Consultant geriatrician on maternity leave. Ambassador for @EMWWAA_ Always learning. My views

Cardiff, Wales
Joined March 2011
Are you an NHS midwife working with pregnant women antenatally in England? Can you help me with my PhD research project? It involves an online 30 minute interview. If interested please complete the pre-interview question link in thread. Feel free to share this post.
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Event tomorrow sold out! Looking forward to celebrating diversity at Yma, Pontypridd. In collaboration with valleys ethnic minority support. Food, dance, music, exciting stuff!
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Today it has been reported that during our first round of action in England mortality rate was 11.1% above the 5 year average. What they haven’t reported was that in Wales, where no strike action took place, mortality rate was 14% above the 5 year average. 1/3
🔴 Junior doctors have been accused of putting “politics above patient safety” as figures showed excess deaths almost tripled after their strikes. telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04…
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When I started my thesis around frailty in undergrad Med Ed I came across a paper by @SearleDoc & @Krockdoc that shaped my work. Here a few years on, @GraceInvaders & I share some thoughts on why frailty is so challenging to teach and learn about. link.springer.com/article/10…
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Dear British Press, There is nothing in Prince Harry’s autobiography as scandalous as the implosion of our NHS. So please report on the things which are actually important Thanks Rob (a non spare a&e Dr) (Please retweet if you would like the press to change their focus)
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We want to celebrate the achievements of these incredible women in our 2023 EMWWAA AWARDS CEREMONY Read about the award requirements in the nomination pack. Please click the link below to download the nomination pack. emwwaa.org.uk/_files/ugd/e3a… CLOSING DATE : 30th November 2022
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Anita Parbhoo retweeted
Do get in touch with this team if you are working in periop medicine for older people - important older patients and the services we provide for them are represented in studies @GeriSoc @POPS_GSTT @NHSiNet – at Camberwell, London
Calling all healthcare professionals interested in improving care before cancer surgery! We are recruiting healthcare professionals to take part in our project. DM or email for more info. #prehab #prehabilitation #healthcareprofessionals
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Replying to @A_MacLullich
@A_MacLullich presenting @T_BigDataDive’s poster: delirium is underreported in discharge summaries & admin datasets Clinicians: **what you write on the discharge letter matters ** @EuGMSSociety #EuGMS2022 @emmavardy2 @ST_Pendlebury @atula_tweets @mattreed73
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🌟AWARD CATEGORIES🌟 We’re welcoming nominations from a variety of Welsh sectors, whether it’s healthcare, education, charity, private, legal - you name it, we want to hear about the amazing ethnic minority women at your workplace who have made a difference this year!
"The simplest and most effective recommendation for falls prevention and management is to encourage care home residents to be active. Activity should be incorporated into their everyday life" via @BressingtonLeah #FallsAwarenessWeek bgs.org.uk/FallsWeek2022
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Please share…. Wales is looking for a national director for Mental Health. beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/j…
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What can we learn from the death of the #Queen? The world has watched her live through the process of #OrdinaryDying, and yet dying went unspoken, un-named. Let's notice what nobody mentioned: we all saw the Queen going through the stages of ordinary dying. A 🧵... 1/
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Anita Parbhoo retweeted
Pakistan is struggling with floods - 3rd of the country affected maybe,due to global warming or not. But ordinary people and children are suffering. At this point we all need to dip in our pockets and help. This is a website to consider donating. dec.org.uk/ @ctmemg – at Cardiff, Wales
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Want to learn more about the experience of ageing in this country? Our updated collection of 50+ infographics, released today, summarise key stats around the UK's ageing population using engaging illustrations. ageing-better.org.uk/resourc… (1/5)🧵
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Anita Parbhoo retweeted
We are looking for an All Wales AHP Person-centred Rehabilitation Lead to join the team in @HEIW_NHS This is a fantastic opportunity to provide national professional leadership for AHPs in the transformation of person-centred rehabilitation 🤩 heiw.nhs.wales/jobs/#!/job/U…
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🚨Join Dementia Research🚨 We need more people from Black & Asian ethnic minority communities to join “Babs Army” to make a real difference to the future of #dementia care, diagnosis & treatment.   Join online ⤵️- pls share joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac…
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Anita Parbhoo retweeted
A substantial part of this is not regarding or presenting it as doing nothing but rather seeing it as doing something else, something better, instead.
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Changeover day today. Best wishes for everyone starting training If you are an IMG and have not worked in the UK before, it will initially be very confusing and disorientating. Hang in there. Here is some advice.
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Anita Parbhoo retweeted
Looking forward to welcoming the new docs starting next week in Royal Glam. if anyone needs support, help or advice - @drrob22 or @docdai or I, love a chat over coffee in Bar Barista. @CwmTafMorgannwg @twiglett2k @Parbzz @HEIW_NHS – at Kolkata, India
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Invited to speak to our Overseas nurses today in YGT about our network. 14 new members and another two colleagues who are already members. Over 100 years’ of experience in the room. Here we have our #futureleaders with great career aspirations. #CTMatOurBest @CwmTafMorgannwg
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