Frailty Friends and Champions

Due to the clinical pressures from #COVID-19 we will not be monitoring this account until further notice. Stay safe and see you all on the other side! You’re all doing a fab job! #NHSheroes #NHS #Frailty @AbigailBarkham @claireeastick1 @NHSJoshHammond @Southern_NHSFT

Self Isolating #Corvid19uk postcards are aimed at helping people2look after our older vulnerable groups," Let’s make kindness go viral. pdf: bit.ly/viralkindness #viralkindness @bhamcommunity @natashaljones12 @age_uk @alzheimerssoc @AgeingWellNHS @bevbighair @Power180582

Bill has Alzheimer’s and could no longer remember who his wife Anne was – but he still knew that he loved her. Now Bill’s daughter, Amanda, is running #LondonMarathon to help us protect love stories like this & keep people connected to their loved ones for longer. #ValentinesDay

Interested in an internship in older people/ageing well? Look here 👇🏻

Individuals with frailty who are discharged from hospital experience increased mortality and resource use, even after short ‘ambulatory’ admissions bjgp.org/content/69/685…

#ChristmasJumperDay @Southern_NHSFT #avonvalleyict Avon valley ICT supporting Christmas jumper day 🎄🎅🏻

@qi_HHFT @YMcwean @mcginnesali @OT_HannahMunns @AcuteFrailty @ElderlyCareHHFT Nice logo you’ve got there

The success of all projects is its sustainability 👏🏻 Welcome Hannah to the stage who explains how “Improving the care of older people in living with frailty” has been embedded in our service for the past 3 years 👌🏻 #frailtyservice #QISustainability #teamwork

1 in 3 people who experience delirium without an underlying cognitive impairment go on to develop dementia as opposed to 16% in people who don't experience delirium. Need to get better at preventative measures academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

We've all heard of @DementiaFriends, but #frailtyfriends is another initiative specifically aimed at older people with frailty, explains @EstherClift @GeriSoc #BGSConf

We’re almost halfway through towards our goal! HCPs working in falls clinics help us find out about nutritional practices in your service as part of our research! Pls RT @BartsFrailty @FrailtyHdft @AcuteFrailty @FrailtyTeam @FrailtyFriends @NewhamOPS surveymonkey.co.uk/r/nutrition_fa…

@joannenevinson @NicStk @RainbowNHSBadge @APTUK1 @DementiaFriends @EDeprescribeN We’d have to strongly disagree I’m afraid! #FrailtyRocks #MDT

@NicStk @FrailtyFriends @RainbowNHSBadge @APTUK1 @DementiaFriends @EDeprescribeN The @APTUK1 badge is best though 😉

These will be at our Annual Members' Meeting on 10 September, come along and find out for yourself what its like to live with frailty using our virtual reality face masks @FrailtyFriends. More info about the event is on our website southernhealth.nhs.uk/events

@EllenMcNicholas @SteveBrineMP @WestHantsCCG @ipcnurse Well done @WessexAHSN #jointaward

Our senior communications officer @KatWinchester trying out the @FrailtyFriends VR headsets #PCInnovations19 @_brighterway

London bound to present the Wessex Acute Frailty Audit findings to the annual national Acute Frailty Network Conference! Looking forward to hearing about all the great innovations and improvements from across the country too! @WessexAHSN @WessexAgeing @NHSElect

This is a fanatstic project focusing on improving patient outcomes.

That’s 53 @Droplet_UK devises out in use across @Southern_NHSFT services so far! The average cost of an admission for a UTI is £2,361, this could get 140 Droplets for prevention before you consider the impact on QOL. Keep an eye out for the data and patient feedback!

With the care home droplet pilot started tomorrow marks the start of our Community Hospital trial staring of @Droplet_UK! Really excited to see the impact hydration can have on older adults and get them home sooner!