This week is #SelfCareWeek, a national awareness week to help people practice self-care. It is about understanding and practicing activities that protect your physical health and wellbeing. Take time this week to think about how you practice self-care. selfcareforum.org/events/self-ca…

🙋🏼‍♀️🙌🏼 #high5friday 1.We enjoyed lots of cake at our #Stroke OP meeting 🧁 2.Lois Marsden has decorated our #wellbeing corner 3.Abigail Morley completed her LSVT Global Loud training 🥳 4.Jacket potatoes at MCH 🥔 5.Completed first week of LTC clinic appointments ✅

#high5friday 1. We survived the arctic temperatures in the office this week🥶 2. Tonight is our Christmas party Zizzi 🎄 3. Student placements are going well🎓 4. Well-being breakfast followed by a dance class 🥣💃🏻 5. Abigail Morley was nominated for a positive star 🌟

Last night we said a final farewell to 2 of our B7 therapists Dee Webster - also on Blue Sky & Nicole They have both been part of this service for a long time & had a huge impact on patients & the service as a whole. We will miss them dearly, but wish them luck with their future endeavours 🥲

It’s #StrokePreventionDay ! This year’s focus in on atrial fibrillation (contributing to 1/5 strokes) so we’re taking some time to check our pulses!

Our Team Lead, #SLTSarahW , has taken on the #IDDSIChallenge over lent & eating ONLY liquidised, puréed and minced & moody food!! (IDDSI Levels 3, 4 & 5) in order to highlight the challenges our pts can face. All whilst raising money for Stroke Association 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Go Sarah!!

🌟Welllbeing corner - Question of the week 🌟 If you could only eat at one restaurant for the rest of your life, where would you eat? 🍴🍕🌮🍛

#high5friday 🙌🏼 1.A successful #LTC clinic at Stapleford. 🌟 2.SLT Lily passed her driving test!🚗 3.We had fun at our Nottingham loud group! 4.Ashanti moved a patient from NBM to #IDDSI L6 🍴 5.lots of knowledge gained at the #dysphasia myth busting session!🤔

🌟 Wellbeing corner-#questionoftheweek If you were to go on #mastermind what would your specialist subject be❓🤔

Question of the week❓ “Who was your first (real or fictional) celebrity crush?’ 🤔

‼️SLTs working in acute / community hospitals‼️ Who is responsible for thickening drinks on your wards? Kitchen staff / housekeepers / Nursing staff / HCAs / clinical / non-clinical etc. Big query regarding this at LBH at the moment so interested to know the general consensus!

‼️SLTs working in acute / community hospitals‼️ Is thickener prescribed on meds charts in your setting?