Geriatricians - do you have daily consultant ward rounds on your in patient older personsโ wards? This seems to have crept in locally and I wonder if it is a national trend? @mancunianmedic@lucypgeridoc@emmavardy2
We must raise awareness of the detrimental effects on older people of being stuck in hospital when 'medically fit for discharge'. Every day older patients across the country are waiting for packages of care that never come. #BGSTimelyDischarge https://t.co/fYTg119F4j
A common referral to โMedicine of the Elderlyโ services is for patients who are losing weight.
Another opportunity to chat to the team about exploring ALL the causes of weight loss.
Who does the shopping, the cooking & the putting of food on the table? https://t.co/YsZvG9JYID
Another brilliant animation by @VickiGSP based on my #LongCovid talk @IndependentSage
Vicki volunteered her time & talent to do this for free. What a privilege to connect in this way & have the common goal of raising awareness to help those with LC and prevent others getting it.
Interesting to read the documents from March on what the advice was across the UK on โhospital discharge and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.โ
Iโm no fan of the Westminster govt, but they saw a health crisis coming & wanted to create capacity. https://t.co/T9Uxk1CVDi
@SamRoberts4 @hmillott @ShelleyFielden @jenny_clin_ed Hi Sam weโve started Zoom for registrar training. Good so far. HEE have some teaching sessions coming up last one was really good about all extra functions break out rooms etc.
The encore for the final kitchen disco and there really was only one song to end on. Thank you for coming to our house for the last two and a half months. You have helped us stay safe and sane and feel connected. Look after yourself and you know where I am if you need me. X
Case of mine: Young patient, O2sat <50% room air; 80% on 15 L NRM. Completely normal mental status, no shortness of breath, no increased WOB, no tachypnea. Pt feeling ok and looked happy. (1/4)
Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale: take a look, are you using the CFS correctly?
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It's been an amazing privilege to work with the @GeriatricMedRes team on this - thank you @Krockdoc@slfay & @olga_theou!
Pls RT! #FOAMed
I think I just got a group of goats in Llandudno arrested.
Let me explain... first, I saw this from inside a dark pub (the one I live in currently). I thought I was seeing things. So I took some video: