It is with great sadness that we pay tribute to our joint EM lead Dr Cliff Mann OBE, who has passed away. He'll be remembered by all at
@NHSGIRFT
as an inspirational clinician, hugely passionate about NHS improvement & a great man to work with
Heartfelt condolences to his family
We’re delighted to launch a new pathway today to support clinicians in diagnosing and treating suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome (
#CES
).
Helping
#NHS
teams deliver best practice for
#CES
referrals across all stages of the pathway.
View pathway:
🔗
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👏 Huge congratulations to
@Deborah71247971
on her appointment as national clinical director for stroke! As joint
#GIRFT
clinical lead with
@HargrovesDavid
the two make a formidable pair in their mission to improve
#stroke
services for units, staff & patients. Onwards & upwards!
Congratulations to
#GIRFT
chairman Professor Tim Briggs on his appointment to the new role of National Director of Clinical Improvement for the NHS. Read more here:
@ProfTimBriggs
👏Huge congratulations to our clinical lead
@Simonkenny14
, who today receives an OBE for services to paediatric surgery
Simon has worked tirelessly to improve children’s surgery and his recognition in the
#NewYearsHonours
is so richly deserved
Read more▶️
We’re proud to share 18 new
@NHSGIRFT
national reports today – covering specialties from anaesthesia to rheumatology* – supporting our fantastic
#NHS
teams to deliver improvements in patient care
▶️Register here to view:
*Full list in thread ⬇️
Congratulations to Professor Tim Briggs CBE, honoured for his services to surgery and Dr Clifford Mann OBE, honoured for his services to emergency medicine
📢 Our pathway for suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome just got interactive!
Clinicians, nurses, AHPs working across the patient pathway can view and bookmark the new, easy-to-navigate format TODAY:
@PandaSurgeon
We're delighted to welcome Andrew Bennett
@andypbennett79
as GIRFT's clinical advisor for our new community MSK workstream
Andy is a consultant MSK physiotherapist in
@SuttonHandC
& former NCD for MSK
Read more about the workstream & Andy's new GIRFT role🔗
We're delighted to release new guidance to support
#geriatric
medicine and
#frailty
teams deliver better system-wide care outcomes for older people👇
'Six Steps to Better Care for Older People in Acute Hospitals' in collaboration with
@GeriSoc
➡️
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👏 Congratulations to Dr Martin Allen, our
@NHSGIRFT
lead for
#respiratory
medicine, on your recent appointment as
@NHSEngland
National Specialty Adviser for physiological measurement, focusing on cardio-respiratory diagnostics
#GIRFT
is delighted to announce the appointment of FOUR leading clinicians to head reviews in new workstreams for paediatric critical care, neonatal intensive care and paediatrics orthopaedic surgery. See
@PICSociety
@BAPM_Official
@BSCOS_UK
@DrPeterMarc
Over 5⃣0⃣0⃣ registrations for our upcoming webinar:
'
#GIRFT
and
@RCPhysicianswebinar
series:
#Frailty
care in the community'
🗓️ 20/06
⌚️ 12:30 - 13:45
Register 👇
🆕 Our new guidance with the
#VirtualWards
team is available now, in an easy-to-read, concise format:
Download today for key advice and steps to help
#NHS
teams get the most from virtual wards, improving patient choice and care.
📢 JOB ALERT! 📢
We're looking for a
#physiotherapist
and an occupational therapist to work on an
@NHSGIRFT
review of veteran rehabilitation services.
Must have:
✅ experience of rehab for MSK
✅ a passion for veteran care
✅ plenty of enthusiasm
Apply:
Stop seeing data as a load of numbers... start seeing it as tool for making things better!
#GIRFT
metrics on
@model_hospital
are available for 7 specialties and more are coming very soon. Head to to register and see how they can help you and your patients
On International Women’s Day 2021
#IWD2021
we applaud the women who are leading the way in shaping the
#NHS
of the future as our
@NHSGIRFT
clinical leads and advisors.
Thank you to every one of them for their determination to drive change 💙
#ChooseToChallenge
@womensday
Massive thanks to 1⃣0⃣9⃣0⃣+ attendees for tuning in to the GIRFT cauda equina (
#CES
) webinar yesterday. 👏
Special thanks to our panel of experts, esp
@PandaSurgeon
and
@andypbennett79
for hosting.
Recording coming soon...
Meanwhile, view CES pathway:
Looking for a way to instantly access our new interactive pathway for suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome?
👇Scan (and save) the QR below to your phone or device, so it’s there whenever you need
(you can also click this link: )
🏆 We’re delighted to announce today that 8 elective surgical hubs have been accredited by
#GIRFT
as part of a national scheme ensuring the highest standards in clinical and operational practice.
Read more:
🔗
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🤩It’s here! Our NEW video showcasing best practice in ambulatory hip and knee replacement at SWAOC (
@NightingaleExt
) is now available to view!
Here’s a short Twitter taster, but you can see the whole 12-min video by clicking here:
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Grateful to hear Major Shipley RA's earnest talk about his time in the Army, the charities that helped him, & the importance of veterans & serving personnel speaking up if they're facing mental health problems, eg anxiety, depression or PTSD
#VeteranAware
🌟 Wow! What a year it was for
#GIRFT
in 2019. Here are some of our highlights from a productive 12 months. Wonder what our best bits of 2020 will be...
We're delighted to be working with
@RCPhysicians
to offer 2 new lunchtime webinars to support clinical improvements in
#frailty
care:
acute general hospitals
🗓️ 15/12
🔗
hospital/community interface
🗓️ 19/01
🔗
Register today!
Have you registered for
#GIRFT
and
@RCPhysicians
upcoming webinar: 'Improving
#frailty
care in acute general hospitals'?
🗓️ 15/12
⌚️ 12:30 -13:45
Join our subject matter experts to explore measures which can help alleviate current and future pressures.
🔗
A wonderful and fitting tribute in recognition of the late, great Cliff Mann, GIRFT’s former joint clinical lead for emergency medicine, on his much-deserved Honorary SAM Fellowship by
@acutemedicine
– so well deserved.
@DrChrisMoulton
It is with immense honour that we presented a Honorary SAM Fellowship to the late great Cliff Mann. It was so lovely to have his wife, Rhona and daughter, Rebecca, accept this accolade.
@SueManby
@acutemed2
Why access the latest
#geriatric
medicine metrics on
@ModelNHS
?
🔵 Care of older patients living with
#frailty
is a key challenge for the
#NHS
.
🔵 More than half of people aged 65-74 live with at least one long-term health condition.
Read more:
🔗
More than 4,000+ people are admitted to hospital every day in England as a result of
#frailty
.
In 2 days' time, the
#GIRFT
and
@RCPhysicians
webinar will focus on the challenges posed by an ever increasing demand from an ageing population.
Register
🔗
Great news about GIRFT Chair, Professor Tim Briggs, being appointed to the role of National Director for Clinical Improvement and Elective Recovery.
Read more:
🔗
Over the next two months we're hosting a series of regional webinars aimed at junior doctors, nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) to hear from our clinical leads on how the
@NHSGIRFT
programme can benefit patients.
Read more about it here 👇
Registrations for GIRFT’s co-hosted
#neonatology
webinar series are now open!
07/07
‘The findings & recommendations from the GIRFT neonatology national report' w/
@BAPM_Official
14/07
‘Workforce & the way forward’ w/
@NNAUK1
Both 1-2:15pm⌚️
Book now
👉
Remembering an outstanding
@NHSGIRFT
lead, whose natural leadership and drive to improve for patients will never be forgotten
"He was clever, insightful and innovative, with a sparkling wit and repartee. His commitment to emergency medicine was unwavering"
-
@DrChrisMoulton
Today a memorial has been held for the late Dr Clifford Mann OBE, NHS National Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care. Cliff is sorely missed — as an outstanding medic and as a compassionate leader.
'We must keep doing things differently and use this crisis as a huge opportunity for change'...
@NHSGIRFT
chair
@ProfTimBriggs
on our important role in shaping the 'new normal' for the NHS. Thanks to
@InquisitLtd
for the interview.
Click here to read more:
Our clinical lead for mental health rehabilitation, Dr Sridevi Kalidindi
@skalidindi1
, will be one of the speakers at the HSJ Transforming Mental Health Summit in the Midlands next week, focusing on the work
#GIRFT
is doing in trusts. Find out more at
With an increasingly ageing and frail population, there are complex and persistent challenges faced by geriatric services.
GIRFT &
@RCPhysicians
are sharing good practice and national data-led insights at an upcoming webinar:
🗓️ 19/01
⌚️ 12:30
Register
Our lead for geriatric medicine, Dr Adrian Hopper, is the keynote speaker tomorrow at an
@NHSBenchmarking
conference looking at good practice in managing frailty in the acute setting & DToC. He'll be outlining the work
#GIRFT
is doing to improve patient care.
@GeriSoc
#NHSBNDToC
"We urge hospitals to... examine whether they could enhance the treatment they offer patients with chronic back pain and spinal conditions"... Royal College of Surgeons
@RCSnews
backs
#GIRFT
national report on spinal services. Read the report in full here
Meet the faces behind the voices on today's
@model_hospital
&
#GIRFT
webinar masterclass! Thanks to the 300+ of you who joined at lunchtime to learn more about how the metrics can be used to support improvement... hope you found it useful.
@JameyCBarron
Did you know…? The
#GIRFT
team has carried out a remarkable 1,439 pilots, deep dives and trust visits across England so far, helping trusts to improve outcomes for
#NHS
patients
#MondayMotivation
#Winning
Our best practice pathway and guide for diagnosing and treating children with acute
#abdominal
pain, including
#appendicitis
, is available now.
Find out how you can adapt & adopt it for your team: 🔗
Calling medical directors... our three leads for mental health will be outlining what the
#GIRFT
programme hopes to achieve in the monthly teleconference with the National Mental Health Executives Network tomorrow. Be sure to join!
@skalidindi1
@guynorthover
@Psychautismcham
🙌Huge congratulations to our GIRFT joint lead for rheumatology Lesley Kay
@GenQ5Lesley
on her appointment as
@NHSEngland
National Clinical Director for MSK
Lesley is a passionate champion for both clinical teams and patients… a fantastic appointment!
🔗
Lord Carter of Coles and
@ProfTimBriggs
were among the guests at the fantastic
#UHPGIRFT
symposium in Plymouth today, spreading the word about how the trust is improving care. Thank you to our colleagues
@UHP_NHS
for such a great session, & to all those to went along to learn
We're absolutely delighted that GIRFT clinical lead for respiratory Martin Allen has been honoured with an MBE for his services to the NHS, particularly his work during the COVID-19 pandemic🏅
Congratulations Martin! 👏👏
Just 2 weeks to go until our second
#neonatology
webinar: 'Workforce & the way forward'
🗓️ 14/07
⌚️1-2:15pm
Co-hosted with
@NNAUK1
, discussing and exploring:
🟡the medical,
#AHP
and
#nursing
perspective
🟡future workforce transformation
Register:
🔗
“A huge opportunity for more of the national ENT caseload to be treated on a day case basis”…
#GIRFT
ENT lead Andrew Marshall urges more day case surgery in his national report, published today. Read more
@ENT_UK
@britdaysurgery
@RCSnews
@nottmhospitals
Our clinical lead for radiology, Dr Kath Halliday, is speaking at the
@RCRadiologists
2019 clinical radiology audit & quality improvement forum today, discussing what
#GIRFT
is doing to address unwarranted variation. Find out more here
#Radiology
A big thank you to the 2⃣6⃣0⃣+ attendees and our guest speakers at today's 'workforce and the way forward'
#neonatology
webinar in association with
@NNAUK1
.
The recording will be made available shortly - watch this space.🔜
@stu_yeomans
Trusts- do you make sure
#AHP
colleagues attend the specialty
#GIRFT
visits? They have a contribution to reducing unwarranted variation and improving patient outcomes and experience
#AHPs
@WeAHPs
🆕 'Clinically-led Specialty
#Outpatient
Guidance' now available.
💡
#GIRFT
and the Outpatient Recovery and Transformation Programme (
#OPRT
) team have developed new guidance to support services in tackling demand for outpatient appts.
➡️ (FutureNHS)
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DYK?
@skalidindi1
is getting started on starting her virtual
@NHSGIRFT
visits to trusts, reviewing mental health
#RehabPsych
services
Read more about the review at
40 specialties, 66 clinical leads, 1,000+ visits to trusts every year... all rolled into this handy 2-minute video! Give it a watch to find out more about that we do and why we do it.
#GIRFT
Two minutes, 120 seconds, 1/30th of an hour... whatever you call it, that's all it takes to watch this short video and find out all about the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme. Looking for more detail? Head to our website at
It's all about
#imaging
tomorrow when our
#GIRFT
team & the
#NHS
Imaging Transformation Programme come together for an imaging network leadership workshop in London, with support from
@RCRadiologists
&
@SCoRMembers
. Looking forward to sharing learning & hearing progress
👏🌟🎖️Huge congratulations this morning to our radiology lead, Dr Giles Maskell, on being made an OBE.
We can’t think of anyone more deserving of the honour, awarded for services to diagnostic radiology.
Enjoy your celebrations, Giles!
#KingsBirthdayHonours
@RCRadiologists