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Great news for the #HaH community! WHAHC has launched UNLOK, a free online education portal packed with #HospitalAtHome content. Starting June 27, you’ll also be able to watch all the #WHAHC2025 sessions. Register here: bit.ly/4iywJIZ

Achieving a #POCUS curriculum for #HospitalAtHome UK Hospital at Home Society

Great to hear about how Dr Helen Morgan and team set up rural Hospital at Home in Clydesdale, Lanarkshire. Sustainability for the future UK Hospital at Home Society #WHAHC2025

Listening to Bruce Leff talking about the development of Hospital at Home and a number of specialties now becoming involved : Oncology Psychiatry Infectious diseases Surgery Paediatrics #growingtribe UK Hospital at Home Society #WHAHC2025

Bruce Leff’s closing session A multidisciplinary team is integral in the success of hospital at home. We all bring something valuable to the table. It’s great to see the increase in different roles and skill set and mix working in hospital at home UK Hospital at Home Society #WHAHC2025

Importance in focussing on the patient and carer experience in the hospital at home setting especially as a number of teams are now joining the movement. Which will hopefully increase the emerging data in this important area. UK Hospital at Home Society #WHAHC2025

For more information on #delirium see my blog: deliriumwords.com

Are we all using the word "delirium" yet?

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Great to see the Scottish Government is putting frailty teams in every A&E department to direct patients to the most appropriate service to reduce wait times in A&E by this summer - gov.scot/news/strengthe…

"A personalised approach to medication management, where patients and carers are empowered to manage medications safely, is key..." Jayne Agnew and Jennifer Stevenson look at multicompartment compliance aids and medicine management risks in the latest BGS blog.buff.ly/jQMBeJ1

Can you die at home with comfort and dignity in 2025? The #BGSconf EoLC programme asks what people value the most at the end of their lives. Please bookmark this section in Age and Ageing journal for the latest research and commentary on this subject: buff.ly/juGhFex

Approximately 35% of cases of dementia in England could be prevented or delayed by addressing these 14 modifiable risk factors, but only 1/3 of the population are aware of any of these - they are also often correlated with social deprivation #BGSconf

Today is World Parkinson's Day. Time to raise awareness of #parkinsons ! Too many people think it's just a tremor, too many people living with Parkinson's disease are mistaken for being grumpy or drunk. It's degenerative, life changing and there is no cure. #WorldParkinsonsDay 💙

Next up, Glynis Magee on diabetes in older people - the epidemiology is shifting towards older people, particularly for type 2, but also increasingly people are living to older age with type 1 diabetes #BGSconf

Three Consultant Pharmacists [email protected] Heather Smith (also on Blue Sky/ pharmsky) flying the flag for the profession British Geriatrics Society #BGSConf Advocating for better services for older patients and more senior posts in pharmacy to manage complexity and frailty + improve outcomes Royal Pharmaceutical Society David Webb

The highest risk of hypoglycaemia when co-prescribed with metformin is conferred by mixed insulins - this is a particular risk in those who depend on carers for meals and district nurses for insulin, as the times may not align #BGSconf

📢Join UK Hospital at Home Society for our webinar: ‘Delirium – Assessment and Care in the Community.’ Mon 19th May | 18:00 BST | Zoom Hear from professionals who’ve developed pathways to manage delirium safely at home. With time for Q&A #HospitalAtHome Register ⬇️ 🔗rb.gy/9qxp27

Our Frailty elearning course is free to all health and social care professionals and carries 10 CPD credits. If you work with older people living with or at risk of frailty, register now! buff.ly/0A4koz5

🚨Don’t forget to register for our free webinar on 19th May! Register here⬇️ rb.gy/9qxp27 #HospitalAtHome #Delirium #UKHaHSoc UK Hospital at Home Society Claire steel 💙