@iHOSTstudy

Improving access to opioid substitution therapy in acute hospital settings | Funded by @NIHRresearch | PI: @pwidpride

lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/ihost
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We launched the iHOST intervention at UCLH today. Why is improving hospital opioid substitution therapy important? 🧵(1/7)
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All the support around the fundraiser is MASSIVELY appreciated 🧡 more messaging will be out this week as we set out next steps. Until then a quick sneak peek at some of the materials that will be available from our allies, from @annaddition to @swunion_uk and more!
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Replying to @NationalUglyMug
Some release folks have a map here which has all the commissioned drug services in England on it - each of them can give naloxone, and we have links to the Scotland and wales delivery services there too: release.org.uk/naloxone-and-…

Naloxone and NSP Click and Deliver Map

This map is a work in progress interactive tool which allows users to find where to access click and deliver naloxone, needle and syringe programme (NSP) supplies, and the addresses of local drug

release.org.uk
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Dan Lewer@danlewer5 Dec 2023
People who use heroin have high rates of emergency healthcare use, especially related to mental health, skin infections, and respiratory conditions. New research in @AddictionJrnl led by Naomi Van Hest. doi.org/10.1111/add.16401
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This is good- but should include opiate substitution medication as well- Huge risks for people who are dependent on opiates if doses are missed- precipitous discharge and illicit use @addictionprofs @iHOSTstudy
Royal College of Emergency Medicine@RCollEM6 Nov 2023
🚨NEW #SAFETYFLASH🚨Time Critical Medication (TCM): The Safer Care Committee has highlighted that a MISSED dose can harm your patients. Credit to @UKCPA for poster production - available at: tinyurl.com/TCMSafetyFlash For more ℹ️ rcem.ac.uk/safety-3/
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Our @FenellaSentance in @DDNMagazine highlights the surveillance faced by OST patients - and their struggle against it. Additional barriers of access to medicine can increase harm, rather than reduce it - read Allie's story to see this in action. drinkanddrugsnews.com/over-s…

Over-supervised, Under-dosed - Drink and Drugs News

Fenella Sentance from Release details the case of a woman facing a brick wall in her attempts to move from daily to weekly OST pick-ups.

drinkanddrugsnews.com
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@iHOSTstudy is recruiting! We are looking for a full time research fellow with experience in qual methods & process evaluation to join our team! Please apply & share to yr networks: jobs.ac.uk/job/DBU681/resear… @JScottUoB @VivProf @Release_drugs @LSHTMEvaluation
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Such a wonderful conference! Thank you @lnnmhomeless #homelesshealth23 😃
iHOST study@iHOSTstudy9 Jun 2023
Our @pwidpride talks about untreated opioid withdrawal in hospital as organizational neglect at the brilliant @lnnmhomeless conference.
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Our @pwidpride talks about untreated opioid withdrawal in hospital as organizational neglect at the brilliant @lnnmhomeless conference.
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Becks_23@littlebex231 Jun 2023
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@iHOSTstudy wonderful to meet your amazing team! Working hard to remove stigma/barriers/delays to accessing OST in hospital, reduce early discharge,improve admission length/outcomes! Let’s champion change & implement systemic changes #hope #systemschange #Leeds 🧡
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Final presentation of the first session is by @pwidpride from @LSHTM talking about improving #opioid #substitution #treatment in acute hospital settings @rcpsychAddFac @rcpsych @SSA_Addiction @NHS_APA @addictionprofs #homelessness #heroin #hepatitis #endocarditis #sepsis
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Also, of course, @ReducingHarm! I didn't have time to mention the amazing e-learning module, they and @JScottUoB have led on - promoting kind care, respectful communication and timely opioid withdrawal management for people who use drugs.
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Thank you Jason & #HR23 but none of this would have been possible without the wonderful @iHOSTstudy team. A shout out to the hard work of Marisha Wickremsinhe & @JScottUoB, the @uclh team, Mike Brown, @FindandTreat, @Release_drugs, community members & more
Jason Grebely@jasongrebely18 Apr 2023
Amazing work by @pwidpride to introduce major policy changes for OAT prescribing in the hospital through the iHOST project presented at #HR23 @HRInews lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…
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Amazing work by @pwidpride to introduce major policy changes for OAT prescribing in the hospital through the iHOST project presented at #HR23 @HRInews lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…
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Thank you Peter & #HR23! For more info about the policy background see: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.co… and the @iHOSTstudy: lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…

Barriers to management of opioid withdrawal in hospitals in England: a document analysis of...

BMC Medicine - People who use illicit opioids are more likely to be admitted to hospital than people of the same age in the general population. Many admissions end in discharge against medical...

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Peter Higgs@higgspg18 Apr 2023
Replying to @pwidpride
@pwidpride Magdalena Harris letting #HR23 delegates know about #iHOST & how you/ ‘we’ can make changes to hospital policies it’s a ‘message of hope’ - so much great work here check it out !! Love the graphics too lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…
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Wonderful to be at #HR23, excited to speak on @iHOSTstudy policy progress in collaboration with @uclh, @Release_drugs, community members, clinicians & more. Together we can transform hospital care to meet the needs of people who use drugs!
iHOST study@iHOSTstudy17 Apr 2023
Our PI, Professor Magdalena Harris, is speaking at #HR23 on Tuesday at 2pm alongside amazing speakers! Join her in room 219🤩
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Peter Higgs@higgspg18 Apr 2023
Replying to @pwidpride
@pwidpride Magdalena Harris letting #HR23 delegates know about #iHOST & how you/ ‘we’ can make changes to hospital policies it’s a ‘message of hope’ - so much great work here check it out !! Love the graphics too lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…
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Our PI, Professor Magdalena Harris, is speaking at #HR23 on Tuesday at 2pm alongside amazing speakers! Join her in room 219🤩
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