Charlotte Widgery

Occupational Therapist

[Rachel Riley MBE 💙 @RachelRileyRR]

Powerful and sad video, but with the breakthroughs that have been coming I really believe they can cure this awful disease in our lifetimes.

All power to @AlzResearchUK

[Emergency Care Therapy Team, UHP @RRTDerriford]

Day 1 of #FallsPreventionWeek Falls are not inevitable! Falls Awareness Week is about helping people see the risks so that they can take action. Come down to @UHP_NHS level 6 tomorrow to chat about simple steps to ensure we are not at risk.@AcuteFrailtyUHP @UHP_OT @UHP_HCE_REHAB

[Emergency Care Therapy Team, UHP @RRTDerriford]

#FallsPreventionWeek day 2! We are in on level 6 @UHP_NHS talking to anyone passing by about reducing their #fallsrisk The Top Tips to Avoid Falls are: Keep Active, Keep on top of Medicine, Keep Your Home Safe, Keep the Right Shoes, Keep Your Feet Healthy, Keep Hydrated😊

[UHP HCE PHYSIO TEAM 😊 @UHP_HCE_REHAB]

#FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek 🥾🍌
Come down to level 6 today to see the falls prevention team.. they have so much useful information! 😍

[Emergency Care Therapy Team, UHP @RRTDerriford]

Having a device you can use to raise the alarm if you fall #assistivetechnology, helps provide you reassurance, and to your family. Being seen at #fallsclinic may help prevent future falls too. Please do not ignore any falls there may be a simple solution!👍 @UHP_NHS @UHP_OT 2/2

[Emergency Care Therapy Team, UHP @RRTDerriford]

Day 5 of #fallspreventionweek -falling or feeling unbalanced can leave someone worried about falling. This may lead to avoiding certain activities, such as exercise, or stopping you leaving your home. Please speak to your GP, an OT or Physio for advice&guidance 1/2o

[Emergency Care Therapy Team, UHP @RRTDerriford]

Exciting news!!! Join our amazing Emergency Care Team as a *Band 6 Occupational Therapist* (30hours)!!
If you fancy joining a dynamic&enthusiastic team of #OccupationalTherapists & #Physiotherapists take a look at this advert https://t.co/NWuUEs3IXW
@UHP_NHS @UHP_OT

[UHP Occupational Therapy @UHP_OT]

19,000 steps & 41 wards covered today to complete a chair audit!! It was a great team effort and and a great collaboration 💙💚😊#tissueviabilityuhp #uhpot #onebigteam #chairaudit

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

50% of patients experience functional decline between hospital admission and discharge. The BGS supports @ReconGamesUK
#ReconditionTheNation. Watch a short film here
https://t.co/2KMkGm99hs

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Whether or not an individual can access #rehabilitation affects not only their physical and mental health but also their quality of life and whether they are active in their community or socially isolated. #RightToRehab https://t.co/16wryYoDpa

[Age_and_Ageing @Age_and_Ageing]

Outcomes as experienced by older patients after hospitalisation: satisfaction, acceptance, frustration and hope—a grounded theory study https://t.co/uTcBg8j8Tk

[Dementia UK @DementiaUK]

How much do you know about our Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline? 📞

We’ve put together some key information to help you find out more about the support we have available 💙

To access our support services, click here 👇
https://t.co/Mz9KlF13mD

[University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust @UHP_NHS]

Physician Associate Ross and Consultant Sarah explain how we have set up our Acute Frailty Unit to offer a better service to patients who are often older and more frail, in a visit to Plymouth today by national and regional NHS leaders #OneDevon

[Alice Gair @themummyot]

This photo is incredibly powerful. It shows paralympic swimmer Antonios Tsapatakis standing in front of his chair underwater @theRCOT

It is a beautiful illustration of how the environment we're in affects what we can do 💚 #PEOmodel Credit to @GB__Today

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

The belief that older people cannot benefit from psychological therapies persists. Those aged over 85 are five times less likely than 55 to 59-year-olds to receive psychological help from primary care psychology services.

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

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

[Age_and_Ageing @Age_and_Ageing]

Timely Discharge Series: Right care, right time, right pathway https://t.co/9VSl9leeX1

[Picard Tips @PicardTips]

Picard coping tip: There is no strict timetable for dealing with loss. Everyone must find their way through grief in their own time.

[Emergency Care Therapy Team, UHP @RRTDerriford]

We missed Day 7 of #OTweek2021 so here is a little reminder of what we do as an #RRTDerriford team for our patients (courtesy of @Keirwales with thanks!) @UHP_OT @RCOT @RCOTSouthWest @UHP_NHS #1bigteam #MDTworking

[MDTea Podcast @MDTea_podcast]

Do you know what each of your other MDT members does? Like really know? How do they spend their day? Would you like to walk in their shoes for a day?