Monaghan native, mam, wife, friend, physio to older people, MSc ACP student 😊 #homefirst #last1000days #justdoit #itsoknottobeok
Gloucester, England
Joined February 2017
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Our students were addressing the patients on my ward by their first names. I talked with them and said "All people older than you should be addressed by their title and surname unless they specifically ask you to call them by their first name...@EdinUniMedicine @NHSLothianMedEd
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We are final year students conducting a BSc study exploring compassion fatigue in physiotherapy by interviewing qualified Band 6 physios, working in an acute setting who practice in the UK. If you're interested in being part of our research please DM, keep this retweet going too
Let's explore compassion fatigue in physiotherapy! Are you a band 6 physiotherapist working in an acute setting? Based in the UK? Please DM your e-mail if interested. Retweets are much appreciated! #physiotherapy #compassionfatigue
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and slides available here 👇
docs.google.com/presentation…
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Preparing #Respiratory #Physiotherapy for second wave #COVID19 - joint session with myself and @TheACPRC
Free online session Mon 26th Oct 19:30. Closed session for leaders & managers of resp physio services so please register here to confirm a place ⬇️
eventbrite.co.uk/e/preparing…
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Want to work somewhere Frailty services are taken seriously? Take a look at our new posts in #Hereford: our new Frailty Unit opens soon, so the team is expanding. Housekeeper, Consultant, all grades of nursing staff, Therapists, and a Leader Of the Whole Lot are on NHS Jobs *now*
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💪🏼🎧A fantastic podcast here with @DrBenKirk on the geriatric giant osteosarcopenia!
This is a major public health concern for the ageing population & requires an increased emphasis on screening & preventative measures to tackle this problem!
Link: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
Catherine Hopkins retweeted
1/11 - During COVID @Gloshosptherapy staff changed to working a 2 shift pattern rota covering 12 hrs a day, also changing to a full 7 day service. Split into teams to cover all red and green PODS, often working outside their normal specialty areas as part of the PODS care team.
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2/11 - When many systems moved therapy into the community, @Gloshosptherapy stayed to cover all PODs, helping treat and prevent deconditioning, #endpjparalysis was more important than ever to maintain flow and reduce our bed base to support social distancing and isolation of pts.
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3/11 - @Gloshosptherapy outpatient based staff, many who hadn’t been on wards for years were redeployed into the inpatient team as part of the POD cover. An amazing can do attitude working along the traditional ward teams helping provide acute care and rehabilitation to COVID pts
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4/11 - 40 Resp Physios provided 14hrs cover 7 days a week, whilst maintaining over night on call services, supporting our most sickest patients in DCC and high care. Members of the RespSkills team, set up patients on ventilators and thankfully started the rehab for many survivors
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5/11 - @Gloshosptherapy developed the Trust D/C plans and action cards to implementate the national COVID patient flow and discharge guidelines. Including the introduction of a D2A home settling in up to 48hrs service to enable earlier discharges with less need for onward care.
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6/11 - @Gloshosptherapy set up and managed the expansion of acute trust beds into local private hospitals. Patient identification, care and the flow all managed, whilst supporting our independent partners care for what was a new patient group to them.
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7/11 - @Gloshosptherapy Senior Resp Physios supported the Fit Mask testing of hundreds of staff across the MDT in the build up to the peak of the surge. Joining the PPE team, also producing education to manage the risks of dysfunctional breathing due to wearing face masks for hrs
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8/11 - @Gloshosptherapy maintained a skeleton outpatient service working hard to support our most vulnerable patients through embracing virtual pathways. Also supporting the 2020hub in helping trust staff remain at work throughout COVID.
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9/11 - @Gloshosptherapy Musculoskeletal Specialist Triage Service manage the closing down & reopening of the Orthopaedic pathway. Picking up hundreds of pts who hadn’t been seen due to the pandemic, rapidly triaging & initiating the appropriate diagnostic & treatment pathway.
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10/11 - @Gloshosptherapy supported the relocation of Minors pathways into the Therapy outpatient department. Not stopping there, Therapy staff who remained in outpatients supported our minors colleagues by seeing and treating minor injuries patients attending Minors.
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11/11 - It wasn’t just @Gloshosptherapy clinical staff that stepped up. Our admin teams were right there behind our clinicians, some even became TSWs joining the clinical support. They took over the new ED minors admin, working extended hrs, others supporting our cancer services.
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Believe that a farther shore
Is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles
And cures and healing wells.
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⭐️ JOB ALERT⭐️ @gloshospitals ➡️ Chief AHP.
Are you a talented and compassionate leader who will lead, inspire & develop our AHPs?
For further info or to apply go to lnkd.in/dMzV9df
#AlliedWithAmbition | Leadership | Diversity | Progress
@dawarhash @stuartgpalma – at Gloucester, England
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Our brilliant Gallery, AMU, FAS, & 9B achievements 2020 @gloshospitals @gsqia @LouWaters_QI #AHPsDay2020
