Anna Collier

NHS Physiotherapist specialising in frailty.
Late to the party. Doing my best. Keen to learn. Lover of chocolate covered ginger biscuits.
All views my own.

[Tom Gauld @tomgauld]

To celebrate my 'Revenge of the Librarians' book token design, @book_tokens have given me one £50/€50 book token to give away. Retweet this tweet today for a chance to win it. (UK and Ireland only)

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

📢Frailty elearning free to all!

We're delighted to share that our frailty elearning has been updated and relaunched and is FREE to all health and care professionals, thanks to funding from @NHSEngland! Sign up today to improve your frailty knowledge. https://t.co/2gkTg9IrAC

[Anna Collier @AnnaFizz]

Wonderful feedback from our lovely rotational band 5 who is leaving the team 🥰

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"I suspect that many go home still carrying the weight of other people’s emotions, burdened by worries about their patients’ safety, and wondering if they could or should have done more" @HelenRSalisbury https://t.co/pyS9ylRe5i

[BOB AHP Faculty @BOBAHPFaculty]

Its one month until #AHPsDay! How will you be celebrating? 🥳
This year's theme is 'AHPs in the right place, at the right time, with the right skills'. #AHPs are an integral part of the NHS Workforce, bringing diverse skills to deliver the best outcomes Share your stories with us

[AGILE @AGILECSP]

Intensity is king! Patients need to feel like they're fatigued, that there's not much left in the tank, in order to reduce sarcopenia. Patients are going to have to work hard. @chrishurst99

[AcademyOfFabStuff @FabNHSStuff]

Did you know that 13 people die every day due to a fall and 4 million hospital beds per year due to falls?

Check out this great video to show simple ways to reduce falls...

https://t.co/xnWiQE0QGO

@RoyLilley @bhamcommunity

[Alison Mudge @AlisonMudge]

Why don't patients mobilise more in hospital, and how can we help? Patients KNOW mobility is important but meet so many physical and cultural barriers--learn more in our new paper interviewing 200 patients https://t.co/9Vd1Xs4mZS

[Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix]

'What do I need to know about you as a person, to give you the best care possible?'
#DignityTherapy's game-changing question.
Great work from @HMChochinov & colleagues.
Spread the word.

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

"It is never too late to start appropriate exercise. This study offers hope and strong evidence that people can achieve higher levels of resilience than previously thought possible."

Read the BGS Blog via John Travers @ucddublin @Age_and_Ageing https://t.co/6ByaKNe9kL

[Anna Collier @AnnaFizz]

@RosemaryCollier @SecondCaptains @qprmeath Must be where this t-shirt came from!

[Anna Collier @AnnaFizz]

Such a pleasure to meet and learn from another team so working hard to improve the care of older people in ED living with frailty. Lots of great ideas to take away.

[Sarah Griffiths @sarahmckel]

Inspiring day at Leicester Royal infirmary, visiting their Frailty Emergency squad with @AnnaFizz Great to see what is possible. @confuseddoc thank you for being so generous with your time. You and your team are awesome!!

[NHS @NHSuk]

Don't worry about getting us a birthday card to celebrate #NHS75...

Instead, we'll be more than happy with you getting an organ donor card for registering to become a donor for the first time.

Confirm your organ donation decision today

❤️ https://t.co/6CaXmcHhh3

[Trisha Elliott @Trisha_the_doc]

This is a really important study.

Frail older people who’ve had broken necks end up with all sorts of complications and problems from the hard collars they are asked to wear.

Are they really necessary?

From the @bmj_latest last week.

[Anna Collier @AnnaFizz]

@BevGreensitt

[Joe Wicks @thebodycoach]

Back in October I got an email from @Milly_Physio, a Neuro-Physiotherapists working at @GSTTnhs explaining to me the benefits of high intensity exercise for people living with Parkinson’s disease.

In the message she said...

[Sean Ninan @sean9n]

What is the point of doing routine 4ATs in the ED?

Most of us will miss delirium and memory problems on brief reviews if we don't do some specific testing.

You might think you're good at just spotting delirium. But you're probably not. (Neither am I)

[Anna Collier @AnnaFizz]

@AGILECSP Will this be recorded? I can't join this evening but I'm interested to hear about the projects.

[Old People Are Cool @Oldplparecool]

At 93 years old, Rita Melone, now 95, came up with a solution to improve her experience using a walker: the Walker Squawker. #OldPeopleAreCool @JoyForAllPets @linkedsenior https://t.co/sS3K175WPM

[Christopher Tuckett MCSP @HealthPhysio]

👏 Fantastic to see #AHPs delivering @TEDx talks with increasing frequency now.

💥 A great high-impact method of communicating. #AHPsDeliver

Some brilliant talks below (& mine 😀)
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