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🧵When US @Surgeon_General talks about an epidemic of #loneliness & social isolation and the impacts on #health, it definitely grabs the attention.
This important intervention shows that #loneliness is, unfortunately, still a huge issue for our societies, UK included... 1/
This important intervention shows that #loneliness is, unfortunately, still a huge issue for our societies, UK included... 1/
Back in 2018, the @JoCoxLoneliness Commission headed by @RachelReevesMP & @SeemaKennedy published a report calling for action on #TacklingLoneliness, which led to the creation of a Loneliness Minister in Government & a strategy to combat #loneliness 2/ 
Many organisations across civil society, from tiny community organisations to huge businesses, worked together to build social connections and support people of all ages to reconnect with others, recognising the negative impacts of #loneliness on individuals & wider society 3/
New report: ‘What happens in English generalist #daycentres for #olderpeople? Findings from case study research’ by @katitao @JillManthorpe & Anthea Tinker rb.gy/ddjcig
@hscwru @DunhillMedical @NIHR_S_L
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@hscwru @DunhillMedical @NIHR_S_L
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The report aims to improve understandings of #daycentres among social care/health professionals & potential collaborators. It showcases the complexity of these services & their diversity, shedding light on what makes them multi-faceted ‘interventions’. 2/6
The Covid-19 pandemic led to a greater appreciation of the need for in-person contact and the difficulties facing some older people when they could no longer meet other people in their #daycentre when these closed temporarily. 3/6
Looking forward to tearing more about @WildlifeTrusts's 2030 Strategy, and the challenges & opportunities that they face in achieving their goals #NatureSeries
.@KathrynABrown opens her presentation by giving a potted history of The Wildwlife Trusts, going back to their foundation in 1916, through to present day as the UKs 7th largest landholder with 2,300 nature reserves with over 3k staff, 37k volunteers & 900k members #NatureSeries
Brown moves on to announcing the 2030 Strategy - which not only continues to move forward on its founding goals of preserving nature, but also reversing the trend of biodiversity loss, with an increased focus on nature-based solutions to help reverse & decline #NatureSeries
Lots of chat on here today about the ‘lack of evidence’ for #SocialPrescribing, following the publication of yet another study, so I thought I would make a few, hopefully obvious, points…
Social Prescribing is simply a term to describe an effective mechanism for supporting people to connect to community based activity - either via a community connector, or one of the amazing Link Workers throughout the country
It responds to the fact that at least one in five GP appointments are for non medical need - it isn’t about over medicalising community support - it is about not medicalising social issues
The @NHS_RHO is a do-tank not a think-tank #RHOConf22.
It’s a place where things get done @Voa1234
How an org values it’s ethnic minority staff is a good barometer of how well patients are likely to feel irrespective of skin colour
It’s about #leadership
It’s a place where things get done @Voa1234
How an org values it’s ethnic minority staff is a good barometer of how well patients are likely to feel irrespective of skin colour
It’s about #leadership
Now @DrHNaqvi starting with a quote from #JRRTolkein #RHOConf22
We must break down #inequalities
The @NHS_RHO set up to:
Synthesise insight
Inform policy
Enable transformation
Work programme uses global data driven evidence
Year 1 report:
tinyurl.com/4znax229
We must break down #inequalities
The @NHS_RHO set up to:
Synthesise insight
Inform policy
Enable transformation
Work programme uses global data driven evidence
Year 1 report:
tinyurl.com/4znax229
What drives racial inequities? @D_R_Williams1 #RHOConf22
Socioeconomic status SES matters
In the UK for every £1 a white person has, a Black/Bangladeshi has 10p
But after SES taken into account, it’s about race
Not about “trying harder”
Neighbourhood opportunity matters
#Racism
Socioeconomic status SES matters
In the UK for every £1 a white person has, a Black/Bangladeshi has 10p
But after SES taken into account, it’s about race
Not about “trying harder”
Neighbourhood opportunity matters
#Racism
We are delighted to release a series of short films at #COP26 showcasing UK #NatureBasedSolutions in action. The 3 documentaries explore working with #nature from rivers to coast, in cities and in the highlands of Scotland.
Read more in our press release👇
naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/nature-ba…
Read more in our press release👇
naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/nature-ba…
The films explore how working with #nature & #biodiversity (restoring, connecting & protecting #naturalhabitat) can provide #NatureBasedSolutions to causes & consequences of #climatechange + create jobs, support #economicrecovery & provide mental & physical health benefits.
The @NatureBasedSols films are led by conversations with #localpeople involved in or affected by the projects, including farmers, businesses & #conservation organisations, complemented by interviews with world leading #climate scientists and #biodiversity experts.
This thread is about steps/ideas that can be done to make healthcare more sustainable. Evidence for these will vary, but Im hoping this will increase awareness and start the dialogue. This will also help guide the direction of future shows.
Early goals of care discussions.
We shouldnt be having these conversations after putting our loved ones on life support. Lets have honest conversations with our loved ones. Lets respect their values.
We shouldnt be having these conversations after putting our loved ones on life support. Lets have honest conversations with our loved ones. Lets respect their values.
Furthermore, the cost of taking of ICU pts is crazy.
-$3000/day
-1% of GDP
-Population is aging
We really need to think about who is actually going to BENEFIT from an ICU admission
-$3000/day
-1% of GDP
-Population is aging
We really need to think about who is actually going to BENEFIT from an ICU admission
With the opportunity to engage and influence Draft #PCN guidance, I will do a full twitter thread on each aspect of the new Service Spec!
The aim is to be objective, so there will be no screaming etc!
Why on twitter
1. I would like it to be public
2. Easy to share images
The aim is to be objective, so there will be no screaming etc!
Why on twitter
1. I would like it to be public
2. Easy to share images
Spec ONE - Structured Medicine Reviews #PCN
As a concept SMRs are a positive initiative, polypharmacy should be addressed.
As a concept SMRs are a positive initiative, polypharmacy should be addressed.
The draft assumes that the SMRs will be delivered in principle by Clinical Pharmacists. Funding for the post is available via PCN monies therefore, should not impact GP workload.
Lots of chatter regarding #SocialPrescribing over the past few days - some great comments & ideas warranting sensible debate, some inevitable & understandable misunderstanding, & some attempts to undermine the great work being delivered by people & communities across the county
#SocialPrescribing enables all local agencies to refer people to a ‘link worker’ to connect them into community-based support, building on what matters to the person as identified through shared decision making/personalised care and support planning
It is not ‘signposting’, it is not a case of ‘doctor knows best’, it is not ‘over-medicalising community’, it is not a top down initiative - it builds on the assets people have in their own lives and helps them develop non biomedical solutions to improve their health & wellbeing
Our plans for an expansion of #SocialPrescribing will see over 1000 Link Workers recruited over the next two years #PersonalisedCare bbc.co.uk/news/health-46…
Social Prescribing is a key part of our Comprehensive Model for #PersonalisedCare alongside: Shared Decision Making, Patient Choice, Personalised Care and Support Planning, Self Management Support, & Personal Health Budgets
We will be publishing a definitive delivery plan on Thursday detailing how we will scale #PersonalisedCare over the next 5 years to support 2.5m people - including 900,000 people who will benefit from #SocialPrescribing
