Tricky isn’t it? Frailty (noun) dates to 14th century.Use in the langauge declined until recently. As a medical & research term when used to improve folks’ lives & address inequalities it has utility. I like resilience- its antonym. What to do when folk are losing resilience? 🤔

This Christmas, remind a loved one that it's never too late to get stronger. Share our film and visit csp.org.uk/nevertoolate for strengthening exercises and guidance from physiotherapists. #NeverTooLate

This is phenomenal

Nil-by-mouth status, feeding tubes and modified diets cannot prevent secretions colonized by pathogenic bacteria being inhaled into the lungs, and these interventions have not been shown to reduce pneumonia bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

Female medics, NHSWomen wants to hear from you. Sign up to redress the balance and join their speaker list here. MWF

NHS Trusts can save £2.1million by preventing older people who have already broken a bone from breaking another. Bonnie Wiles from Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme explains how Fracture Liaison Services can make a big difference to both patients' lives and the NHS's purse: rcplondon.ac.uk/news/two-milli…

Thanks Ibiza! What a way to celebrate #turning40 ...bad jokes, dubious dance moves, great food and even better friends @ Ibiza, Spain instagram.com/p/BxsKWLcnvDMy…

From 1 July 2019, all patients in England will be covered by a primary care network (PCN) – the most significant reform to general practice in England in a generation. Read The Health Foundation briefing here: health.org.uk/publications/r…

Paper: "people with #delirium have identifiable impairments of worse motor function than those without delirium" New motor impairments may indicate delirium. Also relevant for delirium as a very strong risk factor for #falls. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30318022 Kenneth Rockwood Alessandro Morandi

How absolutely wonderful to see this at the main entrance to our Watford site

Come on brain. You can do this. BGS Introduction to Quality Improvement #BGSconf Jim Sheffield

ICFSRcongress The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging "Physical frailty: ICFSR International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management" by Elsa Dent john morley and colleagues is available here for free download link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

A difficult and reluctant decision to cancel the Spring BGS meeting but I believe the correct one under the circumstances

This is the shocking true story of Anthony Bryan. Just one of the hundreds of victims at the heart of the Windrush immigration scandal. #SittingInLimbo Monday 8th June, 8.30pm BBC One & BBC iPlayer

Why is coming back into hospital a ‘re-admission’ in a young person and a ‘failed discharge’ in someone older? A new seizure, fever or even a fall in someone who was stable prior to discharge may not be a failure of care. Bad words lead to bad feelings 😟

First poster for our current PPE QIP. Written back in July when “Covid numbers have reduced for now”. #WinterISComing #PPEsaveslives Watch this space for more info Harrogate NHS FT Amanda Gooch @SiRileyFuller

Working off all the ice creams… @ Harrogate, North Yorkshire instagram.com/p/CRZYMhjMET9f…

Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/CRZYW0dsWItH…

Working off all the ice creams… @ Harrogate, North Yorkshire instagram.com/p/CRZYfMzstzCh…

Mole and Ratty’s day out @ Knaresborough instagram.com/p/CRZcBViMqk-T…