
Debbie Bertfield
@debbiebertfield
Geriatrician, interested in frailty and medical education.
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15-09-2017 23:19:12
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Every day at Frailty Awareness Week we are promoting each ‘P’ from our ‘5Ps of Frailty’ strategy. Today - P1: Proactive Identification- complete the clinical frailty scale for all patients aged 65 and over Debbie Bertfield @KVangucci Acute Frailty Network The Frailty Journey Royal Free London


Frailty Awareness Week day 2 - promoting our 5Ps of Frailty. P2:Personalised Care Planning - ask What Matters To You (now in EPR) and undertake an MDT assessment to tailor care Acute Frailty Network The Frailty Journey Debbie Bertfield Royal Free London @KVangucci Deborah Sanders RN💙



Frailty awareness week day 3 - the 5Ps of Frailty - P3: Prevent unnecessary admission. Ask can the patient be managed in the community or clinic? View/update/create the Coordinate My Care (CMC) plan to inform care @KVangucci Debbie Bertfield Coordinate My Care Royal Free London


Great day 3 of Frailty Awareness Week! Lots of interest from staff and patients. Privileged to hear patients describe their lived experience of relatives with frailty and it’s impact. The 5Ps can make a difference! Deborah Sanders RN💙 Debbie Bertfield @KVangucci The Frailty Journey


Frailty Awareness Week day 4 - the 5Ps of Frailty- P4: Prevent deconditioning. Keep patients mobile, support independent personal care, engage in conversation, ensure good nutrition, prevent pressure ulcers. Debbie Bertfield Royal Free London Katie Vangucci The Frailty Journey Acute Frailty Network


Brilliant week at Barnet raising awareness of frailty using the 5Ps. Huge amounts of work from Emma Lewis @KVangucci Tahlia, Tracey Goodman and all the frailty team. Well done!!! The Frailty Journey Clifford Lisk Joanne Brady Acute Frailty Network Royal Free London

Please Help Lucy find Mauritian blood stem cell donor to save husband Hedley - Anthony Nolan is age 16-30 and DKMS accepts up to age 55. Registering takes a few minutes followed by a simple cheek swab. North London Hospice The Frailty Journey hellomagazine.com/healthandbeaut…

Please retweet or link in relevant services as this research is so vital The Frailty Journey Clifford Lisk David Hunt Debbie Bertfield Katie the Dementia Friendly Physio🌈💚 Lucy Pain Theresa Mann @JoWilso39185391 Anna Steel @GeriatricJnr Dr Rachel Clarke Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders Tony Duffy

#OnThisDay in 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Approximately 1.1 million men, women and children were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. This historic anniversary is now marked as #HolocaustMemorialDay. #OTD


Join us in person for “The Frailty Journey- early recognition to end of life” on Wed 1/2/23 at Barnet Hospital. Details and booking on Eventbrite (search “frailty journey”) Joanne Brady Clifford Lisk Debbie Bertfield will be speaking!




The study day is going well - first 2 sessions well received and lots of discussion over the coffee break! Great to see networking between colleagues Debbie Bertfield Clifford Lisk Joanne Brady RFL Medical Education

Honoured to have been promoted to Professor of Clinical Neurology and Mitochondrial Medicine UCL. Only possible because of amazing support from family, friends, and colleagues. London Mitochondrial Centre UCL_QS_CNMD ICGNMD UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL Brain Sciences The Lily Foundation ucl.ac.uk/human-resource…

Delighted to be running our training day again “The Frailty Journey” at Barnet Hospital on 11 October. Tickets & details on Eventbrite. Speakers include Clifford Lisk Debbie Bertfield Joanne Brady


Are you an OT or Physio who loves working in Admission Avoidance and the fast pace of A&E? Barnet REACT team are looking for a Band 7 therapist to join our fab team. Applications close on Friday! BCF Therapy Services SAM AHPs @LondonAHPs royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk