Nicholas

SLT in Neonatal Care and Adult Dysphagia. All views are my own. Type 1 Diabetes and multiple other chronic illnesses.

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@Halfords_uk have you stopped selling coolant for Vauxhall Mokkas?

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

I hate it when as an inpatient, people try and manage my diabetes when they don't know how it works.

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

What do you do, when you're 30 years old, getting more and more ill as time progresses, you can't get life insurance and you've picked a career where you help people, but fundamentally don't make a lot of money?

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@debbsboyd Espresso is a good one!

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@DrNeilStone GPs make referrals to SLT that are inappropriate (in the sense that we can't manage them) or with insufficient info more often than you probably think.

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@jongaunt @Morrisons I like them. I've worked in a supermarket too. That clears that up!

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@ThePOTSPostman 'Try and look at your blessings' or something of that ilk.

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@DrEilidhMaria I'm not sure this is a fair or even logical. How can anyone complain about anything? If you complain about your job, can I tell you not to because I have chronic illnesses? No, because all problems are relative.

I think we should all try to be more empathetic towards each other

[ThePOTSPostman @ThePOTSPostman]

Living with a chronic illness means every day is filled with calculations.

How much energy should I reserve for an event later?

If I tackle this task now, will I have enough left for anything else?

It’s a constant balancing act.

Choosing between doing the dishes or having the energy to cook dinner, between going out for a walk or simply getting through the workday.

Each decision feels like a trade-off, today’s actions against tomorrow’s needs.

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@profpleslie @UKSRG2 @RCSLT Hi Paula. What would the clinical work involve?

[Ben CAA @BenRavenT1D]

It would be lovely if non diabetics realised that every day is a struggle. It’s not easy being a manual organ.

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@abundance202 @yasminleighw @Anniedroid_ @RoshanaMN Agreed. And don't get me wrong, I think female doctors are amazing!

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@abundance202 @yasminleighw @Anniedroid_ @RoshanaMN I think you're absolutely right. I

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@abundance202 @yasminleighw @Anniedroid_ @RoshanaMN And shouldn't always be considered a 1 factor discrimination issue! (2/2)

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@abundance202 @yasminleighw @Anniedroid_ @RoshanaMN I think you're right, but it isn't unusual for gender disparity to be discussed in male dominated high power fields, but not when it's a female dominated (arguably?) lower power field. I think, as per thr article you shared, the reasons for gender disparity are multifaceted (1/2)

[Nicholas @SLTNick]

@yasminleighw @Anniedroid_ @RoshanaMN Not medicine but SLT is 2.9% male and noone ever talks about that!

[Brazelton Centre UK @BrazeltonUK]

🎉Congratulations to @RotundaHospital, @CloverMbu and @WestSuffolkNHS NNU for being the winners of our #BabyCommunicationWeek24 competition.🎉
Also a special mention to @HHFTnhs NNU, Gavo Early Learning & @NeoSLTCEN @AlexandraLCo for some wonderfully creative graphics!

[Alexandra Connolly @AlexandraLCo]

If you didn't see this yesterday, watch it here! @BrazeltonUK #BabyCommunicationWeek24 live webinar now on YouTube. So much to learn from the speakers and @KatyParnell5. A must see for #neonatalAHPs #neonatalSLTs #neonatal team members #SLTs - can you tell I liked it?