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april lochhead

@AprilLochhead

Occupational Therapist now a National improvement advisor ,urgent and unscheduled care.

 Glasgow, Scotland
Joined February 2012
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The ALLIANCE@ALLIANCEScot16 Apr 2023
Join us and speak with Scottish Government about your care experiences, and how #RealisticMedicine is changing the culture of care in Scotland. When: 19/04/2023 at 10:00 am For more information about this event and to register visit: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blo…
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Small things that can help reduce burnout and increase wellbeing - might not solve everything but we can still do the small things consistently through our behaviours, investment & intentions
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Could you help @gerisoc update our Frailty e-learning module aimed at healthcare practitioners working with older people living with frailty? We're recruiting 2 Clinical Fellows for this 6 month project. Apply by 27 Jan: bgs.org.uk/vacancies-bgs-fra…
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Sun setting on what was an incredibly busy weekend, 15 pts seen, 13 discharged at home freeing up vital hospital bed space ⁦@RUHBath⁩ and ⁦@swasFT⁩ ambulance resources 👊 ⁦@PTOTSLTDietAHPs⁩ ⁦@nhsbanesccg⁩ ⁦@HCRGCareGroup⁩⁦@Will_SWASFT⁩
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7 day working in A and E at the RBH reduces length of stay significantly. Community services are utilised for admission avoidance to prevent medically stable patients being admitted to the hospital. @RBNHSFT @CEO_RoyalBerks #occupationaltherapy #ourwonderfulOT #OTalk2Us #OT
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Super excited to be a Granny soon,9wks!!! #familyiseverything
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Great update on the Healthcare Framework for adults living in a care home. #UUCwinterevent #rightcarerightplace @UUCScot
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Replying to @HelenAMaitland
@HelenAMaitland now taking us through the journey @UUCScot has been on over the years. Fabulous to see how many people have been around U&USC for a number of years now. #UUSCWinterevent #Rightcarerightplace
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Strong welcome to open the Urgent and Unscheduled Care Collaborative event from @Carolineslamb Chief Executive of @NHSScotland and Director General of Health & Social Care. Over 300 delegates today. Great to get together again @UUCScot #rightcarerightplace #uucwinterevent
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Supporting ⁦@AmandaPritchard⁩ vision for elderly fallers this winter, 5 years providing this service with an 80% Discharge on scene with Paramedic, therapy review and plan, it works!! 👊⁦@PTOTSLTDietAHPs⁩ ⁦@swasFT⁩ ⁦@HCRGCareGroup⁩ ⁦@Will_SWASFT⁩
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The hierarchy of needs at home. I am not afraid to share that my basic physiological needs are not being met. The purpose is to work towards making them better. You can get my new poster template to help you here: etsy.com/uk/listing/13163418…
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Staffing crisis: burnout, retention, hard to recruit - it’s all catch 22
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Fear of falling can increase falls risk by x2. Toby Elmers, PhD from Imperial College London is running a #FallsAwarenessWeek webinar on fear of falling on 22/09. Register here: bit.ly/3xM3oWv #ThinkFalls #KeepingMoving
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Prof Brian Dolan and Dr Amit Arora are running an #endPJparalysis webinar on Deconditioning vs Reconditioning during #FallsAwarenessWeek. This will now be on 21 Sept at 12pm Register now: bit.ly/3xM3oWv #ThinkFalls #KeepingMoving
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Frailty Practitioner jobs.loving the front door approach to frailty and recruitment open across all disciplines! #AHP #frailty #admissionavoidance g.co/kgs/qVKevH – at Kirkintilloch, Scotland
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1 month to go until the start of #FallsAwarenessWeek! (19-25 Sept) We hope your plans are coming together 😊😊 Still need to register? bit.ly/3xM3oWv #ThinkFalls #KeepingMoving
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Cohort 2: Do you have an interest in the management of falls ? I am looking for Nursing Assistants from our acute wards to join the falls champion programme. Dates, venues and booking details have been emailed,Please join us #teamwork #fallsawareness @NHSaaa @NHSAAQI #stayactive
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Lots of meetings doesn’t lead to improvement happening. Getting involved, listening, learning & trying new things leads to improvement #QI
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Great to catch up with @DarrieLorna @sarahwo86567384 @NHSBorders as they begin their PDD Journey. Delighted to share the Discharge Poster that helps outline roles and responsibilities of Person Centred Discharge Planning. – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Patients with a Clinical Frailty Scale score of 6 are likely to experience functional decline if admitted to hospital. Important to prevent frailty-associated problems. Get specialist input and CGA #BGSconf
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