Linda BIRT

Researcher interested in palliative care, family carers and care home research. Enjoys collaborative working with people from diverse communities

[Gayle Hemstock 💙 @HemstockGayle]

Exciting opportunity to join our team with framework to progress from band 6 to 7. For more information and to organise to meet us please email
[email protected]

[Fawn Harrad-Hyde @FawnHarradHyde]

Wrapping up 2023 with a visit to @LOROSEducation research thank you event.
Also celebrating our paper acceptance based on Preparing for Change project @LindaBIRT3 @cmfaull. Here’s a (v short) summary of the project, but keep your eyes peeled for the full paper in the new year 👀

[NIHR Involvement @NIHRinvolvement]

Take a look at this new animation introducing statistical methodology research and describes why PPIE is important to this type of research and how public contributors can help.

Learn more and watch the animation here: https://t.co/PHSk5RZu5B

@LeicResearch @ARC_EM @Stats_PPIE

[MND Education @mndeducation]

📢 Booking is now open for the 2023 Annual Stephen Hawking #MND Lecture! Professor Bee Wee CBE will explore effective advance care planning, and its positive impact for the patient and for care. Join us online on 21/11 from 6-8pm. Places are free. https://t.co/PnU9UXAvW0

#MNDSH

[julia grant @JuliaLGrant]

Absolutely agree. The vast majority of palliative and end of life care takes place in patients’ homes, care homes and hospitals. We need a core health and social care team with the confidence and skills to support these patients. Specialist services support the most complex 1/2…

[Martin Hyde @HydeM1976]

The online submission system for the @JnlGlobalAgeing is now live - just in time for you to submit your fantastic papers before heading off on holiday😀 https://t.co/8mMRcBSMH8

[Mark Hazelwood (mostly on Bluesky) @Palliative_Scot]

It's humbling to see community-led action around the end of life - this is a great example of the difference it makes. Work like this often needs a little resource & gentle nurturing over a sustained period of time. There's a need & potential for lots more of this @ShonaRobison

[Natalie Pattison (she/her) @drnatpat]

This End of Life in ICU info resource for families is now out -been a huge privilege to work on this with @cswhite100 @ICUsteps @JosephCosgrove7 @drkathrynmannix -please do download and share! @FICMNews @ICS_updates @BACCNUK @UKCCNA

[The National Academy for Social Prescribing @NASPTweets]

What is social prescribing? There have been lots of different definitions historically, which is why this piece of work is so important. 48 experts from 26 countries worked together to develop a shared understanding 👇

[Christine @crbrownwilson]

A great @BSGcarehomes #symposium @bsg2023 at the lovely @uniofeastanglia campus- thanks to Laura Brown for chairing and our great speakers: Isabelle Latham, Petra Pollux, Fawn Harrad-Hyde-Hyde,Elizabeth Davison and Diane Bunn for the launch of our blog!!

[Jill Manthorpe @JillManthorpe]

Great to see this thought piece from our excellent workforce meeting in York, What we know and don’t know about the health and social care workforce https://t.co/VjSxvvGwvr

[Clare Fuller RGN MSc @ClareFuller17]

1/7 After months of thinking & wanting to do I am at last recording a set of podcasts focusing on looking after someone who is dying at home
#AdvanceCarePlanning

[Linda BIRT @LindaBIRT3]

@nchadborn @BsgTechAgeSig Looking forward to watching the symposium post BSG conference. The stress and benefit of using zoom recording

[Elspeth Mathie @elspeth_mathie]

@ARC_EoE @LisIrv @gzdmakdr @HDEMCOP @KathrynAlmack

[Dr Ben Bowers @Ben_Bowers__]

I discuss anticipatory prescribing in a Podcast with @ClareFuller17 - what it is, recent research findings and what we can do better

Bowled over by how popular its been:

https://t.co/vHP4L64CPK

@wellcometrust @TheQNI @QNI_Scotland @CrystalOldman @ARC_EoE @ruthendacott

[Palliative Medicine @PalliativeMedJ]

People with advanced cancer have substantial misperceptions of their prognosis that persist and change throughout the illness course. #hpm #hapc https://t.co/5J5m4QSHlY

[LOROS Hospice @LOROSHospice]

Today we were able to unveil the amazing artwork from the Piecing it Together Project. A huge well done to everyone involved. Amazing work! 👏🏻👏🏻

[Lieve Van den Block @lvdblock]

We hit 350 people registering. Think this topic strikes a cord @drvicclarke
We ll open up for more people tomorrow. 👇👏 https://t.co/E1gk4UcBXo

[Ageing Better @Ageing_Better]

With the Big Help Out starting today, we look at how volunteering opportunities can be made accessible to all ages.

https://t.co/iJIq2CKXah

[Palliative Medicine @PalliativeMedJ]

This paper highlights different priorities between the reported items in tools used to collect #palliative care need and needs expressed by older people with multimorbidity. #hpm #hapc https://t.co/RqzuIkrcQB