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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 · 24/02/2026

Cool claws for clinging on when going down!

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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

So brave to write along a personal and professional line. But also a really important and valuable thing to do!! Well done Emma.

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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Hello lovely Asan in the sunshine!

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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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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I often say it’s like doing an abdominal assessment and coming up with the diagnosis of tummy ache! 😣

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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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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

We are lucky- we have an ED consultant with us and he just phones people- they seem to have direct phones for SDEC etc which we don’t know about!

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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I would suggest using the SPOA team instead. We have a team of doctors and ACPs hanging out in ambulance offices pulling patients from the stack and offering alternatives to conveyance. Expert knowledge of community offers and non ED offers including urgent OPD/SDEC essential.

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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I think both would be great. This provoked much discussion at work today within my team and also local hospital!

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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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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Excellent review. I run a hospital at home service and we talk about this often. Sometimes the staff and patients/carers want to iv because it makes them feel they’re doing their best!

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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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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

No. But similar need in the community- eg district nurses still go out to give insulin. It’s a role for a joined up it system- if only such things existed! 😂

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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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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

There’s all sorts of endura kit in the Faversham Oxfam too! Wonder where it’s coming from. All boxed too

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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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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Looking forward to seeing you all in east Kent on Friday!!

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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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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Exactly- it needs to be much more person focussed and less rules based! Much like our health care too of course!

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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

So it’s not just the uk! That’s why we need to focus on providing hospital level care at home if possible using all the hospital at home options and only admit if absolutely necessary. And fix social care!! Easier said than done!

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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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Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Thx mary and co for getting this over the line! Really interesting and reflects my experiences but with time we are definitely getting better at it! And good to remember, sometimes it’s fantastic for patient, carers and staff!

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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 · 27/01/2025

Nice never trumps sharing decisions with patients and then doing what they want. Classic example is the nice guideline on head injury which frequently ends up harming patients, insisting they are admitted for a CT head scan when you probably couldn’t do anything about the results.

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