Deborah Penfold

GP. Clinical Lead for End of Life Care. Soprano. Christian. Would rather be on top of a hill. Procrastinating.

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@oldenoughtosay That's where I got the information from - a teaching session they did for docs. It's also got great bits on constipation. My cousins enjoyed books about different types of animal poo at that age too, and there might have been one with a song - if I remember I'll let you know

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@oldenoughtosay Have you come across Eric which has great resources - https://t.co/8DgnB0JamL

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

But what if the suffering that drives some people into finding life unbearable is avoidable, unnecessary suffering?

Suffering that could & would be alleviated - if only UK palliative care services weren’t a threadbare patchwork of appallingly underfunded inadequacy? 1/3

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@trishgreenhalgh Marie Curie is doing work on this (I'm involved with their palliative care virtual ward in Bradford), @holmes74sarah might know who best to chat to about the different projects

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@princessjack @LucyGoBag Get a long towelling dressing gown, get straight into it after a shower and go and lie down (towel under your feet if needed). Turn it completely inside out to dry - we learned this the hard way. Saves the energy of getting dried.

[Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky @DrLindaDykes]

Want to improve your ReSPECT discussions & create more useful ReSPECT forms? Try this structure, devised by Geris trainees @twiggmartha1 & @GSC_DeSilva.

Full-res PDF (to print off) at https://t.co/UAdWi9o6JI and it's #FOAMed - please do share by whatever means you like!

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@DrHannahBB Have you come across the YORLMC jobs site? I know in Bradford jobs are often on there and emailed out in the weekly GP newsletter and there's been a few I've seen recently if it's not too far to commute.

[Leeds Palliative Care Network @LeedsPCN]

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[Charlotte Goulding @CharlotteG_Swkr]

Join peers & take part in conversations about #advancecareplanning, #personalisedcare, & much more👇 in our #palliative & #endoflifecare connecting communities event, 21 September, 9.30 - 11.15, online. Everyone is welcome🙂! @locala @swypft @Peeblie @ripaljeet @WYpartnership

[giorgia previdoli @giorgiapre]

Do you work or volunteer in an organisation providing help with food to families in hardship? Are you in Bradford or Tower Hamlets, London? We needs your help! Fill out our survey: we are mapping what food support is available to families in the community. https://t.co/9Mpr7KY4B1

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@PenfoldColin do bfcs need one?

[@[email protected] @mrchrisaddison]

In my ongoing quest for the nichest tweet ever, I offer the following:

Does anyone want/need a frankly enormous (c.37cm x 27cm) spiral-bound copy of the vocal score for Mendelssohn's Elijah? Needs a good home.

Beat that.

[Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney]

hello, non-GPs. are you tempted to claim that GPs are 'not trained' in something? stop! think! check! check again! your colleagues blood pressure is at risk!

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@lgblewis @emilymcn86 Yes, if he has to fall over he should make it clear that he's not actually dislocated his bionic hip

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

One of the best pieces about chronic pain I've ever read, thank you so much for being so open about its impact.

[Oli Franklin-Wallis @olifranklin]

This is the most personal piece I've ever written. It's about my last three years living with chronic pain - the mystery, the loneliness, and the failures of the system. (Warning: discusses self harm and suicidal thoughts.) https://t.co/urcXjK7k4P

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@shoreusable will your replacement pacto lids be back in stock any time soon? Would really like the closer option, thanks

[Charlotte Goulding @CharlotteG_Swkr]

Across @WYpartnership we are keen to hear about children and young people's and adults' experiences of #PalliativeCare services so we can understand how to improve #PalliativeCare 👇It would be greatly appreciated if you could share this post with your colleagues & networks🙏

[Deborah Penfold @deborahpenfold]

@LeiversNicole have you come across this one?

[Damian Roland @Damian_Roland]

This is incredibly helpful.

The root cause of many presentations in infants with minor illnesses, especially respiratory, is the infant isn’t sleeping and the parents are broken as a result.

This is useful to demonstrate “abnormal” sleeping isn’t actual that abnormal.

[Healthwatch North Yorkshire @HealthwatchNY]

Do you know someone who is currently getting end-of-life care? Please encourage or support them to share their experience so that we can make services better for everyone.
https://t.co/ZuopsiCuVr

Working in partnership @WYpartnership
#EndOfLifeCare #NorthYorkshire #Healthwatch