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Older people in hospital are vulnerable. This study looked at rates of: #delirium, falls, functional decline, new incontinence. These complications strongly associated with with poor outcomes. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30423197

System impacts, contributing to reducing length of stay #nwuecwinter #HomeFirst #WinterPlanning

Another great session and sharing of ideas and services available to support 0-19 staff and the children and families in Wirral #wirralwide .thanks to Sophie Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT , thanks to Connect Us and Denise /Helen Wirral Community Health&Care NHS Foundation Trust . For rooms again thanks Jo Wirral Council .

Thanks, Lee from the Open Door Charity for sharing plans around the JOY Project. Good Health is key- ambition is to offer an inviting & accessible place with so much on offer under one roof Art and culture can give people a real sense of community. #Spare5 #healthisstealth

A few days off work and on the train heading to Manchester Airport. Italian phrasebook and club training top mean... Kung Fu club trip to Turin! This 1980 edition includes a once helpful description of pasta. The currency section feels a bit out of date too.

Don't miss the next Careers Open Day with Wirral NHS Hospitals - Arrowe Park & Clatterbridge & @wirralcouncil. Apply for our Health Care Assistant or Clinical Support Worker roles now and be interviewed at the open day! Find out more and apply today: ow.ly/y58950Q0f1H

Just launched: ‘Proactive care: Providing care and support for people living at home with moderate or severe frailty’ This guidance supports a more consistent approach to #ProactiveCare across England, following latest evidence and best practice. england.nhs.uk/community-heal…

BGS is pleased to see the long-awaited Community Health Services guidance on #ProactiveCare has been published. Proactive care is a vital part of helping to delay #frailty and maintain older people’s independence. It will also save the NHS money in the long term. bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

Today we were delighted to welcome Dr Amanda Doyle OBE, National Director for Primary Care and Community Services and Simon Banks, Cheshire and Merseyside ICS - Place Director for Wirral. Amanda and Simon joined us for visits to CIRT and CICC.

Brilliant David Hammond & Dr Joanne Chwalko a great opportunity to shout about such a fantastic service and the difference it’s made👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Excited to share Wirral's Home First story on Friday. In 10 mins: what we did and how (capacity, coordination & culture). Most importantly, what's now better for people being discharged and why. Whole system project with Wirral Community Health&Care NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral NHS Hospitals - Arrowe Park & Clatterbridge and Wirral Council teams.

Thank you @julianhartley1 & colleagues for visiting Team WCHC. Colleagues showcased a number of outstanding services including Community Cardiology and the Right Care Hub. Our teams touch the lives of thousands of people every day, from birth, right through to end of life.

📢NEW BGS REPORT📢 ‘Reablement, Rehabilitation, Recovery: Everyone’s Business’ focuses on reablement and #rehabilitation for older people and highlights the variation in provision across the UK despite evidence of significant benefits. bgs.org.uk/rehab #BGSRehab

Interested in developing models of care for older people? Then read our Age_and_Ageing typology paper academic.oup.com/ageing/article… which accompanies our recent The BMJ meta-analysis bmj.com/content/bmj/38… Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research British Geriatrics Society NIHR Yorkshire & Humber ARC Community Health Services National Institute for Health and Care Research ANZSGM

Our new analysis today shows that despite politicians espousing the need to shift healthcare out of acute hospitals and into services that can help patients avoid emergency hospitalisations or prevent ill health altogether, the £ has not followed their mouths. A thread >>

If “length of stay” is changed to “time away from home” what impact would it have? Change the language. The purpose. The WHY in healthcare. We need to keep patient time I focus. Their time is Precious. Wisdom from Dr Amit Arora Amit Arora at #NHSConfedExpo NHS Confederation

With the NHS declared broken and @ara_darzi asked to uncover the “hard truths about the NHS”, its productivity woes are perhaps the hardest truth of all: more money, more staff = only marginally higher outputs. Understanding this is key to fixing the NHS 🧵

#Frailty affects up to half of the population over 85 y/o and costs £5.8billion per year. Following the #DarziReview we urge those developing the NHS Ten Year Plan to implement core features of age-attuned integrated care for older people #BGSblueprint bgs.org.uk/Blueprint

We often hear about the 7 Wonders of the World, both ancient and modern. But what about wonders of the Medieval Age? Here are seven — and what happened to them... 🧵

One of the most dangerous zombie ideas afflicting NHS policy is the idea that a better NHS can be built one activity silo and one improvement intervention at a time...