Frankie Swords (@swordsfrankie) 's Twitter Profile
Frankie Swords

@swordsfrankie

Proud to be Executive Medical Director for NHS Norfolk and Waveney @nandwics | practising doctor | she/her

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calendar_today17-01-2020 21:12:04

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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals (@nnuh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In our latest podcast episode we interview our virtual ward manager Claire Beard, who explains which patients can be cared for virtually, how they are monitored, and how they feel about virtual healthcare. You can listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1atMFL…

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Thank you Amit Arora for sharing powerful stories + evidence for how to combat deconditioning at NHS East of England medical director/chief nurse forum this afternoon. “There’s no ward like home” particularly for older people, so let’s keep our patients up & moving & home asap!!

Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) (@nandwics) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pharmacies and GP practices will be busier than usual in the lead up to the Christmas period. Please order your repeat prescriptions as soon as possible to make sure you are covered over the bank holidays, and between Christmas and New Year.

Pharmacies and GP practices will be busier than usual in the lead up to the Christmas period.

Please order your repeat prescriptions as soon as possible to make sure you are covered over the bank holidays, and between Christmas and New Year.
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) (@nandwics) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you need urgent medical help but you're not sure where to go, use NHS 111 to get assessed and directed to the right place for you.​ Call, go online or use the NHS App. ➡️ nhs.uk/111

EEAST Ambulance Service (@eastenglandamb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do you have: ✔️ Spare time ✔️ A full UK driving licence (max of three penalty points) ✔️ Knowledge of geographical areas ✔️ Excellent communication skills If the answer is yes… you could be a volunteer car driver! 🚘 Apply at: Find out more and apply: eastamb.nhs.uk/vacancies?fbcl…

Do you have:

✔️ Spare time
✔️ A full UK driving licence (max of three penalty points)
✔️ Knowledge of geographical areas
✔️ Excellent communication skills

If the answer is yes… you could be a volunteer car driver! 🚘

Apply at: Find out more and apply: eastamb.nhs.uk/vacancies?fbcl…
Frankie Swords (@swordsfrankie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you Sonya, Alex, Cheryl and the rest of the Norfolk and Waveney Mind team for welcoming me to the beautiful Berhel st #REST cafe today. Brilliant to see firsthand some of the support you are offering to people in crisis. Lovely coffee too!

Thank you Sonya, Alex, Cheryl and the rest of the <a href="/NorfolkMind/">Norfolk and Waveney Mind</a> team for welcoming me to the beautiful Berhel st  #REST cafe today. 

Brilliant to see firsthand some of the support you are offering to people in crisis. Lovely coffee too!
Quadram Institute (@thequadram) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✅Vegan or vegetarian woman? ✅ Aged 18+? Join the HARVEST study and help us understand how to boost nutrient intake in plant-based diets 🌿 ➡️ buff.ly/3RKvwBZ Be Part of Research NNUH Research #Veganuary

✅Vegan or vegetarian woman?
✅ Aged 18+? 

Join the HARVEST study and help us understand how to boost nutrient intake in plant-based diets 🌿 
➡️ buff.ly/3RKvwBZ 

<a href="/NIHRtakepart/">Be Part of Research</a> <a href="/NNUHResearch/">NNUH Research</a> #Veganuary
NHS (@nhsuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Measles cases are rising in England. You can still ask your GP practice for the MMR vaccine if your child has missed either of these 2 doses. For more information ➡️ nhs.uk/MMR

Measles cases are rising in England.

You can still ask your GP practice for the MMR vaccine if your child has missed either of these 2 doses. 

For more information ➡️ nhs.uk/MMR
Frankie Swords (@swordsfrankie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is really wonderful. Congratulations to all those involved in the HPV vaccination programme. Every one of you has helped save lives!

Frankie Swords (@swordsfrankie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Smashing to hear from local residents & staff at the brilliant Opening Doors charity at Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) board meeting today. Heard about how useful #AnnualHealthChecks are for people with a learning disability, and approved our plan with Norfolk County Council for the next 5 years too. Thank you!

Smashing to hear from local residents &amp; staff at the brilliant Opening Doors charity at <a href="/nandwics/">Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS)</a> board meeting today. 
Heard about how useful #AnnualHealthChecks are for people with a learning disability, and approved our plan with <a href="/NorfolkCC/">Norfolk County Council</a> for the next 5 years too.
Thank you!
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That man and machine can sequence a genome faster than I can say “great lab coat”!! Great tour of Quadram Institute and UEA with NHS England colleagues today. Exciting research, fantastic staff and fabulous teaching facilities to train our future Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) workforce!

That man and machine can sequence a genome faster than I can say “great lab coat”!!

Great tour of  <a href="/TheQuadram/">Quadram Institute</a> and <a href="/uniofeastanglia/">UEA</a> with <a href="/NHSEngland/">NHS England</a> colleagues today.

Exciting research, fantastic staff and fabulous teaching facilities to train our future <a href="/nandwics/">Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS)</a> workforce!
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This #IWD I was honoured to join my daughter at the women and non binary dinner King's College, Cambridge. Second female provost in 600 years Gillian Tett gave a fantastic speech in front of a portrait of the first woman of colour to be student president. Getting there.

This #IWD I was honoured to join my daughter at the women and non binary dinner <a href="/Kings_College/">King's College, Cambridge</a>. 

Second female provost in 600 years <a href="/gilliantett/">Gillian Tett</a> gave a fantastic speech in front of a portrait of the first woman of colour to be student president. 

Getting there.
Healthwatch Norfolk (@hwnorfolk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress or obsessions and compulsions? NHS Talking Therapies can help. The service is effective, confidential and free. Your GP can refer you or refer yourself at nhs.uk/talk

Frankie Swords (@swordsfrankie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Delighted to meet some of the NNUH Paediatric Surgery & Urology team and have a look around the wonderful new children’s operating theatres Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals last week. Light, bright, family friendly - brilliant that children and those who care for them now have the facility they deserve Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) NNUHJLCH

Delighted to meet some of the <a href="/NNUHPSU/">NNUH Paediatric Surgery & Urology</a> team and have a look around the wonderful new children’s operating theatres <a href="/NNUH/">Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals</a> last week. 

Light, bright, family friendly - brilliant that children and those who care for them now have the facility they deserve <a href="/nandwics/">Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS)</a> <a href="/nnuhjlch/">NNUHJLCH</a>
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Thanks to Integrated Care 24 NCH&C EEAST Ambulance Service Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) for superb learning event on urgent care coordination. Loved listening in to help people to get the support they really need asap & usually at home rather than an ambulance and hospital visit. Great service, great teamwork!

Thanks to <a href="/ic24uk/">Integrated Care 24</a> <a href="/NCHC_NHS/">NCH&C</a> <a href="/EastEnglandAmb/">EEAST Ambulance Service</a> <a href="/nandwics/">Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS)</a> for superb learning event on urgent care coordination. 
Loved listening in to help people to get the support they really need asap &amp; usually at home rather than an ambulance and hospital visit. 
Great service, great teamwork!
Frankie Swords (@swordsfrankie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I will deliver” Cracking talk by Sir Clive Woodward on building teamship today at #NHSConfedExpo.

“Tell me and I’ll forget. 
Show me and I may remember. 
Involve me and I will deliver”

Cracking talk by <a href="/SirW00dward/">Sir Clive Woodward</a> on building teamship today at #NHSConfedExpo.
3-Acute Hospital EPR Programme (@nw_epr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The journey begins! We're thrilled to kick off our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme, aiming to create a seamless and efficient healthcare system across our 3 hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney. Follow us for updates & milestones along the way #EPRProgramme #DigitalHealth

The journey begins! We're thrilled to kick off our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme, aiming to create a seamless and efficient healthcare system across our 3  hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney. Follow us for updates &amp; milestones along the way #EPRProgramme #DigitalHealth