Sarah Whittingham

Team Lead Occupational Therapist working in Acute Frailty 💫 Passionate about delirium and dementia

[Lorna jones @Jones68Co]

As LEO draws to a close, with empowerment & toolkits for change. LEO offered Leadership skills and approaches to improve inclusion and patient care. Brilliant facilitation @morris_maxine @sshuttleworthOT 🤩 @McLovelace @nag2710 @leocoursegeh @GEHNHSnews

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

@Jones68Co @morris_maxine @McLovelace @nag2710 @leocoursegeh @GEHNHSnews Thoroughly enjoyed the 3 days! Lots of important discussions and reflections on leadership, hopefully lots of LEO concepts will be adopted in practice 😁

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

Im on annual leave this Dementia Action Week but love seeing this from the amazing Admiral Nurses who work so hard to make a huge difference @GEHNHSnews 🥰 (also proud to be part of the Frailty Team!) 💚

[Admiral Nurse Sarah💜 @SarahCl48580064]

Thank you, Ian, and our frailty team you all work incredibly hard and have supported the Admiral Service since launching. We appreciate your support and passion immensely in providing such wonderful care for our patients 🙂.

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

So many fabulous projects! Thankyou and well done to the newest LEO grads 😀

[GEH LEO Course @leocoursegeh]

Congratulations LEO Grads! A brilliant morning with @nag2710 @DawnMonaghan6 and @sshuttleworthOT listening to your projects and how you have applied the #LEO concepts ❤️

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

Thankyou Sarah for an informative session on your Admiral Service 🙌🏼

[Admiral Nurse Sarah💜 @SarahCl48580064]

1st Admiral session delivered to therapy teams @GEHNHSnews Education around how we can work collaboratively together to enhance patient/carer experience as well as discussions around ACP,and signposting support on discharge with the aim of readmission avoidance. @sshuttleworthOT

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

BGS is delighted to announce that its #Frailty elearning course has attracted over 4,000 registrations! This course is suitable for any professional who provides care and services for older people living with or at risk of #frailty and is FREE to access: https://t.co/2IIAogKFku

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

New Year, New job? Exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist role in our new Frailty service at @GEHNHSnews 😀 @thecsp @GeriSoc https://t.co/Ti1qx4kReO

[GEH LEO Course @leocoursegeh]

Merry Christmas to all the LEO graduates at GEH & SWFT! Looking forward to 2024 and another 12 months with a heart at peace ❤️ @nag2710 @sshuttleworthOT @DawnMonaghan6 @morris_maxine @shaz_mataz_45

[GEH LEO Course @leocoursegeh]

A busy week for the @GEHNHSnews LEO faculty with not one but two courses! Thank you to @DawnMonaghan6 @sshuttleworthOT @morris_maxine and Emma Benjamin from SWFT for brilliant facilitation #❤️atpeace

[GEH LEO Course @leocoursegeh]

LEO course dates for 2024 now available to book for GEH & SWFT Registered Nurses, Midwives and AHPs. Book now on My Learning (GEH) or ESR (SWFT) to avoid missing out! #heartatpeace ❤️ #clinicalleadership @shaz_mataz_45 @DawnMonaghan6 @morris_maxine @sshuttleworthOT

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

"Every fall is a story and every story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Colleagues always ask me why I spend time asking people how they fell and what were they doing before the fall. This is an important source of intelligence" https://t.co/C0FJO2Cvqh

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

📢New guidance published today!

BGS has joined with @NHSGIRFT to publish 'Six steps to better care for older people in acute hospitals,' aimed at supporting hospital teams to improve care for older people living with frailty. 1/7 🧵👇

https://t.co/jYfhjkXLu3

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

@ahliaali thoughts and prayers x

[Alasdair MacLullich @A_MacLullich]

‼️ We need to use the word 'delirium' for #delirium.

🚫 no more 'acute confusion', 'acute on chronic confusion', etc.

➡️ Only use 'acute encephalopathy' for the underlying pathology

📕 Key consensus article: https://t.co/xIn95AycwP

#WDAD2023 @iDelirium_Aware

[Prof M Santhana Krishnan💙💛 @deliriumkrish]

Are they different today? ask the question screen for #Delirium #WDAD2023 @MADEinHEENE @fix_psych @iDelirium_Aware

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

Really enjoyed the first Dementia Champions meeting today @GEHNHSnews - lots of great discussion around communication, and improving care for patients with dementia and their carers 💙@SarahCl48580064 @MarieMumby

[ACSQHC @ACSQHC]

1 in 4 older medical patients are affected by #delirium.

On World Delirium Awareness Day, read the #Delirium #CCS to improve care for people at risk of delirium and reduce complications. https://t.co/UxDZoY9yw8

#WDAD2023 @ANZDA_delirium @anzsgm @AustAssocGeron @iDelirium_Aware

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

A brilliant 3 days with inspiring leaders - looking forward to putting into practice 🙌🏼#LEO

[#HelloMyNameIs Lisa Mc @McLovelace]

Fantastic 3 days on the @GEHNHSnews and @swft inaugural #LEO course, feeling empowered and ready to go! @nag2710 @MoppettSarah

[Simon Godfrey @SimmoGodfrey]

New and exciting job in the respiratory therapy team at GEH. https://t.co/leXK31FFAy

[Sarah Whittingham @sshuttleworthOT]

@luceyenglish Happy Birthday 🎂 ❤️