Ministers say they want to protect the 'privacy, dignity and safety' of patients.

But as RCN Chief Nursing Officer Nicola Ranger pointed out this morning, nursing staff are already caring for people in corridors and even store cupboards.

Investment is what patients need.

Cliff Kilgore Dr Kinda Ibrahim Dorset HealthCare I wish it weren’t the case but I commonly see 30+ meds…. So still much to do!

Well if this isn’t MegaPolypharmacy then I don’t know what is?!?! 😱😱😱

We need to talk more about this while we’re alive so that those left behind know what we’d like to happen after we’re dead.

What are your #FuneralPlans ?

What a fantastic idea 🙌 . One for us? Nicola Plumb 🏳️‍🌈 Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorset HealthCare 😄

Virtual ward round this morning at Dorset HealthCare came across a person on 34 different medications! One of our amazing pharmacy techs will see and then we can think about #deprescribing However, how do we prescribe 34 medications for someone and not think it maybe a risk? 🤷‍♂️

Nursing PhD programmes in Australia: Where we are and where we are going - Stirling - Journal of Advanced Nursing onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Such a joy to work with these 2 brilliant (and slightly bonkers) colleagues 🥰

How we talk about ageing affects how we feel about ageing - @gerisoc has published a new frailty language guide, and this blog explains why we think this is important 👉 bgs.org.uk/blog/how-we-ta…

I feel seen.

And I’m not even at the #BGSConf !

Please contact and become part of this if you have experience of a frailty virtual ward or a hospital at home. UK Hospital at Home Society

Sneak preview of one of our editorials to launch our ⁦⁦South West Clinical School⁩ Journal’s Special Edition that celebrates some of our amazing South West colleagues who participated in last years Developing A Research Skilled Workforce Conference@PlymUni #WatchThisSpace

Check out our latest blog from Dr Melanie Stephens 💙 👇👇👇

Looking forward to sharing these peer and business guides created to help build more inclusive societies @ the last day of #ADI2024 😔

.Hein le Roux Rebecca Little (Winterborn) Mandy Waldon Nicole Edwards Rachel Vivian Zinyemba MSc Frailty-Community Carol langley johnson EMMA JAY HANRAHAN philippa nash Caroline Jones Cliff Kilgore 👇

Team Fife flying the flag of advanced practice for front door frailty British Geriatrics Society meeting. Go ladies!! NHS Fife Janette Keenan #BGSconf

⁦Dorset HealthCare⁩ says goodbye to an amazing senior leader today. Jane’s incredible amplitude for hard work and organisation is second to none

Great slide. I would also ask about any issues/difficulties swallowing oral medication

Soo lucky jimmy’s iced coffee came to visit the team today and give us a wellbeing pick up
#wellbeing #coffee #pickmeup #jimmysicedcoffee #thankyou
Bournemouth & Christchurch Intermediate Care Cliff Kilgore Suzy Sparrowe Simon Armstrong Rob Taylor-Ball Alison Tallant Dorset AHPs NHS Dorset

Like this slide from national ALS programme #appropriatedeprescribing