Bill Kilvington
@billkilvington.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
#CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP
Patient Safety Lead College of Operating Department Practitioners
Trustee Action Against Medical Accidents
Honorary FRCA
#CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP
Patient Safety Lead College of Operating Department Practitioners
Trustee Action Against Medical Accidents
Honorary FRCA
Love your programmes and broadcasts. I wanted to share this snippet from The History of the London Hospital Edward Morris published 1910. One of the hospitals early legacies, directly from slavery.
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Love your programmes and broadcasts. I wanted to share this snippet from The History of the London Hospital Edward Morris published 1910. One of the hospitals early legacies, directly from slavery.
codp.org.uk and patient safety talk to the new #ODP Students @angliaruskinuni.bsky.social yesterday. Patient stories from personal experience illustrating the key role of our profession in Safety.
Our professional body, supporting development of our future profession
Our professional body, supporting development of our future profession
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
codp.org.uk and patient safety talk to the new #ODP Students @angliaruskinuni.bsky.social yesterday. Patient stories from personal experience illustrating the key role of our profession in Safety.
Our professional body, supporting development of our future profession
Our professional body, supporting development of our future profession
codp.org.uk Karen Amber and I ensuring the #ODP voice, professional needs and, crucially, contribution to delivering healthcare now and into the future is heard.
#CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP
#WeAHPs
#CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP
#WeAHPs
September 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
codp.org.uk Karen Amber and I ensuring the #ODP voice, professional needs and, crucially, contribution to delivering healthcare now and into the future is heard.
#CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP
#WeAHPs
#CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP
#WeAHPs
The impact of anaesthesia and asepsis. Average length of stay reduced from sixty days to nineteen!
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The impact of anaesthesia and asepsis. Average length of stay reduced from sixty days to nineteen!
The then 'modern' operating theatre in 1909
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The then 'modern' operating theatre in 1909
Memories of Canon Scott, Chaplain from the 1860's, referring to the early resistance to the use of anaesthesia. Maybe a later misquoted as a 'good healthy scream'?
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Memories of Canon Scott, Chaplain from the 1860's, referring to the early resistance to the use of anaesthesia. Maybe a later misquoted as a 'good healthy scream'?
Source for the role of Boxboys? Worth noting that Fred Wheadon - founder member of the CODP and who was still teaching anaesthesia when in trained 1978-1980 was originally a Box Boy in the 1930s
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Source for the role of Boxboys? Worth noting that Fred Wheadon - founder member of the CODP and who was still teaching anaesthesia when in trained 1978-1980 was originally a Box Boy in the 1930s
One text quoted in our history, referring to the role of the 'handlers'
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
One text quoted in our history, referring to the role of the 'handlers'
History of the London Hospital by Edward Morris. Written in 1909 and published in 1910. (references to Blizard refer to Wm. Blizard Surgeon at the London from 1780 for 53 years)
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
History of the London Hospital by Edward Morris. Written in 1909 and published in 1910. (references to Blizard refer to Wm. Blizard Surgeon at the London from 1780 for 53 years)
#ODPs - some of the non-traditional roles identified on the College Blog - can you add more?
codp.org.uk/blog/view/No...
codp.org.uk/blog/view/No...
September 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#ODPs - some of the non-traditional roles identified on the College Blog - can you add more?
codp.org.uk/blog/view/No...
codp.org.uk/blog/view/No...
Really great morning with the @JamesPagetNHS theatre staff, talking #ODPAdvocacy and all things patient safety. A really engaged and enthusiastic perioperative team, ODPs, Nurses & aspirants to become ODPs
codp.org.uk
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
@collegeodp.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Really great morning with the @JamesPagetNHS theatre staff, talking #ODPAdvocacy and all things patient safety. A really engaged and enthusiastic perioperative team, ODPs, Nurses & aspirants to become ODPs
codp.org.uk
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
@collegeodp.bsky.social
Tom and I enjoying the breeze at Great Yarmouth last night, ready for a morning with the theatre staff @JamesPagetNHS for a session on #ODPAdvocacy
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Tom and I enjoying the breeze at Great Yarmouth last night, ready for a morning with the theatre staff @JamesPagetNHS for a session on #ODPAdvocacy
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
Reading Morris' 1910 book on the history of the London Hospital, as it's one source for our CODP & #ODP history. This passage reminded me of my colleague Kathy Nabbie - always a name, never a procedure.
codp.org.uk
codp.org.uk
September 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reading Morris' 1910 book on the history of the London Hospital, as it's one source for our CODP & #ODP history. This passage reminded me of my colleague Kathy Nabbie - always a name, never a procedure.
codp.org.uk
codp.org.uk
#ODPs, your professional body keeps working to keep our profession in the government spotlight. PGD consultation, Advocacy Group, ODPs in maternity safety etc etc
Time to add your voice and join codp.org.uk
Time to add your voice and join codp.org.uk
August 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
#ODPs, your professional body keeps working to keep our profession in the government spotlight. PGD consultation, Advocacy Group, ODPs in maternity safety etc etc
Time to add your voice and join codp.org.uk
Time to add your voice and join codp.org.uk
#ODPs Just under a week to go. If you have undertaken steps to reduce the risk of surgical site infections for patients undergoing surgery, we invite you to enter the OneTogether Awards today!
Enter before Monday 25th of August
onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...
@collegeodp.bsky.social
Enter before Monday 25th of August
onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...
@collegeodp.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#ODPs Just under a week to go. If you have undertaken steps to reduce the risk of surgical site infections for patients undergoing surgery, we invite you to enter the OneTogether Awards today!
Enter before Monday 25th of August
onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...
@collegeodp.bsky.social
Enter before Monday 25th of August
onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...
@collegeodp.bsky.social
New holes in the lawn!
Suburban garden in London, attracting so much wildlife 🥰
Suburban garden in London, attracting so much wildlife 🥰
August 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New holes in the lawn!
Suburban garden in London, attracting so much wildlife 🥰
Suburban garden in London, attracting so much wildlife 🥰
Spooky, I was at Ironbridge over the weekend 🤔
July 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Spooky, I was at Ironbridge over the weekend 🤔
First all iron bridge in the world, 1779. Coalbrookdale, birthplace of the industrial revolution.
Fascinating place to visit, steeped in history and a world heritage site.
Fascinating place to visit, steeped in history and a world heritage site.
July 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
First all iron bridge in the world, 1779. Coalbrookdale, birthplace of the industrial revolution.
Fascinating place to visit, steeped in history and a world heritage site.
Fascinating place to visit, steeped in history and a world heritage site.
Great opportunity for #ODPs to showcase your initiatives to reduce Surgical Site Infections (SSIs), closing date extended to August 25th. @collegeodp.bsky.social
onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...
codp.org.uk
onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...
codp.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Great opportunity for #ODPs to showcase your initiatives to reduce Surgical Site Infections (SSIs), closing date extended to August 25th. @collegeodp.bsky.social
onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...
codp.org.uk
onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...
codp.org.uk
Tracked this down and looking forward to reading it. This is the source for some of material used by Dr Pope in the 1960s, quoted in our College History. Already noted a small error - the terrible bell did 'clank' not 'clang'
codp.org.uk/file/679b650...
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
codp.org.uk/file/679b650...
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Tracked this down and looking forward to reading it. This is the source for some of material used by Dr Pope in the 1960s, quoted in our College History. Already noted a small error - the terrible bell did 'clank' not 'clang'
codp.org.uk/file/679b650...
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
codp.org.uk/file/679b650...
@collegeodp.bsky.social
codp.org.uk
Loving Neil Young at Glastonbury, still rockin' at 79.
June 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Loving Neil Young at Glastonbury, still rockin' at 79.
@NHSBT are short of the red stuff. #ODPs get through a lot of it, so only right we help top up supplies
codp.org.uk
codp.org.uk
June 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@NHSBT are short of the red stuff. #ODPs get through a lot of it, so only right we help top up supplies
codp.org.uk
codp.org.uk
The new CODP members badge carries forward our traditions and history. Both feature our founding year, 80 years ago in 1945, along with our latin moto translating as 'I serve the cause of humanity'.
But what is the symbol in the centre of the date?
codp.org.uk
But what is the symbol in the centre of the date?
codp.org.uk
June 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The new CODP members badge carries forward our traditions and history. Both feature our founding year, 80 years ago in 1945, along with our latin moto translating as 'I serve the cause of humanity'.
But what is the symbol in the centre of the date?
codp.org.uk
But what is the symbol in the centre of the date?
codp.org.uk
Rather nice Belgian beer from my boys. But 750mls at 11% means I'm in front of the telly for the evening.
Done enough codp.org.uk work for today
Done enough codp.org.uk work for today
June 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Rather nice Belgian beer from my boys. But 750mls at 11% means I'm in front of the telly for the evening.
Done enough codp.org.uk work for today
Done enough codp.org.uk work for today
Been researching the codp.org.uk regalia of office. Both silver, Birmingham hallmarks. President's 1969, Chairman's - now obsolete -1962.
Honoured to have worn the latter for 9 years, the former for 15.
We've come a long way in that time. #ODPs support your College
Honoured to have worn the latter for 9 years, the former for 15.
We've come a long way in that time. #ODPs support your College
June 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Been researching the codp.org.uk regalia of office. Both silver, Birmingham hallmarks. President's 1969, Chairman's - now obsolete -1962.
Honoured to have worn the latter for 9 years, the former for 15.
We've come a long way in that time. #ODPs support your College
Honoured to have worn the latter for 9 years, the former for 15.
We've come a long way in that time. #ODPs support your College