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📱 Too much #screentime can negatively affect:
🛏️ Sleep
🗣️ Communication
🏃♂️ The amount of time spent exercising
➡️ Learn more here: bit.ly/screentimeimpacts
#healthforkids #mobilephones #screens #socialmedia #childhealth #kidshealth
Inspiring conversation with my aunt, who was a pioneering special school & assessment nursery teacher in 1960s-70s Birmingham, comparing to my clinical academic career aspirations with similar children.
Useful article in terms of commentary from neurodivergent researchers, and for prevelance statistics.
theguardian.com/society/arti…
And @OliverKyle89 the videos are brilliant again. Made a big difference to visualising what works in practice.
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"The links between AHP research engagement and positive care" (podcast) with @SChalmersSLT and @HazelRoddam1
↪️ What value is there in AHP research?
@OfficialCAHPR @CAHPRWestMids
@CAHPR_EM_hub @CAHPR_Midlands
m.soundcloud.com/rcslt/the-l…
National Speech & Language Therapy vacancy rates are at around 23%. Please consider signing this petition to highlight to the government the need for more SALTs.
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Keynote from @ivanbrowneLCC on health inequalities and wider determinants of health in @NHS_LLR Particular focus on #poverty #deprivation and poorer health outcomes. Highlighting the importance of @AHPs_LLR in improving health and saving lives.
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@LondonPDCEN Band 6 role in paediatric dysphagia in Leicester. Join our skilled, supportive team! Shared caseloads, supervision and CPD, develop your clinical expertise and leadership interests
Closing date 20 Aug
Queries to Karen Jacobs 07717 150 339
jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
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We’re trying to get as many followers as Rishi Sunak so we can show the government just how many people are prepared to fight for the NHS and its staff.
Please can you help by following us and retweeting this?
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An exciting opportunity for a dysphagia trained therapist to work in a highly skilled and experienced team, across children's inpatient and community settings! Come and join us✨
@ClareHazeldine
jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
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📢Calling all nurses and AHPs in LPT📢
We're recruiting for the Director and Nursing and AHP fellowship 23/34: A bespoke programme for leadership, research and quality improvement skills.
Application deadline 23 July 2023
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📢 @RCSLT's Giving Voice Awards are now open for nominations!
Help us to celebrate people who’ve supported and championed speech and language therapy and made a difference to people’s lives by nominating them via bit.ly/3LJsegD
Deadline: 5pm, 12 June
#RCSLTAwards
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#AJSLP study provides a comprehensive description of articulation, resonance, voice in children w/ Pompe disease, a rare genetic metabolic myopathy. on.asha.org/3WhbmS0 @SIGPerspectives @UNM @Duke_Oto #slpeeps @DukeMedSchool @DukeHealth #AcademicTwitter @CSDisseminate #slp2b
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Thickened Fluids Risks @RCSLT
⬆️ Increased:
- thirst and dehydration
- urinary tract infections
- early satiety
- altered bowel habits
- oral and pharyngeal residue
- LRTIs on aspirated thickened fluids
⬇️ Decreased:
- health and social-related QOL
- bioavailability of meds
We have produced a statement on the use of thickened fluids for managing dysphagia.
You can read it here: rcslt.org/news/our-statement…
#RCSLT #SLT #SLPeeps #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #Dysphagia
