Specialist Sister in ICU Rehab. BEM. #FNFScholar21. Member of National Rehabilitation Collaborative. Founder #Rehablegend Campaign. All views my own.
Plymouth, England
Joined April 2014
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Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
Case Series: Episodes of Care in an Intensive Care Garden-Does Fresh Air Matter?
(Spoiler: yes!)
By amazing @TantamKate
@niccjournal
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
A cardiac event can change everything overnight.
After experiencing heart failure, cardiac rehabilitation helped David rebuild his fitness and trust in his body.
This festive season, he is looking ahead – because rehab supported his recovery.
Thank you to physiotherapy workers and all delivering cardiac rehab and supporting recovery under winter pressure.
👉Watch David H’s story: youtu.be/OXt9G1FUY2c
#RightToRehab
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
Kristy-Anne never expected her life to be turned upside down by long COVID.
Rehabilitation helped her rebuild strength, confidence and hope.
This holiday season, she is looking ahead – something that once felt impossible.
To all physiotherapy workers supporting people with complex, long-term conditions through winter pressures – your work changes lives.
Thank you for all that you do.
👉Watch Kristy-Anne’s story: youtu.be/Vt1L7y6poVw
#RightToRehab
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
After his stroke, David faced a long and uncertain recovery.
In 2025, physiotherapy helped him rebuild strength, independence and hope.
This festive season, he is looking forward to time with loved ones – something rehab made possible.
To physiotherapy workers and all supporting stroke recovery through winter pressures - thank you.
👉Watch David’s story: youtu.be/UbDhtOO1Q24
#RighttoRehab
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
The development of ICU diaries – From scratch to AI
Editorial about Louise Rose's innovative study of implementing e-Diaries doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2025.…
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIdM…
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
🔥 Hot off the presses! Brand new text packed with practical, evidence-based strategies to optimize care during and after the ICU.
Want to put these strategies into action? Learn directly from 2 of the authors at the JH CARE-ICU Certification Course. 👉 bit.ly/JHCARE-ICU
ALT https://www.amazon.com/Post-Intensive-Care-Syndrome-Practical-Approach/dp/1009501488
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
"I was so afraid, so afraid, and I cried and shouted…. I was certainly very afraid… I was convinced that they were going to kill me."
#Delirium
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
A wonderful example of extensive PPIE in a trial, including trying to address aspects of diversity and ensure wide engagement in a complex intervention- look forward to the primary results publication
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
#irehabtrial #CCRDownUnder
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
Does EVD drain height really influence CSF drainage volumes? 🧠💧
This retrospective observational study of 115 patients, analysed 27,552 time-stamped drain-height observations over the first 14 days of EVD placement.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70189
#EVDManagement @BACCNUK
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
Call for Papers:
The AI Era in Critical Care Nursing: Innovation, Integrity, and Impact
@niccjournal
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page…
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
In cooperation with the @DGF_eV and blåfield, we created 3 short videos about family centred care in German language:
Family centred care youtube.com/watch?v=d4qFWOAj…
Children as visitors youtube.com/watch?v=fo5W9LPv…
Managing agitated families youtube.com/watch?v=eVGQvNuY…
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
Co-Chief Investigators Carol Hodgson and Lisa Higgins share an overview of the #ECMORehab trial and the key takeaways for clinicians after presenting the results at #CCRdownunder
@jama_current
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
We are delighted to announce @SarahGreenLD has become a CSP #RightToRehab Parliamentary Champion. Sarah met with @BucksHealthcare physiotherapy staff & CEO (interim) Raghuv Bhasin to hear how rehabilitation services at Amersham Hospital are making a difference to local patients
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
‘Having a Disability or long-term health condition shouldn’t limit what jobs people are able to do.’
Physiotherapist, Nicole Bodenham, talks to us about challenging perceptions about Disability and work in healthcare.
Read Nicole’s story: ow.ly/s5OU50XGaUj
#DisabilityHistoryMonth
ALT Photo of Nicole smiling at the camera. Nicole is wearing physio uniform and is leaning on a staircase banister.
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
"Being able to support a patient who is treading a similar path to my own is a true privilege"
My latest blog post has gone live 🌟
Have a read and let me know what you think!
#PatientExperience #ICU #ICUDelirium #LivedExperience #Rehabilitation
fromdeliriumtoreality.com/20…
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
The @icurehab literature list is updated again!
More than 4,000 studies about rehab, sedation, mech ventilation, ICUAW, patient & family outcome, dysphagia, and much more! All for free!
Thanks to @DrDaleNeedham
icurehabnetwork.org/resource…
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
Opportunities and threats to communication and relationships with patients and patients’ loved ones along an intensive care unit journey: a qualitative journey mapping study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4096…
Kate Tantam (She/her) retweeted
Member Karen Poole represented the CSP in Parliament, giving evidence to inform the 10-year workforce plan for the NHS in England.
We're calling for a plan that fully recognises physiotherapy and rehabilitation as central to achieving the NHS’s goals: csp.org.uk/news/2025-11-27-p…