In 2022 Kyle Simpson (a care worker) from Springfield Healthcare asked about increasing the number of men working in social care. We put together a team & applied for research funding. NIHR Research contract is signed & we're off! A pic of the MEND study team👇 stay tuned for more info

Are you interested in care planning in older adult care homes? Sign up for our webinar on the findings of a national study and opportunities to be involved in further work on this topic. For further info and booking a place tinyurl.com/4awef8vb #carehomes

We know the skills doctors need to work with care home residents: now we need to think about how to deliver them Rachael Carroll bjgp.org/content/74/741…

So pleased to be part of this!!! 🙌

This view from ⁦UoN Libraries⁩ Jubilee good for well-being this morning 👍🏻 How is your view?

📢Our survey on DACHA minimum data set (MDS) is still live!
Please join this consultation if you
▶️work with, for, or in older people's care homes, or are a relative of a care home resident
▶️are willing to discuss the relevance and usefulness of the MDS
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/herts/dacha

Are you a care home manager or deputy working in East Anglia or Kent and have experienced an infectious outbreak (eg norovirus, covid) in the last six months? If so we would like to hear from you. UEA Research CHSS #carehomes #socialcare

📢Would you like to take part in a survey to discuss how relevant & usable DACHA Study's care home minimum data set is in your professional/carer role? The survey takes ~25 mins to complete and closes on 5th March. Thanks! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/herts/dacha #carehomeresearch #carehomes

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Due to extreme pressures on services, we have declared a critical incident.

Our hospitals and A&Es are full, and we are under significant pressure.

Please read our update 👇 notts.icb.nhs.uk/2024/01/03/cri…

Can anyone help Michelle please by sharing this link with #carehome staff, managers and volunteers in their networks?
National Care Forum NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex Kent Research Partnership The Curiosity Partnership NICHE Leeds Prof Claire Surr 💚 🇺🇦 Dr Rasa Mikelytė (she/her) Rebecca Sharp (she/her) Nick Smith Rachael Carroll DACHA_Study Annette Boaz

This paper outlines 109 learning outcomes over 19 domains as a basis of specialty agnostic postgraduate education of doctors working in care homes academic.oup.com/ageing/article… Adrian Blundell Neil Chadborn Rachael Carroll Age_and_Ageing British Geriatrics Society

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DACHA's plain English summary for our recently published paper 'Data collection in care homes for older adults: A national survey in England' is out: dachastudy.com/wp-content/upl… The original paper by Hanratty et al. can be viewed at: journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10.31…

If you care about quality for people living in care homes you need to register for this 👇 NICHE Leeds School of Healthcare Deborah Sturdy CareHomesQI 💚 💙 NIHR Yorkshire & Humber ARC Care England 💚 National Care Forum Leeds Care Assoc. plus RT

Funded PhD opportunity 💫
Part of the exciting interdisciplinary ACRC Academy: 1 year training in all aspects of ageing & care + 3 years on a fab PhD eg this one with me & The Lothian Birth Cohorts Simon Cox & Dr Janie Corley on Lifecourse predictors of care

findaphd.com/phds/project/l…

Due to start a secondment as an OT in care homes soon can anyone give me any tips and advice?

Ian Carmody & I presented our literature review on #SocialPrescribing for #dementia today. We hope to publish soon. We found a limited evidence base for #SocialPrescriberLinkWorker to support people with #dementia or care partner #LiverpoolDementia NIHR ARC East Midlands EMRAN

This course is currently funded for support workers working in Leicestershire and Rutland-see the website for details of this and more training opportunities- loros.co.uk/training Gayle Hemstock 💙 UHLPalliative2 @elaineliqo

I love visiting the care homes in the ⁦DACHA_Study⁩ it’s like catching up with friends. I’m hearing great stories about great care. Love it!!!.

Uncomfortable to watch…have a look