ClaireClarkSLT
@claireclarkslt.bsky.social
Speech and Language Therapist #SLT in Aberdeen. Interests include dementia, frailty, dysphagia, care homes, person centered care. Also a Mum, yoga and wild swimming enthusiast
Exciting!! #Dysphagia
University of Bradford to lead £2.4m national trial to rethink swallowing care - 2026 - News - University of Bradford
The University of Bradford has been awarded £2.4 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to lead a landmark clinical trial that could reshape care for people with swall...
www.bradford.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Exciting!! #Dysphagia
Trip through a winter wonderland for work today
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trip through a winter wonderland for work today
Today of all days I did a random weekend shift at the big hospital. Due to severe snow I was picked up by a fantastic volunteer 4x4 service and got home via an expert Bus driver and a train that changed its mind and unusually stopped at my town as all the other trains were cancelled.
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Today of all days I did a random weekend shift at the big hospital. Due to severe snow I was picked up by a fantastic volunteer 4x4 service and got home via an expert Bus driver and a train that changed its mind and unusually stopped at my town as all the other trains were cancelled.
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Introduction to Palliative Care—an open-to-all clinical training course for clinicians from all specialties and professions.
📖 Learn what palliative care is, how it’s delivered, and its impact on quality of life.
https://ow.ly/8svy50VEb8t #hpm #hapc
📖 Learn what palliative care is, how it’s delivered, and its impact on quality of life.
https://ow.ly/8svy50VEb8t #hpm #hapc
January 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Introduction to Palliative Care—an open-to-all clinical training course for clinicians from all specialties and professions.
📖 Learn what palliative care is, how it’s delivered, and its impact on quality of life.
https://ow.ly/8svy50VEb8t #hpm #hapc
📖 Learn what palliative care is, how it’s delivered, and its impact on quality of life.
https://ow.ly/8svy50VEb8t #hpm #hapc
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📜 Today we are launching the Transparent Pledge.
Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction
Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.
Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction
Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📜 Today we are launching the Transparent Pledge.
Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction
Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.
Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction
Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
So looking forward to my favourite pre-Christmas Chaos activity. It's been a busy, draining and at times challenging year and this is the prefect way to process and move on
December 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
So looking forward to my favourite pre-Christmas Chaos activity. It's been a busy, draining and at times challenging year and this is the prefect way to process and move on
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the entire debate cis people have about trans people is moronic to start but it’s also a debate most trans people don’t care about, being that if we are viewed as “real women or men” or not. no one gives a fuck. it changes nothing about the reality that transitioning rocks
December 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
the entire debate cis people have about trans people is moronic to start but it’s also a debate most trans people don’t care about, being that if we are viewed as “real women or men” or not. no one gives a fuck. it changes nothing about the reality that transitioning rocks
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From this infinite monkey, I offer a heart and a mind that is open to so many possibilities of what it is to be human, hopefully other members of the gang will feel similarly #translivesmatter #lgbtq
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
From this infinite monkey, I offer a heart and a mind that is open to so many possibilities of what it is to be human, hopefully other members of the gang will feel similarly #translivesmatter #lgbtq
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Today is a day we mourn our dead.
And we fight like hell for the living.
🕯️
And we fight like hell for the living.
🕯️
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Today is a day we mourn our dead.
And we fight like hell for the living.
🕯️
And we fight like hell for the living.
🕯️
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Amid anti-trans politics, today is a day of reflection. A day to mourn those we have all lost.
Each name is a reminder to love and fight for each other, and especially for those most marginalised.
With solidarity, we will build a better world for us all.
Amid anti-trans politics, today is a day of reflection. A day to mourn those we have all lost.
Each name is a reminder to love and fight for each other, and especially for those most marginalised.
With solidarity, we will build a better world for us all.
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Amid anti-trans politics, today is a day of reflection. A day to mourn those we have all lost.
Each name is a reminder to love and fight for each other, and especially for those most marginalised.
With solidarity, we will build a better world for us all.
Amid anti-trans politics, today is a day of reflection. A day to mourn those we have all lost.
Each name is a reminder to love and fight for each other, and especially for those most marginalised.
With solidarity, we will build a better world for us all.
Still buzzing from the excitement of seeing @profaliceroberts.bsky.social in Aberdeen last night. Enthralling from beginning to end. Massive fangirling from me as I have followed her since Time Team days!
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Still buzzing from the excitement of seeing @profaliceroberts.bsky.social in Aberdeen last night. Enthralling from beginning to end. Massive fangirling from me as I have followed her since Time Team days!
Foggy mornings but beautiful autumn colour in Aberdeen
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Foggy mornings but beautiful autumn colour in Aberdeen
Really enjoyed our Acute Care at Home SLT CEN meeting today. We had presentations on, and discussed, Ultra Rapid response services and using Patient reported outcomes data. Am buzzing with ideas 💡 for our service
October 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Really enjoyed our Acute Care at Home SLT CEN meeting today. We had presentations on, and discussed, Ultra Rapid response services and using Patient reported outcomes data. Am buzzing with ideas 💡 for our service
@angelapointon.bsky.social, Elaine Hunter and I had the opportunity to talk #dementia, #brainhealth and the role of AHPs to physio students at #RGU today. Lots of engagement and hopefully good feedback.
September 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@angelapointon.bsky.social, Elaine Hunter and I had the opportunity to talk #dementia, #brainhealth and the role of AHPs to physio students at #RGU today. Lots of engagement and hopefully good feedback.
How wonderful to have a joint meeting with the Welsh AHP dementia forum today. Great discussions about the newly published ADI report about rehabilitation in dementia and it's implications for AHPs
September 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
How wonderful to have a joint meeting with the Welsh AHP dementia forum today. Great discussions about the newly published ADI report about rehabilitation in dementia and it's implications for AHPs
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Would really appreciate your thoughts on supervision for SLTs gaining competence in the management of dysphagia post qualification in the UK. If you would be happy to share your thoughts please snap the QR below or use this link forms.office.com/e/ndzqgBFF4u
September 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Would really appreciate your thoughts on supervision for SLTs gaining competence in the management of dysphagia post qualification in the UK. If you would be happy to share your thoughts please snap the QR below or use this link forms.office.com/e/ndzqgBFF4u
Absolutely fantastic day at the #RCSLT Scottish hub day. A wee contribution by myself and @sltros.bsky.social with a lightening talk on how we have used data in developing SLT frailty services but really enjoyed brilliant and challenging talks on AI and leadership
September 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Absolutely fantastic day at the #RCSLT Scottish hub day. A wee contribution by myself and @sltros.bsky.social with a lightening talk on how we have used data in developing SLT frailty services but really enjoyed brilliant and challenging talks on AI and leadership
A lovely day in Gairloch, I am not a mountain climber and barely tolerate hills, this seemed to be doable but required some actual climbing which was terrifying! But amazing views all the way to Skye
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A lovely day in Gairloch, I am not a mountain climber and barely tolerate hills, this seemed to be doable but required some actual climbing which was terrifying! But amazing views all the way to Skye
I see a lot of this in people referred due to swallowing difficulties where no one has explained to the family or the person that this is part of increasing frailty and a trajectory that is predictable.
"Once you’re progressively dwindling you’re likely to become more dependent, be admitted and readmitted more frequently, lose function or weight in hospital, and die, even when care is sensitive and skilled."
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/358/...
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/358/...
David Oliver: “Progressive dwindling,” frailty, and realistic expectations
Relatives of sick older patients have an understandable need to know why their loved ones are deteriorating or failing to recover, or exactly why they died. This can lead to misunderstandings, formal ...
www.bmj.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I see a lot of this in people referred due to swallowing difficulties where no one has explained to the family or the person that this is part of increasing frailty and a trajectory that is predictable.
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In a world full of so much misery, you can ALWAYS rely on bollards to make things better.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
August 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
In a world full of so much misery, you can ALWAYS rely on bollards to make things better.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Hello Bluesky! 👋🏻
We’re back with some exciting new episodes in the pipeline…. But in the meantime why not have a browse and a listen of our back catalogue:
www.ucl.ac.uk/research/dom...
We’re back with some exciting new episodes in the pipeline…. But in the meantime why not have a browse and a listen of our back catalogue:
www.ucl.ac.uk/research/dom...
Brain Stories Podcast
Brain Stories is the brand new podcast from the UCL Neuroscience Domain.
www.ucl.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Hello Bluesky! 👋🏻
We’re back with some exciting new episodes in the pipeline…. But in the meantime why not have a browse and a listen of our back catalogue:
www.ucl.ac.uk/research/dom...
We’re back with some exciting new episodes in the pipeline…. But in the meantime why not have a browse and a listen of our back catalogue:
www.ucl.ac.uk/research/dom...
Very lucky to have been given the opportunity to see this last night. I didn't know what it was about and only vaguely knew who Rhod was. But the show is side splittingly funny, desperately sad, thought provoking and positive. I spent the way home explaining H+N cancers to my non SLT friends though
June 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Very lucky to have been given the opportunity to see this last night. I didn't know what it was about and only vaguely knew who Rhod was. But the show is side splittingly funny, desperately sad, thought provoking and positive. I spent the way home explaining H+N cancers to my non SLT friends though