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Harrogate Acute Frailty Unit (Swaledale Ward)

@HDFTSwaledale

The Acute Frailty Unit at Harrogate District Hospital

 England, United Kingdom
Joined January 2023
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James Adams@jaa_adams28 May 2025
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
British Geriatrics Society (@GeriSoc) profile pictureBritish Geriatrics Society@GeriSoc28 May 2025
By the end of 2024-25, we had a total of 5,310 BGS members spanning all four UK nations and across the entire multidisciplinary team. Join today: buff.ly/HCRh6ye
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Lucy Pollock@lucypgeridoc15 May 2025
Replying to @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
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Dr Rachel Clarke
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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"? 🧵
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Sarah Mistry@SarahMistryBGS12 May 2025
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
British Geriatrics Society (@GeriSoc) profile pictureBritish Geriatrics Society@GeriSoc12 May 2025
Our response to the changes in immigration requirements for care workers: bgs.org.uk/bgs-responds-to-c…
BGS responds to changes in immigration requirements for care workers

BGS responds to changes in immigration requirements for care workers

The BGS is concerned about the Government’s plans to make it more difficult for care providers to recruit staff from overseas.

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NICE
@NICEComms29 Apr 2025
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/ne…
Occupational therapist undertaking home hazard assessment. Text reads: New falls guideline for older and at-risk people - Updated guideline recommends personalised home hazard assessments and interventions to help prevent older and at-risk people from suffering falls.

ALT Occupational therapist undertaking home hazard assessment. Text reads: New falls guideline for older and at-risk people - Updated guideline recommends personalised home hazard assessments and interventions to help prevent older and at-risk people from suffering falls.

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We also celebrated another Making a Difference award a few weeks ago - congratulations to John, one of our amazing CSWs
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Our acute frailty fellow, was presented with a Making a Difference award - Congratulations Luke!
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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 🎉
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Even better, she is inclined to #ChooseGeriatrics !
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British Geriatrics Society@GeriSoc25 Sep 2024
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-professi…
Pharmacy Professionals Group

Pharmacy Professionals Group

The BGS Pharmacy Group represents pharmacists among the BGS membership. Frailty, pharmacy, medicines management and deprescribing are increasingly relevant in older adults' care, and this BGS group,...

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British Geriatrics Society@GeriSoc26 Sep 2024
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
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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
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Great to have you next door! We’ve missed you
Russell Nightingale (@RussNightingale) profile pictureRussell Nightingale@RussNightingale20 Feb 2024
And just like that, it’s open! Fantastic effort from everyone involved, incredible space for patients and colleagues. Well done team Wensleydale ❤️
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We’re looking forward to being part of this study! @laurenralston2
CHARMER deprescribing study (@CHARMER_Study) profile pictureCHARMER deprescribing study@CHARMER_Study31 Jan 2024
Thank you to @RoyalFreeNHS @sashnhs @HarrogateNHSFT for being a CHARMER Trial hospital site – look forward to working with you over the next 18 months. @NIHRCRN_nthames @NIHRCRN_kss @NIHRCRN_yorks #deprescribing #CHARMERtrial
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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
Charly Gill (@CharlyGill29) profile pictureCharly Gill@CharlyGill2919 Jan 2024
Could not be prouder of our amazing @HDFTSwaledale Team at the #teamHDFT #KITEawards 🪁 In a year you’ve all achieved so much for @HarrogateNHSFT patients & you’re such worthy winners! 👏 🐑 #AFU @RussNightingale @EmmaNunez15 @Andrewsjackie1
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Thank you for bringing us extra joy today! We’re looking forward to the bells tmrw 😘
Sachin Thakur (@thakursachin77) profile pictureSachin Thakur@thakursachin7714 Dec 2023
Rota team and discharge team spreading festive cheer! 🎄 @HarrogateNHSFT @drjpstorey @RussNightingale #powerteam #superefficient #superhelpful
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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
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It’s our 1st birthday tomorrow!! Who’s coming for cake? 🎂🎈🐏 @AcuteFrailty
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Lyndsey Dunn ( Also on Blue Sky)@Lyndseydunn727 Oct 2023
🗣📢SAVE THE DATE ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Absolutely privileged to be invited by @RCPEdin @Trisha_the_doc to facilitate on this MDT Workshop. Join us on Thursday 18th January 2024 as we explore the key challenges & best practice in patient flow #rcpepatientflow2024 @GeriSoc @FifeHSCP
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