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Specialist Acute Care Speech & Language Therapist @RCHTWeCare, covering ED, AMU and general wards. Runner, sailor,wannabe triathlete

Cornwall, UK
Joined December 2009
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After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 11:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100
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Today the team caught up to plot our FIRST CEN EVENT! 🤩 Pencil in July 3rd for our first webinar exploring introductions to EDAR, case studies across the pathway and sharing current practices. Stay tuned 👀 @RCSLT #EDAR #webinar #ethicalpractice
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💛 RT & follow for the chance to win a 🇸🇮 @TamauPogi signed Yellow Jersey with @SANTINI_SMS 💛 RT & follow pour tenter de gagner un Maillot Jaune dédicacé par 🇸🇮 @TamauPogi avec @SANTINI_SMS #TDF2024 | @MaillotjauneLCL
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🤳 Selfie courtesy of the one and only, @MarkCavendish #TDF2024
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🎉 Next Friday is the day!! Our 11th SLT Student Conference promises to be a day packed with exciting student and invited speakers including @MagpieChatter...We are proud to be able to keep this event free to attend, but please book your place here: eur02.safelinks.protection.o…
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The 2024 Barkley Marathons has ended. There are five finishers. #BM100
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An exciting new band 6 #SLT post in our Integrated Community Stroke Service - recruitment.cornwallft.nhs.u…
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Fantastic launch of The Swallows head and neck cancer support group in Cornwall supported by our head and neck speech therapists. What amazing support available for patients and caregivers @ChildrenFran @JenniferL_SLT @IanLongbottom3 @WrightJuliem @RCHTWeCare
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May is #StrokeAwarenessMonth, we're marking the occasion by launching our new campaign, "A- what-sia? #LetsTalkAphasia" to highlight the language and communication disorder that affects so many stroke survivors. Find out more: stroke.org.uk/get-involved/s…
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Running in broad daylight & a random man forcefully shoves me over. Please tell me again how I should modify my behaviour as a woman to ‘stay safe’. I’m fine - but I wonder who this man goes home to & if they are. Do better.
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Calling all #mouthcarematters advocates.Monday 20th March is #worldoralhealthday. Let’s use this day for #mouthcare discussions. Share the good work that is happening, the barriers and what we need to do next to keep #mouthcarematters as a priority for all ages in all settings
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It's #SwallowingAwarenessDay so the @RchtDietitians and @CornwallSLT team have had a stand at the front of the main @RCHTWeCare site to educate people on swallowing and what we can do to help! Well done @RachelW_SLT @BerginVicki @catesims @AlexBond_SLT @BeckyHosking
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The Speech and Language Therapist (Degree) (HCPC 2022) apprenticeship standard consultation is now open, have your say: bit.ly/3EIRr6Q #HASO #HealthcareApprenticeships
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Are you a healthcare professional/trainee working with people who have communication difficulties? Practical guide to communication strategies to be published April 🤩 Ch. 9 covers Parkinson's, MND + MS - by myself + Prof Nick Miller! Editors @RiyaEGeorge + Michelle O'Reilly
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ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Calling all NHS workers 😀 You can now have FREE access to the Body Coach App 💪 Apply here bit.ly/3SzVkkn (you will need an NHS email to register) 💙 Please RT to help let others know 🙏🏼
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Chuffed to announce that the NHS has teamed up with @parkrunUK to host ‘parkrun for the NHS’. A great way to mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary + encourage people to be more active. Save the date: 🌳 Sat 8 July 🌳 Sun 9 July For info: england.nhs.uk/nhsbirthday/e… #NHS75 #NHS75parkrun
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📢📢Save the date! This year's Swallowing Awareness Day will be held on 15 March 2023, during NHS Nutrition & Hydration Week. Tune into #SwallowAware2023 hashtag & visit bit.ly/404lpeJ for more updates, including when resources are available for download! @NHWeek #NHWeek
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Pancreatic cancer symptoms can be caused by lots of things, which can make pancreatic cancer hard to diagnose. It’s important to be checked by a GP if things don’t feel normal for you, or if any symptoms change or get worse. More info: nhs.uk/conditions/pancreatic…
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“It’s about making sure the children watching see themselves reflected on screen” Rob Burrow has become the first non-verbal person to read the CBeebies Bedtime Story 🌙📘 The programme’s series producer told #BBCBreakfast why it’s important to celebrate diversity ⬇️
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