frailty! Today, the team met Carl, struggling with polypharmacy and a high ACB score—putting him at serious risk of falls and deconditioning. Time for a CGA and deprescribing! #FrailtyFebruary Care of the Elderly Specialist Practitioners WHTHT HanOT

Morning all, come and visit the Frailty stand in the canteen between 11am and 2pm today. You have the chance to win one of our prizes🥳

The Frailty team have been out and about all week sharing their knowledge and passion 💛 Today they are in the canteen. Please pop along and say hello 👋 You could even be in the chance to win a prize!

We had an amazing time in the canteen today raising awareness about frailty! Huge thanks to everyone who came along and to West Herts Hospitals Charity for providing such fantastic goodies for our staff! Your support is truly appreciated! #FrailtyFebruary West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

To wrap up the Frailty Week, our Frailty MDT presented at Grand Round today! Attendees experienced frailty firsthand with our frailty suit and gained valuable insights. We ended the day with another trolley dash around the COE wards! West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Claire Cutting Care of the Elderly Specialist Practitioners WHTHT