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Shelagh O’Riordan

@shelaghor.bsky.social
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Consultant geriatrician, NHSE clinical lead for virtual ward/hospital at home. President elect UK Hospital at Home Society.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I think there is a vg case for the Alternative Vote (pluralist majoritarianism) UK's evolving party system - not least as of balanced use for voters on different sides of political spectrum. It allows sincere voting by every voter + strategic choices by those who care www.ft.com/content/38d8...
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It’s time to end Britain’s first-past-the-post election lottery
The Gorton and Denton by-election confirmed just how capricious our electoral system has become
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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
We desperately need to train staff of the future to be able to work in the NHS if the future! And they seems to really love it!
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UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
We have recently received some fantastic blogs from doctors in training who have worked in a variety of Hospital at Home services: “GP Specialty Trainee experience with the Lanarkshire H@H Team”: Dr Emmett McLaughlin www.hospitalathome.org.uk/blog_GP_trai... #HospitalAtHome
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walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This week we're travelling down to the Kent coast for our Route of the Week. It's the Crab and Winkle Way! 🦀
Photo showing a cyclist on the Crab and Winkle Way. Text reads: Route of the week: Crab and Winkle Way. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
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UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
#NewWebinar #HospitalAtHome "NHS England Midlands Regional evaluation of implementation of Hospital at Home service" Thursday 27 November 2025, at 12:30 (BST) Open to all 👉 Joining details: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
To become a member of the UK Hospital At Home Society you can find the details here⬇️ www.hospitalathome.org.uk/membership_s...
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Membership Sign-up
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UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
📢 Calling all UK Hospital at Home Society members! 📨 Our National Benchmarking Survey has just been launched – please check your inbox and respond to help us deliver the most comprehensive look yet at Hospital at Home services across the UK. #HospitalAtHome
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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
This is going to be a fantastic conference. Do you wonder what hospital at home really is, what can be done, is it safe etc??? Then join us
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UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
📢 Save the Date! Join us for the UK Hospital at Home Society Conference 📅 5–6th March 2026 📍 Edinburgh Two days of learning, innovation & networking in Hospital at Home care. More details coming soon! #HaHConf2026 #HospitalatHome #UKHaHSoc @ukhahsoc.bsky.social
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Dermot O’Riordan @dermotor.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Embarrassed at how NHS treats trainees. Have trainee due to start GP training induction today. My colleague asked one week ago for reference. Funnily enough in July, she’s on leave & not replied. Poor trainee, through no fault of their own, not even allowed to start induction. Pitiful & infuriating
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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
This is going to be a fantastic conference!! Are you curious about how HAH works? Do you want to increase your skills?? Are you working in a virtual ward- they’re the same thing!! Join us!!
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Excellent NHS care, delivered at home. We're expanding Hospital at Home to 2,000 beds by the end of 2026 - watch this to find out how it will help ease pressure on the NHS and cut waiting lists. 👇
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Great to meet the lovely NHS staff at @nhsforthvalley.bsky.social who deliver the Hospital at Home service. We’re expanding it to 2,000 beds across Scotland by the end of 2026 - meaning more patients treated at home, shorter waiting lists, and more space freed up in hospitals.
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CAPC @capcpalliative.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Did you know it is estimated that #delirium goes undiagnosed in more than 50% of cases? Take our course 'Reducing Risks for Older Adults' to learn best practices for identifying older adults who are at risk for poor outcomes >> buff.ly/4jdRcDs #hpm #hapc
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Reducing Risks for Older Adults | Best Practices
This course, Reducing Risks for Older Adults, provides context and best practices for systematically identifying older adults who are at risk for poor outcomes
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 21/05/2024
202 years ago today, this stork was shot in the village of Klütz in northern Germany. It already had a 30-inch arrow in its neck. The arrow was made of African wood, and this first ‘Pfeilstorch’ (‘arrow stork’) played a pivotal role in the understanding of bird migration.
A stuffed stork with an arrow through its neck – it’s that very stork, now found in the zoological collection at the University of Rostock.
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Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Many households in Medway are feeling the pressure of the cost of living. Medway Council’s Household Support Fund offers government-backed help with essentials like school uniforms, energy or water bills, and other vital needs. You don’t need to be on benefits to apply. Apply here: buff.ly/xqjW0ZP
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Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Excellent report on virtual wards and hospital at home just published. Nice to see @ukhahsoc.bsky.social members contributions. Also reference to @arc-gm.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social publications. post.parliament.uk/research-bri...
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Virtual wards and hospital at home
Virtual wards aim to provide hospital level healthcare in patients' homes. What are the opportunities and risks for patients, carers and the NHS?
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UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Fantastic news for all those in #HospitalAtHome we are proud to support the new ‘The Journal of Advanced Home Medicine’ #JAHM 🔗https://jahm.io
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Brilliant piece by Siva Anandaciva from the Kings Fund on the implications of abolishing NHS England. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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The Reshaping Of NHS National Bodies Has Only Just Started. How Will It Finish? | The King's Fund
Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.
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UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Today, we celebrate the incredible women driving innovation & excellence in #HospitalAtHome care. We’ll continue to champion gender equality and recognise the vital role women play in shaping the future of #HospitalAtHome #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInHealthcare #EquityInCare
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Vilja Oired @oired.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
A review on Hospital at Home. From my experience: Person-centered care drives satisfaction, familiar surroundings reduce delirium&other risk in seniors AND natural activity at home accelerates rehabilitation - partly by preventing deterioration in the first place.
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Supporting older people through Hospital at Home care: a systematic review of patient, carer and healthcare professionals’ perspectives
AbstractIntroduction. Hospital at Home provides hospital-level type care at home, both remote and face-to-face by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare pr
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Adam Gordon MBE @adamgordon1978.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Interesting slide on who is classified as “old” in Japan. Lots to say about this. But as it’s Friday afternoon, I’ll just say that I’m looking forward to super older adults appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
No, 18 months later. Let’s have an inquiry. Who hid the turd under the carpet?
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Age UK @age-uk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Everyone needs someone to talk to sometimes. The Silver Line Helpline run by Age UK is a free, confidential telephone service for older people, providing friendship, conversation and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Find out more: bit.ly/4hYIuIt #HelplinesAwarenessDay2025
Age UK graphic featuring a quote about the impact of The Silver Line service: "I can put my hand on my heart and say I don’t think I’d be here without The Silver Line." Includes contact information for the free, confidential helpline available 24/7: The Silver Line Helpline is a free, confidential telephone friendship service for older people. 
Call 0800 4 70 80 90 - we’re open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🗓️Save the date for our next @ukhahsoc.bsky.social webinar on 19th March 2025. Register here ⬇️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #HospitalAtHome #Paediatrics
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Jugdeep Dhesi @jkdhesi.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Definitely not just the UK! Having visited a no. of healthcare systems recently, the thing distinguishing well functioning systems from the NHS are WELL functioning social care services. Support people in preferred place & reduce crisis presentation @gerisoc.bsky.social @wesstreeting.bsky.social
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Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
An upcoming @nihr.bsky.social webinar on what works in hospital at home. @ukhahsoc.bsky.social gmg-lgcgroup.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Hospital at home and virtual wards: What works?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
An ageing population, with increasing numbers of people living with frailty, is placing growing demands on hospital services. But 1 in 5 hospital admissions could be avoided. Shifting care away from ...
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David Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
We won’t know which is better until we do a randomized controlled trial
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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The Ordnance Survey map app is currently half price – £17.50 for a full year, giving you access to every map, at every level of detail, plus nifty route planning tools. You can also download maps to use offline. Way better for walking than Google Maps. shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/maps/os-maps...
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Calling all geographers and wanderers, the Ordnance Survey map app is currently half price – £17.49 for a full year: shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/os-maps-12-m...
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OS Maps Premium annual subscription
Subscribe here to get all OS Explorer & Landranger maps online, download offline maps, find & create routes. Now with full UK coverage, USA, Australia & New Zealand
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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
The UK hospital at home society is looking for new members of the committee if you feel you have something to say on developments of HAH (virtual wards) why not apply?? www.hospitalathome.org.uk/elections2025
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Committee elections
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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
If you work in frailty and older people’s medicine, and have views on what needs to change, why not complete this survey! @jkdhesi.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @emmavardy2.bsky.social @adamgordon1978.bsky.social
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Re:State @re-state.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
'Changing demand for hospital care' survey - NOW LIVE!🏥 If you work in hospitals, please help us with our new 'Hospital of the Future' research by completing our ANONYMOUS survey and/or sharing it with your hospital networks. Fill out the survey here - forms.gle/4qJ9P4gx4BRc...
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Changing demand for hospital care
This survey is completely ANONYMOUS. The findings from this survey will contribute to a Reform think tank project on the ‘Hospital of the Future’. Your answers will feed into recommendations for pol...
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Graham Taylor #FBPE #KTTO #NoToReformPartyLtd💙 @grahamtayloruk.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Who would have supposed that a storm could exhibit a sense of humour? #StormEowyn
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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Back on my bike to commute to work after all that ice (we have a family rule- no cycling below 3C). Lovely sunrise behind the #TankertonBeachHuts!
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I often get comments like "how can you say Covid is low when there's no testing"... there is testing in hospitals & testing protocols haven't changed really since Apr 2023, so covid admissions are comparable over last yr. Plus Scottish wasterwater consistent with lowest Covid winter so far. 1/2
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Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
@ukhahsoc.bsky.social @pennyt.bsky.social @danlasserson.bsky.social @sophiemcglen.bsky.social @mrsapea.bsky.social @shelaghor.bsky.social
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Anna Landre @annalandre.com · 07/01/2025
Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users? Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...
Two photos of Anna, a young white woman using an electric wheelchair, wearing a blue lab coat that fits her well with tables and dry-lab equipment in the background. Text reads: "A team of researchers and designers led by UCL is looking for wheelchair users working in wet lab environments to user-test what is believed to be the first-ever prototype of a lab coat adapted for wheelchair users."
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Sara Shaw @sarashaw.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The @decidecentre.bsky.social has a new rapid evaluation, focused on the Managing Heart Failure @Home programme This rapid scoping work will assess feasibility for a full evaluation down the line www.rand.org/randeurope/r... #NHS #HeartFailure #HealthTechnology #Evaluation #DigitalHealth
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Rapid evaluation of the Managing Heart Failure @home (MFA@home) programme
RAND Europe, as a member of the DECIDE centre, is conducting a rapid evaluation to assess the feasibility of a full evaluation of the MHF@home programme, focusing on data collection, diversity of impl...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 05/12/2024
What does shifting care into the community actually mean? Our new long read by @sjanereed.bsky.social & @theasrstein.bsky.social explores this and two other unresolved questions that the government needs to answer to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/br...
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Bringing care closer to home: three questions that need answering
Shifting care from hospitals into community services is central to the government's plan for fixing the NHS. Previous administrations made similar pledges, yet a real shift from hospital to home has n...
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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I know many hospital staff can’t believe we provide hospital level care at home but the fact is we even include the cat in our conversation! @ukhahsoc.bsky.social
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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Today I had a great day immersed in all things frailty hospital at home! Started at #bgsconf and then hot footed it to Houses of Parliament to show a crowd of MPs all the kit needed to provide hospital level care at home! @ukhahsoc.bsky.social @gerisoc
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