Kit Whitty

Specialist Community Palliative Care Physiotherapist @wchc_nhs
Tranmere supporter. Views my own.

[Jeanette Renshaw 🦋 @Jeanette_Ren]

Remember that open conversations may have already taken place and have been documented. On admission check if there are Advance Care Planning documents . People may not be able to verbalise their wishes on admission but may have previously expressed them. #DyingMatters Awareness

[Tony Duffy @Existential_Doc]

Cheyne Stokes respiration at end of life- Thread

Can be scary to witness for family, loved ones and health care professionals looking on.

Understanding a little about what is happening may help alleviate some of that distress 🧵

[Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix]

One of my biggest regrets is that I did not know more than the first verse of Abide With Me as a first year doctor: I knew it only as a hymn traditionally sung, along with the National Anthem, before the FA Cup Final.
How badly I let a patient down...
⬇️

[Tony Duffy @Existential_Doc]

Naloxone in palliative care 🧵

Naloxone can save lives in people with opioid induced respiratory failure or apnoea.

It’s use only indicated when there is a fall in respiratory rate with evidence of significant ventilatory failure

[Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix]

We are losing beds, team members and services that provide palliative and end of life care around the UK.
@wesstreeting how do we maintain access to services? These are not people who can join a waiting list...

[Marie Curie EOLC @MarieCurieEOLC]

Research opportunity in Scotland - An opportunity to participate in the Marie Curie-funded NU-GEST project

This Marie Curie funded project explores how people feel about a proposed NHS digital tool, NU-GEST, that could help clinicians identify when someone may benefit from palliative care. See more below👇
Find out more and express your interest - https://t.co/RFGmlSs1v1

[Marie Curie EOLC @MarieCurieEOLC]

💬 “It’s about making every patient feel seen and heard.”

Watch Julie Hall’s inspiring story as she receives the Non-Clinical Team Member of the Year award.

Know an exceptional practice manager, receptionist, or care coordinator?
Nominate them for this years 2025 Daffodil Standards End of life care award👉 https://t.co/9eVQrJz7oN
📅 Deadline: 29 August 2025

[e-ELCA @cmf_elca]

DYING MATTERS WEEK 5-11 May
e-ELCA is the e-learning programme to enhance the training and education for anyone caring for people approaching the end of their lives (and after)
https://t.co/5z1bvTOjeT
@APMPostTweets @APM_Hub @NHSE_WTE #dyingmatters

[Marie Curie EOLC @MarieCurieEOLC]

📢 Join Us for a Major Conference on Nursing and End of Life Care!

@mariecurieuk & @theRCN invite you to "A New Vision for the Future of Nursing in Palliative and End of Life Care: Beyond Assisted Dying."

📅 Date: 2 June 2025
🕘 Time: 9am – 4pm
📍 Location: Royal College of Nursing, London
💸 Cost: Free entry - in person
Key Themes:
*Workforce retention and skills
*Integration of care
*Respecting end of life choices

Register now: https://t.co/ijdK4rpQ1V

#Nursing #PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare #Healthcare #Conference #MarieCurie #RCN

[Jeanette Renshaw 🦋 @Jeanette_Ren]

This #BankHolidayMonday is the start of #DyingMatters 2025. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital @LHCHFT  are proud to support the week which incorporates the National @ACPDay2025

[Kit Whitty @KitWhitty]

We had the pleasure of hosting @DavidRamCFT Chief Executive of @cftrust today.
We enjoyed meeting you and hearing some inspiring words around MDT working in #CysticFibrosis
We hope you enjoyed your visit to the Adult Regional Cystic Fibrosis Centre here @LHCHFT

[Kit Whitty @KitWhitty]

@EthanHoijord3 Sorry. Looks like you've had some other suggestions, but there's also wirral wise guys, walking and taking wellbeing for men. Good luck x

[LHCH @LHCHFT]

We're thrilled that Dr Helen Bonwick, LHCH Specialist Palliative Care Consultant, was awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to palliative care.

Helen is also Chair for @APMPostTweets and works across @LiverpoolHosp.

Huge congratulations from all at LHCH💙

[Jeanette Renshaw 🦋 @Jeanette_Ren]

Congratulations to Dr Helen Bonwick on being awarded an OBE in the #Kingsbirthdayhonourslist. Providing Palliative and Enhanced Supportive Care @LHCHFT and @mariecurieuk Liverpool. Outstanding doctor, educator, mentor and colleague.

[Kit Whitty @KitWhitty]

Adding a quote because I retweet this post every year, please look at this link. Please, we all spend time on the coast at this time of year. This could save lives.

[Jeanette Renshaw 🦋 @Jeanette_Ren]

#TheWayWeTalkAbout @DyingMatters . Communication is an essential part of good care at the end of life. @LHCHFT are taking part in NACEL 2024 to understand if how we communicate is sensitive, timely and honest. To find out more visit: https://t.co/tG2HP2pc4u #Nacel

[Kit Whitty @KitWhitty]

@KathEvans2 @LondonMarathon @childrensociety @barnardos @savechildrenuk @RoaldDahlFund @NSPCC @WellChild @WhizzKidz @TeenageCancer @CwC_UK @epilepsysociety Can we include those running for @cftrust as well? Good luck everyone!

[PCPLD Network @PCPLDnetwork]

It’s important to identify people who are in the last year of life as early as possible.

If we do not identify people who are dying, we lose the opportunity to provide the person with the best possible symptom management to achieve good quality care

[Justine Musiime - MSc MPH MCSP FRSPH @JustineMusiime]

A chance to participate in research that seeks to explore the experiences of Muslim women who are students or registered physiotherapists in the UK. Please get in touch with Ameerah at [email protected].

Please share as able.
@cspbame @thecspstudents @thecsp