On the twelfth day of Christmas, #ChooseGeriatrics gave to me: Twelve CGAs: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment remains the foundation of personalised care for older people. #gerisky #gerisoc www.bgs.org.uk/12DaysofChri...

Celebrate New Year with a dip at St Bees, raising money for our terrific #RNLI. All welcome to dip or clap! #StBees #Lakedistrict #lifeboats

Snow on the tops today. Some calmness after the storm #lakedistrict #cumberland

Just 88 full time equivalent (FTE) GPs have been recruited* Using ARRS to fund & recruit some of the 3000+ (FTE) available to work is too restrictive & not working To ‘Bring back the Family Doctor’ @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social need to fund GP Practices not PCNs digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...

BGS issues stark warning to the new government ahead of winter: look after yourselves my #gerisky colleagues, it's going to be a tough ride ahead. @gerisoc.bsky.social 12 suggested actions www.bgs.org.uk/12winteracti...

SQUIRRELS! Pesky grey tree snacks on our walk this morning kept taunting Frank and Fern! Lugs on major alert! #retiredgreyhoundsofbluesky #greyhounds

38 MILLION APPOINTMENTS The number of appts in General Practice in October This is 6million more than October 2022 (20%⬆️) Just for comparison A&E was 2.356m attendances also a record high 200k more than 2022 (10%⬆️) GPs are not to blame for A&E attendances @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

Top sniffs at #MuncasterCastle this afternoon. Ears and noses were twitching! #retiredgreyhoundsofbluesky

Sunday morning trail run with St Bees Triers #lakedistrict #trailrunning #mud

Dull weather, but Nannycatch is such a lovely, quiet walk.

Hi we are new here ! Our mission is to protect the mental health of healthcare workers and prevent suicide. Behind every nhs worker is a human who deserves care and support. doctors-in-distress.org.uk Follow us to learn about our work and how you can help. #MentalHealth #nhs #doctorsindistress

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NHS short staffing associated with at least 4,000 extra deaths annually. High staff turnover & reliance on agency workers lead to severe consequences, esp. in A&Es. Stable, well-staffed workforce needed for patient safety & quality care #ResuscitateEmergencyCare 🔗 mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

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Lower turnover rates for nurses and senior doctors at hospital level are associated with better health outcomes for patients with emergency hospital admissions @bmj.com.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Chris Whitty highlights that geriatricians can’t prevent frailty. A systematic, concerted public health and policy effort is required #bgsconf

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE - COLLAPSE UK population⬆️7%-2012-24 ❌GPs ⬇️7% ❌District nurses⬇️42% ❌Health Visitors⬇️30% ❌Learning Disability Nurses⬇️23% ❌School Nurses⬇️25% ❌Nursing home beds⬇️ 12% ❌Residential Care home beds⬇️16% ❌Social care cuts Need to increase funding not increase costs eg NI employers/staff

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Approaching storm didn't spoil the beach zoomies! #greyhounds #retiredgreyhoundsofbluesky

Suicide prevention: expanding the narrative to preventing the crisis, not just treating the crisis https://buff.ly/4fUo8hV #SuicidePrevention superblog by Kirsten Lawson, looking at addressing the risk factors & determinants of suicide, public health interventions, & the transmissibility of suicide

I have the conversation a lot in my day job! Trying to invest in prevention (ideally in community) while responding to crisis (and subsequent government targets/metrics) #bgsconf #gerisky #choosegeriatrics #frustrating

1 GP per 2300 patients in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 an ⬆️ of 500 patients in 10yrs The failure to invest in GPs, with a cut in funding of 20% Led to unemployment & under employment of GPs, practices closing & GPs leaving The new Govt said it would bring 1000 GPs via ARRS JUST 75 have been employed FUND #GeneralPractice

A little sprinkling of snow on Great Gable today #lakedistrict

The @gerisoc.bsky.social position statement on assisted dying: www.bgs.org.uk/resources/bg... . Very well written and thought provoking IMHO.

#BlueskyPhysio #Community #Physiotherapy Can you help? 👇👇👇

The best runs are always the ones where you use EVERY ounce of willpower to get out of the door and lace up the running shoes

Timely report into current planning & coordination of end of life care: National Confidedential Enq into Pt Outcomes & Death shows gaps in services, breaching 2019 NICE guidance for commissioning & providing adequate, timely planning & delivery of #EoL care & access to palliative care teams. 🧵 1/

Friday frolics ##retiredgreyhoundsofbluesky

Zoomies! ##retiredgreyhoundsofbluesky

A reminder to @gerisoc.bsky.social members - AGM is today at 1pm. Sign in here to access the joining link www.bgs.org.uk/agm

Newcastle University are looking for a Research Assistant to be involved in the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI). Closing date: 21st November. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Introducing my 2 cuddle monsters: Fern and Frankie. Currently having mac 'n' cheese for breakfast - they do appreciate my cooking disasters! New # for all you other greyhound servants! #retiredgreyhoundsofbluesky

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I'm new to Bluesky, but here's a cow sitting enjoying the ☀️. Who knew cows sit? 🤔

We've just published our latest report: COLLATERAL DAMAGE, highlighting the widespread poisoning of birds of prey in England by the misuse & abuse of rodenticides. Govt scheme to reduce exposure has failed. Read the report: wildjustice.org.uk/general/coll...

NICE consultation on prevention/assessment falls guideline. Open until 28th Nov. Please consider a response if UK based expert/organisation/interested member of public. #medsky #gerisky www.nice.org.uk/news/article...