Kirsty Colquhoun
@colki1983
Geriatrician. Sec @GeriSoc oncogeriatric SIG. GRI Subdean UofGMedicine. Trustee @CPScotland. Loch 🏊♀️. Own views
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25-05-2011 06:22:22
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Undergraduate Geriatric Medical Education, a collection of 15 articles exploring best practice in geriatrics education and how careers in geriatrics cab be made more appealing to improve recruitment and retention. Curated by Andy Teodorczuk academic.oup.com/ageing/pages/u… Oxford Academic
Shockingly, rehabilitation isn't available everywhere in the UK.
Alongside our CRA partners, we’re meeting MPs to call for the end of the rehab postcode lottery and a named rehab lead to be appointed on every hospital trust and board.
Sign the petition.
#RightToRehab
PhD studentships funded by Cancer Research UK in Scotland working on long-term care for people living with cancer supervised by Elizabeth Lemmon Prof Peter Hall and me. Find out more at: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%… #careaboutcare
Thank you to all the #TeamCPScotland Kiltwalkers, enjoy. And thanks to the Cerebral Palsy Scotland fundraising team, darting about Glasgow to cheer everyone on 💚. A small but mighty team 💪 Isla Campbell Lupton
Thanks to Libby Brooks and The Guardian for this thoughtful piece on Scotland's #HateCrime legislation. As Adam Stachura says in the article: “Let’s not forget the majority of this is about addressing significant acts of hate because of who you are.'
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How much data, repeated how many times do we need to see before we understand that “social” care must be fixed?
And not just to help treat people at the front doors of our hospitals, but to support those people stuck in hospital who don’t want or need to be.
RCPEdin British Geriatrics Society
Today at the NHS GGC Grand Round. Brilliant to have Kerri Baker 'The Gender Agenda'. A brilliant presentation looking at the inequalities that female staff & patients face! What can we & should we do! I've heard Kerri talk about this...it will inspire you to make changes.