
Registered ODP, lecturer at UWS, masters graduate, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and doctorate of education student @UniStrathclyde @StrathEDU š©āš
Joined October 2011
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Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Today, we're celebrating Operating Practitioners Day 2025 and the amazing ODPs who make surgery recovery safe and smooth. For 80 years, ODPs have been the unsung heroes of healthcare, ensuring patients get the best care possible - THANK YOU!
#ODPDay2025 #OPD
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Applications for full time students wanting to join #StrathEdD close on the 25th April. If youāre interested in applying then follow the āapplyā tab on our website or get in touch with me: strath.ac.uk/courses/researcā¦
@StrathEDU
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
We're excited to launch the UWS Womenās Health Research Network! Uniting experts to tackle the underrepresentation of womenās health in research, the initiavive will directly address the UN SDGs 3, 5, 10 and 16.
Read more: uws.ac.uk/news/uws-launches-ā¦
#UWSResearchMatters #SDGs
I couldnāt agree more, I got more done this week than I have in the last 6 months!
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Are you looking for a flat on Mote Hill in Hamilton? My first home is on the market! Please click the video below to watch, like, comment and share!
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Health boards are recruiting for the BSc Operating Department Practice Graduate Apprenticeship Programme! More information on the programme below, and applications are made directly through the NHS website / health board.
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Participants required for a new research study exploring smoking cessation or experiences of #smoking quit attempts within the #LGBT+ communities. Please email Olivia for further information @BPSOfficial @GCULGBTplus @BPSSexualities @GCUReach @divhealthpsych @SubMisuseGcu
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Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Great day filming for Managing Complex Needs module with @cateokane @murrayashort @susie_L13 @MartinM84123719 @UWS_LT for @uwshls @cateokane
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Weāre incredibly proud to share that UWS has been ranked 16th in the world for impact on the @UNās Sustainable Development Goal 10: reducing inequalities in The @TimesHigherEd Impact Rankings. (1/3)
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
I am conducting some research for my final MSc module. I would really appreciate it if you could complete this short MS form and share it! All details including my contact details can be found in the documents. Thank you #Research #ODP #Simulation
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Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Happy ODP day to all the amazing ODPs and students! Iāve had the privilege of having a varied career and now working within an ICB leading on AP. Keep being the amazing professionals you are
#ODPDay #ODPHiddenNoLonger
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Happy National ODP day. We are moving into ever more exciting areas of clinical practice including Resus, Critical Care and like myself Lead Transfusion Practitioner ā¦@ESNEFTā© ā¦@Team_ESNEFTā© #odp #ODPHiddenNoLonger ā¦@CollegeODPā©
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Iām Lee; Iām an #ODP and I currently work as a Lecturer in Operating Department Practice. To celebrate National #ODPday today, I helped to facilitate - and delivered a talk on my own research - at @MyBCUās very first ODP conference. #HiddenNoLonger
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Happy ODP Day - I'm proud of my career in the NHS having been an Auxiliary Nurse, Student Nurse, Student ODP, Anaesthetic ODP, ODP in Clinical Governance and for the last few years an ODP in Clinical Informatics working across all clinical areas ā¤ļø #ODPHiddenNoLonger @CollegeODP
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Happy Operating Department Practitioner Day to all ODPs and trainee ODPs. #ODPday #HiddenNoLonger
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Great way to spend National ODP day by delivering a session to ODP Practice Educators #ODPDay #HiddenNoLonger
Iām very proud to be a registered Operating Department Practitioner, and even more proud to teach on the only ODP programme in Scotland at UWS.
Please share to raise awareness of our role!
Happy National ODP day š· #ODPDay #HiddenNoLonger
14 May is Operating Department Practitioner Day - a day to celebrate the hidden gems of healthcare! ODPs play a vital role in delivering outstanding patient care and supporting operating departments. š
Explore our DipHE in ODP:
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#ODPDay @CollegeODP
Kelly Y Porteous retweeted
Thank you to our fantastic Student Operating Department Practitioners Michelle Gray, Lynn McAdam, Mark McMillan and Connor Pratt for writing this poem to mark #ODPDay!
@UWSHLS @CollegeODP #ODPHiddenNoLonger #LifeAtUWS

ALT Of ODPs we sing, so brave and true, in the operating room, they shine anew. With steady hands and hearts so kind, they save lives, leaving worries behind. A vital role in patient care, their expertise beyond compare. From anaesthesia to CPR, ODPs make miracles near and far. Through surgeries long and tough, they handle it all with more than enough. With skill and grace, they navigate, ensuring every patient's fate. So let us praise the ODPs, for their dedication and expertise. In the world of healthcare, they stand tall, ensuring the health and well-being of all.



























