**NHS Long Term Workforce Plan** For those who may have missed this yesterday I thought I would do a 🧵on the relevant parts of the plan for #physiotherapy 1/18

Happy #ICURehabDay23 🥳👩🏻‍⚕️🫁🩺 here’s a quick snippet of what we get up to on our unit Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust #rehablegends #rehabiscritical Sara Slade 💙 Amy Arnold Chelsey Tyler Andrew Hurden Beth Board

This week’s WE CARE legends are: Dexter (PT) - for all his hard work in his current post and promotion Gemma (RSW) - improving morning processes in team Hristina (RSW) - supporting patient safety with appropriate collar fitting 🌟 Viv_WXTherapies Rachel Dalton 💙 Adrian Flynn

First Filipino executive chief nurse appointed in NHS nursingtimes.net/news/leadershi…

Another dear friend and Physiotherapist killed His name was Ouda He was one of our best MSK Physios at Al Shifa and also a Sports Physio at Jaballia Refugee camp club. He loved football his favourite club was Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 He was only 35. We will never forget #CeasefireNOW 💔

PATIENTS WITH MSK ISSUES PREFER TO SEE PHYSIOS IN SOUTH LONDON GYMS RATHER THAN NHS TRUST'S SITES To read PhysioUpdate's news about a physiotherapist-led initiative that's proving to be a hit with patients with MSK and other conditions: physioupdate.co.uk/news/patients-… ukactive Guy's and St Thomas'

rarely use this account now but my goodness, medic twitter u lot r PROFOUNDLY bad vibes!

We must end the rehab postcode lottery so that everyone’s #RightToRehab is realised. We’re proud to support the Right to Rehab Campaign celebrating peoples’ first words or footsteps after illness or injury. ➡️ Learn more and sign the petitionforrehab.com #RehabLegend

How have I just got an email saying that we have a national shortage of salbutamol nebs*, a literal life saving drug for those with asthma and COPD, essentially asking us as doctors to ration its use? We are truly through the looking glass.

I know not all agree on the potential separate pay spine for nursing but I see that nurses are currently disadvantaged in the current AfC payscale. Often nurses will have much more responsibility at a B6/7 than other professions and more challenges moving ‘up the bands”🧵

Tim Ricketts Adam Kay You have to complete a raft of mandatory training on a ~yearly basis, yet are guaranteed no paid time to do it and if you move to a new NHS trust you have to do the whole lot all over again.

Pleased to see the CSP speaking out against transphobia, and highlighting their commitment to tackling it

Just met a young man who took us up on the offer of free dry cleaning for his interview clothes…and got the job!

FAQs now available on the .Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) position on transphobia csp.org.uk/about-csp/equi…

Wasim is the first person we meet on humanitarian healthcare missions to Gaza with Medical Aid for Palestinians He is the kindest soul who will go above and beyond for every single person he meets. He dedicates his life to others and the people of Gaza Heartbreaking to read his reality

On Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day we join with other charities to announce that new data shows that in the UK 4,400 people sustain a spinal cord injury every year, not 2,500 as previously thought. #SCIAD24 #EveryTwoHours Read the full story: aspire.org.uk/every-two-hours

Our work to renovate and reopen Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis is almost complete. Staff will be working in the hospital soon. Donate now to help us support Gaza's healthcare system: bit.ly/3J9Ypnf

Docs get a lot of stick for their love of acronyms but I reckon physios/OT give them a run for their money. They never taught us how to decipher this at med school: Pt SOEOB w/AO1, c/o SOB on STS, ZF w/AO2, for D2A or OD POC