Zoe Wyrko
@geribaby.bsky.social
Loitering geriatrician, now doing housing rather than health. Would always rather be in my garden.
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Earlier this week, Ealing Hospital named its boardroom after my dear friend Jenny Vaughan who sadly died last year.
I just ❤️it that it’s the Major Incident Room….’got a crisis? ☎️ Jenny!’
I just ❤️it that it’s the Major Incident Room….’got a crisis? ☎️ Jenny!’
February 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Earlier this week, Ealing Hospital named its boardroom after my dear friend Jenny Vaughan who sadly died last year.
I just ❤️it that it’s the Major Incident Room….’got a crisis? ☎️ Jenny!’
I just ❤️it that it’s the Major Incident Room….’got a crisis? ☎️ Jenny!’
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Such an important & timely piece of research interrogating the evidence base for the safety of physician associates in the NHS. (TL:DR worryingly thin with widespread & significant gaps.)
Thank you, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
#LengReview
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workfor...
Thank you, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
#LengReview
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workfor...
No evidence that PAs add value in GP settings, finds academic review
There is ‘no evidence’ that physician associates (PAs) add value in GP practices, according to a new academic review.
www.pulsetoday.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Such an important & timely piece of research interrogating the evidence base for the safety of physician associates in the NHS. (TL:DR worryingly thin with widespread & significant gaps.)
Thank you, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
#LengReview
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workfor...
Thank you, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
#LengReview
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workfor...
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This is shocking. The NHS is to be allowed to hire physician associates (PA’s) from Ghana, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, despite concerns over the quality of their training
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
NHS to hire physician associates from abroad despite training quality fears
Recruitment plan launched as controversy still rages over role of the profession and its assessment in the UK
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is shocking. The NHS is to be allowed to hire physician associates (PA’s) from Ghana, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, despite concerns over the quality of their training
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
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PAs: What are the patient safety issues? @patientsafetylearning.org CEO Helen Hughes speaks to me about the role of PAs in the NHS.
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social
Link▶️https://youtube.com/watch?v=zfXLTQbDvYg #patientsafety
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social
Link▶️https://youtube.com/watch?v=zfXLTQbDvYg #patientsafety
February 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
PAs: What are the patient safety issues? @patientsafetylearning.org CEO Helen Hughes speaks to me about the role of PAs in the NHS.
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social
Link▶️https://youtube.com/watch?v=zfXLTQbDvYg #patientsafety
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social
Link▶️https://youtube.com/watch?v=zfXLTQbDvYg #patientsafety
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This is Arthur. He seems to have misplaced his legs and needs your help to find them. They are about one inch long and Arthur-colored. 13/10
November 25, 2024 at 8:02 PM
This is Arthur. He seems to have misplaced his legs and needs your help to find them. They are about one inch long and Arthur-colored. 13/10
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So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
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And that's a wrap on @adamgordon1978.bsky.social's presidency at @gerisoc.bsky.social as he hands the chain of office to @jkdhesi.bsky.social. #BGSconf
November 22, 2024 at 1:42 PM
And that's a wrap on @adamgordon1978.bsky.social's presidency at @gerisoc.bsky.social as he hands the chain of office to @jkdhesi.bsky.social. #BGSconf
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Thank you!! And we have evidence to support what we can do to prevent these issues and to support people to live better with this level of complexity @gerisoc.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social @sallygreenbrook.bsky.social
Peter Hanlon #GP
@uofglasgow.bsky.social presents ☂️umbrella review: multiple long term conditions and adverse outcomes from acute admissions…
Can we predict who will come to harm? *YES*
Dementia
Frailty
Social context
Illness severity
Baseline Function
@gerisoc.bsky.social
@uofglasgow.bsky.social presents ☂️umbrella review: multiple long term conditions and adverse outcomes from acute admissions…
Can we predict who will come to harm? *YES*
Dementia
Frailty
Social context
Illness severity
Baseline Function
@gerisoc.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Thank you!! And we have evidence to support what we can do to prevent these issues and to support people to live better with this level of complexity @gerisoc.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social @sallygreenbrook.bsky.social
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Our now traditional #bgsconf selfie in front of a Xmas tree. Although it's hard to tell, there are in fact 2 trees in this one 🎄🎄❄️☃️🧑🏻🎄✨ @geribaby.bsky.social #gerisky
November 21, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Our now traditional #bgsconf selfie in front of a Xmas tree. Although it's hard to tell, there are in fact 2 trees in this one 🎄🎄❄️☃️🧑🏻🎄✨ @geribaby.bsky.social #gerisky
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I am pretentious enough to post occasional poems I like on FB. I'm minded to do it here too, as you can't go wrong with a good poem. I like this little verse by Betjeman.
Poetry Corner:
Poetry Corner:
November 20, 2024 at 7:04 PM
I am pretentious enough to post occasional poems I like on FB. I'm minded to do it here too, as you can't go wrong with a good poem. I like this little verse by Betjeman.
Poetry Corner:
Poetry Corner:
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The voluntary and community resources are vast, but we don't know this, our community teams do, so use that intelligence to get help for people
#BGSConf
#BGSConf
November 20, 2024 at 2:59 PM
The voluntary and community resources are vast, but we don't know this, our community teams do, so use that intelligence to get help for people
#BGSConf
#BGSConf
I’d forgotten how lovely the @gerisoc.bsky.social family actually is. A wonderful day at #BGSConf catching up with old friends. Such positivity and support in the room. Genuine joy at a brilliant piece of research presented by a medical student, and real interest in how peoples lives are.
November 20, 2024 at 7:35 PM
I’d forgotten how lovely the @gerisoc.bsky.social family actually is. A wonderful day at #BGSConf catching up with old friends. Such positivity and support in the room. Genuine joy at a brilliant piece of research presented by a medical student, and real interest in how peoples lives are.
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All we need is £1 billion...and we could do a lot with remote monitoring, predictive analysis and LLMs! Thanks @gerisoc.bsky.social, fellow pitchers @emmavardy2.bsky.social Atul Anand and dragons @mancunianmedic.bsky.social @geribaby.bsky.social David Attwood for a fun start to #BGSconf!
November 20, 2024 at 5:37 PM
All we need is £1 billion...and we could do a lot with remote monitoring, predictive analysis and LLMs! Thanks @gerisoc.bsky.social, fellow pitchers @emmavardy2.bsky.social Atul Anand and dragons @mancunianmedic.bsky.social @geribaby.bsky.social David Attwood for a fun start to #BGSconf!
Unheard of! Queues to get into #BGSConf @gerisoc.bsky.social Just to hear @adamgordon1978.bsky.social’s last opening speech. I can hear the screaming fans from here!
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Unheard of! Queues to get into #BGSConf @gerisoc.bsky.social Just to hear @adamgordon1978.bsky.social’s last opening speech. I can hear the screaming fans from here!
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.... And The Centre for Ageing Better publish some great stuff ageing-better.org.uk/news/uks-dam...
UK’s damaging views on ageing revealed in new report analysing language used across society
Language used across society to describe ageing and older people risks ‘damaging UK’s social fabric’, our new report says.
ageing-better.org.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:15 AM
.... And The Centre for Ageing Better publish some great stuff ageing-better.org.uk/news/uks-dam...
Here's another good one (from when I used to be involved in policy) www.bgs.org.uk/resources/fr...
Frailty: Language and Perceptions | British Geriatrics Society
This report, originally published in June 2015, summarises research commissioned by BGS and Age UK on older people's attitudes and feelings towards language around frailty.
www.bgs.org.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Here's another good one (from when I used to be involved in policy) www.bgs.org.uk/resources/fr...
Found this on the @gerisoc.bsky.social website from earlier this year. www.bgs.org.uk/languageguide
Preferred language when referring to older people in a health context | British Geriatrics Society
This list of preferred and non-preferred terminology has been compiled to help healthcare professionals, academic authors and the general public avoid language that might be deemed unacceptable or ina...
www.bgs.org.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 AM
Found this on the @gerisoc.bsky.social website from earlier this year. www.bgs.org.uk/languageguide
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Are we using #BGSConf for the Autumn Meeting of @gerisoc.bsky.social this coming week?
Looking forward to being there, moderating a session and supporting the Griffin Community Trust on their presentation on Friday morning
Looking forward to being there, moderating a session and supporting the Griffin Community Trust on their presentation on Friday morning
November 17, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Are we using #BGSConf for the Autumn Meeting of @gerisoc.bsky.social this coming week?
Looking forward to being there, moderating a session and supporting the Griffin Community Trust on their presentation on Friday morning
Looking forward to being there, moderating a session and supporting the Griffin Community Trust on their presentation on Friday morning
Looking forward to #BGSConf tomorrow, and catching up with some old friends. Disappointed though to see how many references to 'the elderly' there are in the posters. Have we really not moved on? Surely @gerisoc.bsky.social is in a position to help stop such 'othering' ageist language?
November 19, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Looking forward to #BGSConf tomorrow, and catching up with some old friends. Disappointed though to see how many references to 'the elderly' there are in the posters. Have we really not moved on? Surely @gerisoc.bsky.social is in a position to help stop such 'othering' ageist language?
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Martin and Louella remind us that time is running out on the PA issue in UK.
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Sorting out scope of practice of physician associates in the UK: the clock is ticking
The decision to introduce legislation in the UK to regulate Physicians Associates (PAs) and Anaesthetic Associates (AAs) has been hotly contested. From a historical perspective, this is to be expected...
www.bmj.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Martin and Louella remind us that time is running out on the PA issue in UK.
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and
digested.”
― Sir Francis Bacon
"Please do not chew the books."
― The Gladstone's Library Team
digested.”
― Sir Francis Bacon
"Please do not chew the books."
― The Gladstone's Library Team
October 24, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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Trust in health systems is essential:
Trust of the public and patients
Trust of health workers
Trust of politicians
We explore these issues, drawing on philosophy, psychology, economics, and sociology in a new European Observatory book
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
Trust of the public and patients
Trust of health workers
Trust of politicians
We explore these issues, drawing on philosophy, psychology, economics, and sociology in a new European Observatory book
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
Trust, the foundation of health systems by McKee
A study looking at trust in health systems, published by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
eurohealthobservatory.who.int
October 24, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Trust in health systems is essential:
Trust of the public and patients
Trust of health workers
Trust of politicians
We explore these issues, drawing on philosophy, psychology, economics, and sociology in a new European Observatory book
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
Trust of the public and patients
Trust of health workers
Trust of politicians
We explore these issues, drawing on philosophy, psychology, economics, and sociology in a new European Observatory book
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
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look at this absolute unit
October 17, 2024 at 1:26 PM
look at this absolute unit