Macmillan Clinical Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (H&N & Oncology). Interests in H&N, Oncology and Palliative Care. West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
Joined December 2011
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@WestSuffolkNHS Macmillan AHPs are at the Cancer Patient Forum today! Fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of what we as SLTs/ AHPs can do to support people through their cancer journey @macmillancancer @AHPs_WSFT @GyldaNunn @liza_asti @WSH_SALT @helenmaxstewart @RCSLT
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@WSH_SALT are looking for a new band 5 SLT to join our team - this is a great opportunity to join our super friendly and dynamic team working across adult SLT specialisms jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
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It's Facial Palsy Awareness week. The FP consensus guidelines were released in 2023 to support clinicians to assess, educate and treat people with FP effectively. Gross motor movements are contraindicated. Let's give accurate advice 👍liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/f…
Exciting opportunity to join our growing H&N team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Very supportive team with exciting opportunities for further personal development and supporting the set up of new clinics.
jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
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#AHPs please share with patients who are living with #facial #mouth #lip #weakness - this is an opportunity for them to share experiences & shape the #facialpalsy research agenda 👀
📢Are you living with #facialweakness and have experienced challenges your mouth and lips?
Please consider taking part in my #Research study to help #facialtherapists better understand your journey.
@facialpalsyuk @FaceEquality @facial_therapy
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Today marks 40 years of St Nicholas Hospice Care! Without our community, there would be no St Nic’s. Please join us as we celebrate 40 years of caring. Find out more about what’s coming up over the next year and how to get involved on our website: ow.ly/p9UG50PCWPY
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Job Advert - An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Specialist Critical Care and surgery Physiotherapy post @WestSuffolkNHS @WeAHPs @TheACPRC jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
Exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive Stroke Team at the @WestSuffolkNHS! B7 Clinical Specialist SLT @WSH_SALT
Please contact us if you’d like a chance to chat about the role. jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
Exciting new SLT role offering specialist holistic neurorehabilitation to children and adolescents with acquired brain injuries. jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
Thank you @Oralieve_UK for the dry mouth product samples for our patients to trial today
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Macmillan are offering those eligible up to 6 free counselling sessions, through Bupa, for people struggling emotionally due to cancer. Specialist, remote support can be accessed within days from a qualified therapist. Call 0808 239 6015 or click to book a wellbeing assessment.
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Help in #dysphagia research!
@ClinSpeechTCD we're trying to develop a screening tool to identify the presence of dysphagia in patients with solid tumours outside the head, neck, or oesophagus.
Please click the link below to take part in the survey: tcdecon.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo…
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Do you use an electronic larynx? I'd love to hear your views as part of my MSc research project.
Please click the link below or scan the QR code to find out more: qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtr…
@ENT_UK @HeadNeckNorth @HeadNeckCEN @SLTBeckett #laryngectomy #electroniclarynx
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We're looking for new members to join our feedback group for cancer patients and carers 🗨
The group meets every 8 weeks. Contact the Macmillan Information and Support Centre team for more details:
📞 01284 713023
📧 [email protected]
👋 or pop in and chat to the team
Does anyone else use Omnipaque contrast in Videofluoroscopy? If so, are you willing to share any IDDSI recipes with our @WSH_SALT team please? Thank you!
Thrilled to have @davidcurtinslt presenting on his fantastic Macmillan Prehabilitation Project for the H&N Oncology caseload. @WSH_SALT @liza_asti #ERHNF #prehabilitation
Excited to be hosting the Eastern Region Head & Neck Forum today for the first time at @WestSuffolkNHS! Great celebration of our new Macmillan H&N/ Oncology SLT Service @WSH_SALT @GyldaNunn @liza_asti
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Interested in joining our fantastic team of AHPs?
We have several roles available! Including:
🗣 speech and language therapists
🏥 theatre practitioner
💪 physiotherapist
Find out more: buff.ly/2UHi86d
Join us, what will you #BeKnown for?
#AHPsDay @GyldaNunn
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Our Tracheostomy Competency Framework has been updated.
Many thanks to all who helped with the update, especially @RCSLTTracheCEN
Download it on our website here 👇rcslt.org/members/clinical-g… #slpeeps
