An interesting thread Kevin McGinness @thehickeyclan

Got 5 mins? This is fab Insight into district and community nursing 💙

If you want to join an amazing team, become specialised in an amazing occupation, have the opportunity to give people true independence.. please apply to become a Wheelchair Therapist based in Bury St Edmunds Suffolk jobs.nhs.uk/xi/direct_appl…

Patients with a Clinical Frailty Scale score of 6 are likely to experience functional decline if admitted to hospital. Important to prevent frailty-associated problems. Get specialist input and CGA #BGSconf

There are a couple of exciting opportunities working in a motivated, hardworking team, committed to improvement and supporting our hardworking health and social care teams accessing equipment. #promotingindependence #wsft beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Stop the cancellation of stagecoach bus service 11 & 12 - Sign the Petition! chng.it/LHsYcYKd via Change.org UK

Rehabilitation must not be a forgotten art. It is the difference between living functionally and independently and just living. Please therapy colleagues let’s bang this drum 🥁!

Word of the day is ‘mumpsimuses’ (16th century): those who insist they are right and apportion blame to others without looking at themselves.

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It’s the new buzzword of team development but here is how to build psychological safety, and the hierarchy of needs that define the order of how #psychologicalsafety is built. #modernleadership

Our #frailty elearning course covers 4 modules: Understanding & Communicating Frailty, Identifying Frailty, Supporting People Living with Frailty & Building Systems Fit for Frailty. And it is FREE for all HCPs thanks to funding from Community Health Services. bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

The shortage of district nurses to provide vital care in the community can lead to avoidable deaths. An important coroner's report here - the numbers of DNs has more than halved since 2010:

One of the things we often get wrong in health & care improvement is prioritising performance improvement (process-technical aspects) over the emotional experience of participants. We need to make consideration of emotional factors one of our highest priorities in change

Stephen Hawking once said something that changed the way I interact with my team: “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” Why this is so important:

#Rehabilitation should be a component of virtually all care for older people. There is no such thing as ‘no rehabilitation potential.’ Read our new report 'Reablement, Rehabilitation, Recovery: Everyone’s business' #BGSrehab #RighttoRehab #Rehablegend bgs.org.uk/Rehab

The role of District Nurses is vital, increasingly complex and requires considerable skill. Without adequate DNs the nursing care of our older patients especially and palliative care in the home setting will fail. The Queen's Nursing Institute

"#FallsPrevention is often associated with risk-averse attitude whereby people are discouraged from mobilising so they do not fall, consequently becoming deconditioned, increasing fall risk" BGS #FallsAwarenessWeek Blog via Alasdair MacRae & Lisa Alcock bgs.org.uk/blog/celebrati…

"Proactive care is key to delaying frailty, maintaining independence, and reducing avoidable ill health. We need a more equitable approach to care across the UK." ~ Jugdeep Dhesi, BGS President Elect bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

This is where we need to start recognising and responding to frailty. In Kenneth Rockwood's native Newfoundland, this is the point at which people can no longer shovel snow off the roof - a common early warning sign that functional decline has begun #BGSconf

Something to consider Annemie Waaning