Harrogate Acute Frailty Unit (Swaledale Ward)

If you’re a health or care professional (or even non professional) looking after older people then you’ve found your tribe @GeriSoc … loads of resources, best practice guidance, education, events. Come and join one of the biggest MDTs in the world 👇and help shape the future

@JKDhesi @drandyclegg @GeriSoc @TonyAvery1 Also, we should be routinely warning patients before starting medications with significant anticholinergic burden. Some increase risk of dementia by 20%. That is significant. Patients have a right to be warned about this so they can make informed decisions

Huge thanks to @TheDA_UK for inviting me to give the closing keynote of the Jenny Vaughan Memorial Conference. I spoke on a subject dear to my heart - the insidious "kindwashing" of UK medicine. Is it really a doctor's formal duty - as the now GMC insists - to be "kind"? 🧵

Overseas care workers contribute so much to social care. Making it harder to get staff for care homes and home care will have knock-on effects on older people's health, wellbeing and independence @GeriSoc

Updated NICE guideline recommends occupational therapists, or other trained professionals to undertake hazard assessments to prevent falls in older people and people 50+ at higher risk, aiming to reduce hospital admissions. Learn more: nice.org.uk/news/articles/…

We also celebrated another Making a Difference award a few weeks ago - congratulations to John, one of our amazing CSWs

Our acute frailty fellow, was presented with a Making a Difference award - Congratulations Luke!

Even better, she is inclined to #ChooseGeriatrics !

We’re very proud of Anna, who has been at the #BGSconf this week, presenting her AFU QI work. Representing our brilliant multi professional team 🎉

Our #Pharmacy Professionals Group has launched on #WorldPharmacistsDay. Frailty, pharmacy, medicines management and deprescribing are increasingly relevant in older adults' care, and this group aims to support professionals involved in this area of care. bgs.org.uk/pharmacy-profe…

Over the next 12 months we’ll be sharing our members’ stories about why they chose to work in older people's healthcare and encouraging others to consider this career path. #ChooseGeriatrics bit.ly/47JlgBr

If you or someone you know is living with a palliative diagnosis or are approaching the last year of life – we can support you. Today we are launching the Harrogate End of Life Planning and Support Service. To find out more, go to tinyurl.com/4x7r4km7

@RussNightingale @drjpstorey @HarrogateNHSFT @juliemwalker27 Erm…. 🙋🏼‍♀️

@drjpstorey @HarrogateNHSFT Lets do it 👍 littondale first otherwise @juliemwalker27 will never forgive me

And just like that, it’s open! Fantastic effort from everyone involved, incredible space for patients and colleagues. Well done team Wensleydale ❤️

Great to have you next door! We’ve missed you

We’re looking forward to being part of this study! @laurenralston2

@SkillsClinical @HarrogateNHSFT @RussNightingale @sallymillar @KathrynHogg11 @KirstyM03367136 Brilliant!

We were honoured to be nominated for Corporate Team of the year at the @HarrogateNHSFT KITE awards and completely stunned when we were announced the winners! Thank you to everyone that has supported us over the years and thank you to our medical students for making our job fun!

Wow! What a way to follow our 1st birthday. Congratulations to everyone who has made our ward a success - including @HdftPlanning @Pharmacy_HDFT @HdftFrailtyEd @hdftpallcare @HarrogateHIF @HarrogateACPs @HarrogateEldMed @HDFTSLTAdults @hdft_FoC @StrayRachael @theemmaedgar & ARCH

Thank you for bringing us extra joy today! We’re looking forward to the bells tmrw 😘

@sarahsherliker @RStray @CharlyGill29 @RussNightingale @EmmaNunez15 Thank you!

@HDFTSwaledale @RStray @CharlyGill29 @RussNightingale @EmmaNunez15 Happy Birthday tea-m! 🐑🙄

What a great day on AFU - putting the Tea in MDT. Cake and companionship to celebrate our birthday. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate @RStray @CharlyGill29 @RussNightingale @EmmaNunez15

@drjpstorey AMU (Farndale) - should definitely be a daffodil. But SDEC - How about this chap 😉

@HDFTSwaledale @RStray @CharlyGill29 @RussNightingale @EmmaNunez15 Well done to all involved 👏 Glad I could join the celebration. Could not have felt more like #AFU with cups of tea + cake! Still processing thoughts on purple yam cake?! 🤯 #TasteSensation Wondering which animal should encompass the HDFT AMU and SDEC logo counter designs… 🤔