Clinical lead SLT in elderly care & frailty @UHSFT. Interests in dementia and quality of life & ethics in dysphagia.

Southampton, England
Joined November 2011
Today @EmmaLSLT was celebrating all things #SLT at the @RCSLT 80th Celebration Event, shared by therapists & service users. A reminder of the importance and power of the work we have done over the last 80 years & will continue to do for many years to come @UHSFT @UHS_Paeds_SLT
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🔔 ‼️ Job alert ‼️ We are recruiting an Acute Oncology Advanced SLT - a great opportunity in a regional cancer centre with lovely colleagues (if we do say so ourselves). Closing date: 17th December Link below 👇 for more details & to apply apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/68…
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Just a reminder that from the day it launched on 5 July 1948, the NHS has relied on staff from across the world - from the Windrush Generation of 1948 to today’s workforce, represented by over 200 nationalities. Thank you to each and every one of them!
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Spending the day learning all things critical care with @ZoeSherlockSLT @LAdamsSLT 🤓🏥 @UHS_SLT
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15/#365papers - I had a patient today who had been kept NBM over the weekend awaiting SLT as he was being treated for aspiration pneumonia. When I told the Dr he did not have an obvious oropharyngeal dysphagia, they seemed surprised. Lets discuss… (1/8) nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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Emma Lewis retweeted
#RCSLT members - if you're concerned about @The_HCPC's plan to increase fees, please read our statement: rcslt.org/news/concerns-abou…
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As a Geriatrician and a fellow human, what an example of positive ageing & and what a way to go; at home, with family, comfortably, quickly and enjoying life up until your final days. What a woman.
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Team SLT festively reporting for Xmas eve! #SpreadJoyNOTgerms #mySLTday @UHSFT @UHS_Jobs @JoeTeape @RCSLT
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What a lovely, surprise gesture @UHSFT 💙 #MerryChristmas
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Happy #AHPsDay to all my fellow @UHS_SLT colleagues and to all the amazing AHPs @UHSFT & beyond. The NHS is made of more than Doctors & Nurses! 💙 #AHPsday2021
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Hi @AppleSupport, can you explain why one of your support staff just hung up the phone on me because, and I quote, "I can just hear a robotic voice". @Apple @BBCClick @BBCWatchdog
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Med team: “Dysphasia” #SLT: – at East, England
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Emma Lewis retweeted
Covid-19: The speech therapists helping patients find their voices - Great working with ⁦@BBCNews⁩ on this & big thanks to ⁦⁦@camillacdawson⁩ & Robert Crowther for sharing your stories. ⁦@KGadhok⁩ ⁦@uhbtrust⁩ ⁦@Nick_Hewer⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bi…
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Happy #AHPsDay to our speech and language therapists! 🎉
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Join us in celebrating #AHPsDay 🎉 We wouldn't be able to function without our wonderful allied health professionals here @UHSFT! Find out more about our #AHPs 👇 bit.ly/3784Zsu
Happy AHP Day to all our allied health professionals! 🎈 These superstars play a huge role in patient care; from emergency response and diagnostics, to treatment, rehab and therapy. #AHPsDay @UHS_Therapy @UHS_SLT @UHS_Dietitians
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This paper is a game-changer to stop routine use of thickened fluids when cough is absent. Instrumental assessment is key! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Cough response to aspiration in thin and thick fluids during FEES in hospitalized inpatients onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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If timely multi-professional assessment, good communication and clear planning does not occur, patients with #dysphagia in clinical settings may be kept nil by mouth for an inappropriately long time and people and their families may suffer undue distress bgs.org.uk/blog/what-we-lear…
“My profession is often misunderstood and the name doesn’t do justice to everything we do.” theguardian.com/society/2020…
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