LOCKDOWN
Episode IV
A NEW HOPE
It is a period of civil isolation. Rebel teens, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the boredom of the evil COVID-19. During the battle, they managed a secret plan to pass a week perfecting the ultimate distraction....
Social prescribing link workers play a key role in supporting people who are self isolating and have practical, social and emotional needs. Help make links between #PCNs and the vol sector - even more imp now. Thanks for update @SekeramMohan@JamesCSanderson @bevtayloryork
It's #socialprescribing#research month. Everyday we will tweet links to research in social prescribing.
To start off with, let's go back to the early days with Brandling and House 2009 - planting the idea of social prescribing in general practice. https://t.co/xQIjcpGUZb
Thanks @HCVCancer @mackintosh1@NorthernCancer , Thomas of@NHSEngland public participation team for today’s 10 Steps to Even Better Engagement. With my colleague Safya focusing on overcoming barriers facing BAME communities to accessing end of life support across @WYHpartnership
Christmas is meant to be joyful, but it can bring moments of sadness if you've lost a loved one, or if you're going through treatment.
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Genuine buzz at today’s national cancer #patientexperience collaborative. Colleagues @LeedsHospitals@LeedsCancerProg and patient Richard sharing positive progress on improving urology inpatient care pilot. Potential for Trust/Alliance-wide roll out of real time feedback approach
Having a brilliant time @TowerOfLondon. Patrick (our friend from the admissions booth): we found the banana horse! Thanks for getting our trip off to a great start 😁
Great day at the Northern Cancer Alliance Annual Conference. Wonderfully notable is the emphasis in EVERY session that people, patients and carers need to be at the centre of everything, from service redesign to having a say in their own care #CancerEvolution
Are you a woman aged between 24 and 69 living in the North East or North Cumbria? We would like to invite you to share your views on a patient information leaflet for the “No Fear” smear test campaign. For further information please click on the link https://t.co/JdBK7LVVGs
Great talking to @RCNNorthern , makes you realise how much work you've put into something and the array of support you've had - what a wonderful team we have in Newcastle @Newcastle_ECMC@NewcastleHosps https://t.co/OW9sJJmm3C
Today sees the launch of NHS North of England Cancer Alliances health harms campaign which aims to encourage smokers to make a quit attempt and to raise awareness of the links between smoking and 16 types of cancer. https://t.co/16zgaSLjQw #Quit16
Great to see you again Margaret! Shocking that chronic wound care costs the NHS £5b a year. Better systems and collaboration will help achieve better awareness, diagnosis & treatment.
Health inequalities are preventable, unfair and unjust differences in health status. Here in @newcastle for today’s launch of @macmillancancer report on health inequalities: Time to Talk #talkfair
It’s too easy to ASSUME all stakeholders are on the same page. The issues must be framed and reframed together, so a clear, shared vision is created together #involvementfirst
Patient and public involvement is a primary driver for Cancer Alliances...It’s so good to be in a room with @NHSEnglandNorth, clinical leads, community groups & 3rd sector orgs #involvementfirst 💪