Physio. MSc MCSP. Frailty. Rehab. All views are my own

Joined July 2011
We’re excited to be at the launch of The Frailty Collaborative in Birmingham today. Our blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people has been instrumental in driving this forward. Read it here: buff.ly/GR8BYXA
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September is #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth. Blood cancers like #lymphoma, #leukemia, #myeloma & #MDS affect millions worldwide. Awareness drives earlier detection, better treatments & stronger support for patients & families Learn how to help with @lymphoma: lymphoma.org/BCAM
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Announcing: the BGS Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Hub! A clear, concise, evidence-based set of resources, freely available to all who need them on our website. Dive in today! buff.ly/yZ0Cxzg
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🏋️‍♂️💪 Health improvement continuum by @HealthPhysio
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This #NursesWeek, we’re celebrating the incredible impact our nurses have, every single day. Because when nurses help patients get out of bed, they’re not just encouraging movement… They’re reducing complications. They’re restoring dignity. They’re driving recovery forward. 💪
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Muscle is the true 401(k). Meta-analysis shows every extra kg of lean mass cuts frailty odds ~5%. Lift now—walk later.
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We did it! 🥳 Assessment of dizziness (including Dix-Hall pike) is due to be included in the updated NICE clinical guidelines for Falls! Thank you, for all the hardwork put in by ACPIVR commitee members over the years to get this into the guidelines. What. an. outcome
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Frontiers | Atypical symptoms &delayed diagnosis are more common: Elderly patients with BPPV are more likely to present with atypical symptoms, fewer episodes of position-induced vertigo, &longer symptom duration. + Delayed diagnosis frontiersin.org/journals/neu…
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Another really successful #deconditioning study day delivered to @K_and_R_NHS staff this afternoon! Loved the engagement, ideas and discussion from these guys and really excited to start introducing reconditioning with #theEDDMprogramme to the trust in the next few months 💙
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Brilliant collaboration ‘Think Frailty’ OPAL team designed by @harmishaw assisting to identify, assess and manage the older person to live well with frailty!#findfrailtyboard @FrailtyNurses @mrs_flatley @SueWhit73224135 @ComplexWtwa @MFTnhs
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Love is in the air! On OAU A9! Check out your heart and see what the Secret admirer has said about you 🥰 thank you to Claire one of wonderful ward managers on OAU ❤️ @SueWhit73224135 @EhwMft @MFT_QIT @MagicsjbSarah
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Meet the Frailty Specialist Nurses @FrailtyNurses at WTWA @WythenshaweHosp @QualityWTWA @opalassessunit
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How much strength do I need? We need strength to do the things we need and want to do - on our own, everyday. The more strength we have, the more we can meet life's challenges without taking too much of a hit. It’s never too early or too late to start getting #STRONGERwithAGE
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Global consensus on optimal exercise recommendations for enhancing healthy longevity in older adults sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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We are so close @opalassessunit !! Keeping our steps going MDT and patients 💫🎄💫 @APL_Physio @nickyj93 @ComplexWtwa @dr_sally_briggs @QualityWTWA @BeckieHughes8
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Congratulations @opalassessunit team for making it to the North Pole well before Christmas…..we’re heading back with the gift of activity now for Christmas day!! 🎄🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏽🚶🏾‍♀️💫 Every step counts 🥳 @APL_Physio @nickyj93 @ComplexWtwa @QualityWTWA @dr_sally_briggs @AGILECSP
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