Ruth Williams

All things Intermediate Care across Sandwell Place. I aim to provide a safe harbour & you are all welcome.

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

This ❤️
#kindness
#love
#generosity

[DamienJohnKellyHouse @DJKHouse1]

Morning all x

[Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth]

Feeling overwhelmed? Pause. Breathe. Be mindful.

Mindfulness can work wonders for your mental health. Whether it’s a deep breath, a mindful walk, or a moment of meditation, the key is being present.

Find more tips on mindfulness here: https://t.co/fZK3kzOchM

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

Having a great day volunteering & promoting being an active bystander so we can all enjoy gigs & feel safe

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

@SteveP_1975 @SWBHnhs @NHSBeeky @salterscottj @DarenFradgley @MelR4970 Ouch! Rest up & concentrate on healing & getting better.

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

@italksplanguage Thanks Chris.
I’m doing my best to find the humans in all of this and remembering some self care too.

[Women's Aid @womensaid]

Please share this link with journalists & editors, at Women’s Aid we run workshops on our media guidelines on reporting domestic abuse, which you can download here.

There is also a link to the @we_level_up guidelines on reporting domestic homicides.
https://t.co/gxdrR9ZWfP

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

And so the frustration continues.
Rang GP practice who said they can’t help with wound care & to go to ED daily.
Thankfully the local District Nurse Service has a website & a contact number. The response from their hub was professional, reassuring & patient centred.

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

Great care on SDEC so far while waiting for surgery.
Not sure we needed the nurse in charges views on how the NHS system is broken & causing harm, or the HCA arguing with NIC about her duties.
Noticing how tired staff project onto
patients & each other & the impact this has

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

I have been asked about the relationship between "mattering" & "belonging" - both are important for people to feel at work. To quote @ZachMercurio: Mattering isn’t interchangeable with “belonging”. When we feel like we belong, we feel welcomed, accepted, and approved by a group. When we feel like we matter, we feel significant to members of that group — we feel seen, important, and needed through how others treat us. A sense of belonging increases the chance we experience mattering and vice versa". https://t.co/vlxLnrqGWF

[The Oak Room @oak_sch]

Happy Wednesday ☀️
‘Don't Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say & do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream.’
#WednesdayMotivation #wednesdaythought #mentalhealth #mindful #Mindfulness #meditate #meditation #wellness

[Dr Karen Bateson @KarenJBateson]

New ACEs study confirms link between early childhood ACES & increased alcohol/drug use during teens.

Also finds that these teens tend to use substances to cope with the mental health impact of their trauma/abuse (it's not just peer pressure).

https://t.co/xsgfdJyS5Z

[Amit Arora @betterageing]

Me (after phoning a patient with reduced mobility after hospital discharge): how are you?

Patient: I am getting acclimatised to ‘non hospital detention’!

#EndPJparalysis #SitUpGetDressedKeepMoving

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

Great care on SDEC so far while waiting for surgery.
Not sure we needed the nurse in charges views on how the NHS system is broken & causing harm, or the HCA arguing with NIC about her duties.
Noticing how tired staff project onto
patients & each other & the impact this has

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

Live tweeting from an ED somewhere in the Midlands.
Triage 1 is taking place in a very crowded waiting area where we can all see the waiting patients obs & hear their history

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

"Mattering" is the belief that we’re significant to the world around us. When people feel they matter, they feel seen, important & needed through how others treat them. Scholars have deemed mattering to be a core instinct that drives all human behaviour. That’s why, when someone doesn’t believe they matter at work they:
- won’t share their voice if they don’t believe their voice is significant
- won’t use their strengths if they don’t believe they have strengths
- won’t contribute if they don’t believe they have something to contribute
- won’t care as much as if they feel cared for
Actions that leaders/ teams can take: see some excellent articles by @ZachMercurio - "How to Create Mattering at Work": https://t.co/vlxLnrqGWF and "The Cost of Not Mattering at Work": https://t.co/AocAKNMhxm.

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

@AllisonField8 Thanks Allison. We are back in surgical SDEC & he’s going through the pre op checks.

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

Live tweeting from an ED somewhere in the Midlands.
Triage 1 is taking place in a very crowded waiting area where we can all see the waiting patients obs & hear their history

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

Every single one of the people / staff that we met were kind & gentle & hard working. Working in the system as it is & within such constraints in that environment must be soul destroying.
Thank you to everyone involved x

[Ruth Williams @Ruth_Williams2]

Home after 7 hours. Consented for surgery tomorrow.