Took a patient outside for the 1st time since admission. Always a privilege to do this, something everyone takes for granted. Imagine being reliant on others & unable to go outside for weeks...... Fresh air reawakens patients, and it's such a vital but simple act. #FreshAir @uhpnhs.bsky.social

Volunteering on a bank holiday always hits differently. Today was about helping our patients feel a little less like being in hospital - Garden visits with dogs, pampers & manicures. It was a privilege to spend my day this way. @uhpnhs.bsky.social

7yrs ago today I left @uhpnhs.bsky.social after 3mths and fighting for my life. It still feels like yesterday...& every day I am so grateful to EVERY part of #TeamNHS As time moves on the memories remain vivid. You never forget. Make the most of every day, search for the blue skies..... #NHS

Another busy, fabulous year has been had. It's time to sign off and decompress. I wish you all a lovely Christmas, however you choose to spend. Seasons Greetings 🎄

Looking forward to talking at my favourite conference of the year - #NHSDelirium So much time has passed since my journey began, but the experiences are still so relevant. There is still so much to do 👊 #LivedExperience @hcuknews.bsky.social @deliriumkrish.bsky.social @tantamkate.bsky.social

I am looking forward to talking at this conference today with @hcuknews.bsky.social It's important to keep sharing experiences & to continue raising awareness,especially as I'm now also a patient safety partner volunteer! @uhpnhs.bsky.social @patientsafetylearning.org @chrisgrahamuk.bsky.social

A tricky volunteer shift today but overwhelmingly made better by taking a long stay patient to the garden. We shared our love of big band music, I told him about my saxophone, and we listened to the BBC big band on my Spotify. It was quite perfect 🥰 Happy Friday all.... @tantamkate.bsky.social

Oof - and yet who among us is surprised!! When will it be time to actually fund rehabilitation properly? @tantamkate.bsky.social #SOA25

🌅 What a way to start Day 2 of #SOA25! A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this morning’s 5K Fun Run – an energetic and inspiring start to the day 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨 Delegates are now refreshed, refuelled, and ready for another packed programme exploring the future of intensive care. Let’s go! 👏

Her biggest lesson for the critical care community? “Look beyond the patient” Think about their support networks, their environment… The things that make their life worth living. #soa25

Why was the 4AT developed? Find this & multiple other snippets on the 4AT at www.the4at.com/4at-faq www.the4AT.com/4AT

@david-mcwilliams.bsky.social @rehablegendlou.bsky.social @christinaj1956.bsky.social @theacprc.bsky.social @cc-sn.bsky.social

What a way to celebrate #ICUWeek2025, with the best team of ICU #RehabLegend volunteers and staff at @uhpvolunteerteam.bsky.social celebration night Super proud to be part of this team, keep being awesome 🧡 #ICURehab #PatientExperience @tantamkate.bsky.social @uhpnhs.bsky.social

Join us for an exciting series of virtual sessions all about ICU #PatientDiaries! From Lived experience, expertise, and innovation, each week, a 90-minute session will focus on the importance of #ICUPatientDiaries To join in, visit: www.icu-diary.org/styled/ @nydahlpeter.bsky.social #ICU

@pickereurope.bsky.social @patientsafetylearning.org @hcuknews.bsky.social @deliriumkrish.bsky.social @helenh49.bsky.social #PatientExperience #PatientSafety #Delirium #ICUDelirium

#SOA25 is here to showcase the best intensive care has to offer! Tailor your SOA experience with our amazing programme - 3 full days of collaborative learning with over 70 speakers. Check out our lineup and book your ticket below👇 bit.ly/SOA25

Have you ever cared for or dressed a wound❓ Are you a family member or caregiver involved in wound care❓ We want to hear your perspectives. 🔵Join our patient panel and help us create the resources that support your needs. 👇👇👇👇 [1/2]

Satisfaction with the #NHS is at a record low. 📉 Our analysis with @thekingsfund.bsky.social shows people want the NHS to do what it says on the tin: health care free at the point of use, available to all and without having to wait unacceptably long to get it. Find out more: buff.ly/VsbjtSj

Lived experience is expertise. Dr. James Sulzer has captivated the audience at #ASNR2025 with a powerful talk highlighting his experiences as a #neurorehabilitation researcher and a parent of a child with #BrainInjury. To learn more, check out our blog feature: www.asnr.com/files/Sulzer...

@uhpvolunteerteam.bsky.social Hello! Welcome to this place! Still can't get my head around it but I'm trying 🤣

SAVE THE DATE The 10th European Early Rehabilitation and Weaning Conference will be from the 26th to the 27 of September 2026 in #PARIS! #ICUrecovery2026 #ICUrehab

Today I shadowed a lovely member of our #ICU #Psychology team It was great to see how well supported some of our most vulnerable patients are & reassuring to discover that I'm saying the right things to patients I see! Looking forward to learning more 👊 @uhpnhs.bsky.social @tantamkate.bsky.social

Thanks for all your great work @rehablegendlou.bsky.social I don't know if you saw it, but we've recently published guidance on Delirium ics.ac.uk/resource/gui...

"The impact of Delirium was massive and continues to be an almost constant piece of baggage in my life" As #WDAD2025 comes to an end, I share with you a blog post that I hope touches on this year's theme of raising awareness... Keep banging the drum 😉 fromdeliriumtoreality.com/2025/03/12/w...

It's World Delirium Awareness Day. This year, the theme is 'Raising Awareness', so let's start by sharing this animation of my #PatientExperience #WDAD2025 youtu.be/JrK5zZC1rbw?si…

Today, I took a patient outside for the first time in their stay. That is always a massive privilege for me. We talked through some struggles & they felt relieved. Sometimes,all that's needed is a conversation with the right person #PatientExperience @uhpnhs.bsky.social @tantamkate.bsky.social

The first TVW Adult Critical Care Network Newsletter of the year is now out! Read it now to hear all the latest news and updates both internal and external to our network. Read it here: mailchi.mp/f9e574bb5f95... Subscribe here: eepurl.com/duPeBb #criticalcare

📢 Save the Date! Join us for the next International Conference on ICU Diaries 🌍 🗓️ June 10, 17, 24 & July 1, 8 💡Topics: ICU diaries, digital tools, PICS, lived experiences & more! 🎙️Expert speakers & global discussions. 📍Virtual @christinaj1956.bsky.social @rehablegendlou.bsky.social

'Rehab is key not just to good recovery but to prevention of future demand on the NHS.' 👏 Health Secretary Wes Streeting highlighted the importance of rehabilitation in making the NHS work, following the launch of healthcare reforms and a social care commission in England this week.

@carsueb.bsky.social Hello! 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

♥️ To provide compassionate care for people with delirium we need to: ➡️ detect & document it formally ➡️ communicate the Dx to pt & carers ➡️ alongside treating triggers, etc., consider the 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 - how are they feeling? Do they need explanation & reassurance? 🔗 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Crikey.......where did that time go! 3 years ago, I left my volunteering role at @Livewellsw and joined the volunteer team at @uhpnhs.bsky.social 2 months later, I moved to the ICU rehab team and haven't looked back. Such a privilege to help others and support the team 🧡 #PatientExperience

Resharing my blog post of my time in hospital over Christmas Let us not forget those who aren't able to spend Christmas at home, both Patients & Relatives. It is never easy. fromdeliriumtoreality.com/2019/12/23/d... @ics-updates.bsky.social @uhpnhs.bsky.social #PatientExperience #ICURehab

And that's a wrap - last volunteering shift @uhpnhs.bsky.social ...... (for 2024 anyway 😉🤣) Ended on a high, taking a patient for their first corridor walk. It's the little things 😊 Time for me to have a little break, ready to come back refreshed in January. 2025 is going to be a good year 👊🧡

My #Crownhill stocking is up........6 years & almost to the hour since I was transferred from #ICU to Crownhill ward. On Christmas day, patients were gifted these,& I treasure it. But it's taken me 6 years to notice the tiny stocking button on the back! 🤦 #PatientExperience @uhpnhs.bsky.social

"Here's to being alive and being able to walk down the corridors for another year!" NEW BLOG POST ALERT!!! Happy Coma'versary! fromdeliriumtoreality.com/2024/11/23/6... #PatientExperience #IntensiveCare #ICU @tantamkate.bsky.social @ics-updates.bsky.social @uhpnhs.bsky.social

Such an amazing human being....

Absolutely delighted to see this finally published. Thank you to our amazing authors and also to my fellow co-editors for keeping me sane!! www.amazon.co.uk/Critical-Man...

Amazing to join up with @zudin.bsky.social at the @gerisoc.bsky.social Team #Rehablegend on tour sharing the challenges of recovery after #ICU #RightToRehab #RehabMatters

Good evening #BlueSky 👋 Hello to all of my amazing new followers! Looking forward to sharing lots over the coming days 😀 #ICU #Delirium #ICUDelirium #ICURehab #PatientExperience #Rehabilitation #CriticalCare

Let's be clear, Wellbeing in healthcare is not fluffy stuff. It's about workload, staffing, systems & culture. It's about valuing our own needs, modelling humanity & vulnerability, Creating spaces where people feel able to be authentic & ask for help. Wellbeing must be a priority. #MedSky

In for a penny! Have just joined, but can't waste an opportunity to highlight our *wonderful* upcoming 2nd #CriticalCare #Rehabilitation Conference - taking place on 29th November! Follow bit.ly/48Mcrrd for tickets 🖥 or in-👦)! Shares (nomenclature?!) welcome! #IntensiveCare #ICU #PICS #ICURehab

Still time to register for @ics-updates.bsky.social webinar: Updates in medicine for Intensive Care - online - so accessibly internationally - 14/11/24 📟⚕️ ics.ac.uk/learning/eve...

AB George Corderoy, Royal Navy - My great grandfather #LestWeForget #NeverForget #RoyalNavy

#SOA25 is here! We are excited to launch #SOA25 – the perfect opportunity to network and learn with your peers. Join us at the ICC in Birmingham from 1-3 July 2025 – tickets are now live. Find out more about we have in store below- don’t miss out! bit.ly/SOA25

@uhpnhs.bsky.social Yay, you're here! 👋👋👋

Hello @bsky.app 👋 Time to build my new community here..... Come say hi any #ICU #IntensiveCare #Rehabilitation #PatientSafety #NHS #PatientAdvocates or just generally anyone who is nice!

Are private patients in the NHS at a disadvantage when they complain? A new blog by Vivienne Heckford, NHS Private Patient Units Lead at the Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service, on the hub today www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety