Rachel Botell

Rehabilitation Medicine Consultant at Mardon Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre. Passionate about rehabilitation for all and working with brilliant teams. Views my own

[Rachel Botell @RachelBotell]

@BSRehabMed guidelines on COVID-19 #COVIDrehab #RightToRehab https://t.co/il492FGQ0r

[Dr Ben King 🌏 @benking01]

1 in 16 people in #Exeter currently have #COVID19 and many of them will be passing it on to others due to a lack of testing.

Thousands more people with disabling #LongCovid. We can't ignore this on-going pandemic for ever.

[RDU PT & OT @RDE_PTandOT]

To any #NHS, #socialcare worker (and beyond) that needs to hear the starfish story. 🌟 We all make a difference every single day, don't forget that. #NHSheroes #InThisTogether @RDEhospitals @RDESpecServices @RDEMedicine @RDECommunity @RDE_Ensure @EStaffside @rob_wickins @ros_wade

[Prof Nisreen Alwan 🌻 @Dr2NisreenAlwan]

And again like with alpha, beta and delta, who’ll be using debilitating #LongCovid following Omicron as a pandemic metric? As in not only looking at deaths and acute hospital admissions but also lingering functional disability to decide response? No one again? 😒
#CountLongCovid

[Jo Corrado @joannacorrado01]

Had great fun recording this podcast with @DrJulietReid and @SteveHalpin9 - if you're interested in rehabilitation medicine as a career or finding out about Long COVID rehab have a listen! 🎧🩺

[Rehab Roundup @rehabroundup1]

The wait is over! Episode 2 of Rehab Roundup is out! This month @DrJulietReid & @joannacorrado01 interview @SteveHalpin9 to talk all things COVID rehabilitation. @bsrm @derickwaderehab @sivanmanoj @DrMeenaNayar @LongCovidSOS @RachelBotell @BSRehabMed

[Prof Nisreen Alwan 🌻 @Dr2NisreenAlwan]

Why can’t ‘living with the virus’ involve masks and ventilation? Something I never understood about that narrative.

[Jo Corrado @joannacorrado01]

If you're considering applying to rehab medicine have a listen to this podcast which gives the lowdown on life as a trainee. Episode 2 discussing long covid rehabilitation out next week! @DrJulietReid @SteveHalpin9 @RCPhysicians @rcgp @derickwaderehab @ClinicalRehab

[Rachel Botell @RachelBotell]

@elinlowri Laundry admin! I had the same this morning with a 10 yo who insists on wearing vest to school and all were in the wash

[Rehab Roundup @rehabroundup1]

Jo (one half of the Rehab Roundup podcast team) is speaking at the @RCPhysicians specialty showcase event tomorrow and bigging up rehabilitation medicine!. Free for members and £20 for non members. All details on rcp website. Please spread the word! @DrMeenaNayar @RachelBotell 😃

[Kit Yates @Kit_Yates_Maths]

People arguing against mitigations in schools claiming they are worried about kids’ mental health.

I don’t understand how letting children get infected and perhaps infect their family members is going to help with that.

If you want to help people’s mental health, control covid.

[Derick Wade @derickwaderehab]

Work in rehabilitation in the UK. The only rehabilitation-specific organisation, the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine may change its name. Read why, see the arguments, and comment. https://t.co/0iF3nTpSbc We, (me and @BSRehabMed) are interested in your views

[Rachel Botell @RachelBotell]

Good to see @jane_milligan at the RD&E today and have a brief chat about developing rehabilitation in the south west. Looking forward to the peninsula Neurorehabilitation review restarting @LizDavenportNHS

[Derick Wade @derickwaderehab]

British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine members are debating adding Physical (BSPRM) https://t.co/0iF3nT8hjE All members and all UK professionals should read the two posts published. Comments from non-members are wanted; will it alter your perception of the BSRM? In what way?

[Rachel Botell @RachelBotell]

@racheltarrant5 @LCHNHSTrust @LeedsHospitals @LeedsGp @JennyDavison85 @SteveHalpin9 @sivanmanoj @Rashad_Salman1 @doc_simmsy @carolinemac50 @ZoePhysio @jennakumari @BEPDoc @bmj_latest Congratulations! What a great team!

[Rachel Botell @RachelBotell]

Looking forward to hearing the episode on long covid @rehabroundup1

[Rachel Botell @RachelBotell]

This is brilliant! https://t.co/pmqhnmm4Qm

[Rachel Botell @RachelBotell]

@joannacorrado01 great podcast

[Rachel Botell @RachelBotell]

@PeteReed Not all medics would say that. Some of us had been fortunate to work with patients who continue to have neurological recovery for years and they remind us that no one has an accurate crystal ball. Keep doing what you are doing and repeat.

[Clinical Rehab @ClinicalRehab]

DW. An important study emphasising the uncertainty in giving an early prognosis after traumatic brain injury. E.g. Of 79 deeply unconscious patients at 2 weeks, by 12 months: all regained consciousness; 18 shopped alone; 10 worked, 6 without deficit. https://t.co/8ZMFtP4bE1