Vicky Johnston

That really did make me LOL on a Monday morning!

BGS publishes #ChooseGeriatrics-themed 12 Days of Christmas | British Geriatrics Society

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...

12 actions to help manage winter pressures | British Geriatrics Society As winter approaches, BGS members across the country will be considering the impact that the change in seasons will have on their patients and services. These 12 actions are intended as a guide to the...

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.

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Stark warning as NHS short staffing found to 'cause 4,000 extra deaths a year' A review has revealed the 'life-or-death implications for patients' when nurses and doctors are quitting in huge numbers as NHS struggles with 150,000 staffing shortfall

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

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Nurse and doctor turnover and patient outcomes in NHS acute trusts in England: retrospective longitudinal study Objective To investigate the association between monthly turnover rates of hospital nurses and senior doctors and patient health outcomes (mortality and unplanned hospital readmissions). Design Retro...

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/...

Hard to beat headspace!

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

Funny!

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

Thanks @emmavardy2.bsky.social . I'm just working out how Bluesky works cf Twitter & X. Your starter pack is v helpful!

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
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