Physio specialising in rehab for older people; past Chair of AGILE, passionate about my work. Love my retired greyhounds. Slow but enthusiastic trail runner!
Joined June 2012
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14 Nov 2024
I'm off to Bluesky - find me there @greyhoundvicky.bsky.social.
Pretty much done with X - not the same since Twitter flew away
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22 Oct 2024
Another fabulous webinar from @AGILECSP 👏🏻 Many thanks to Professor Susan Lanham-New for an extremely thought provoking presentation. #osteoporosis #WorldOsteoporosis
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15 Oct 2024
Applications are now open for BGS members for the Advanced Clinical Training Fellowship in Parkinson's, funded by @ParkinsonsEN. Find out more bgs.org.uk/PD2025
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16 Oct 2024
Applications for the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine with @RCPhysicians open in January for doctors, nurses, AHPs, pharmacists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, psychiatrists or physician associates working with older people. bit.ly/3YpX9Vu
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Vicky Johnston retweeted
14 Oct 2024
On #AHPday, we're highlighting how valuable allied health professionals and multidisciplinary teams are to Parkinson's care.
@fionalindop shared how her team implemented an integrated rapid response service at @uhdbtrust.
Read the case study: bit.ly/3BGt4bj
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14 Oct 2024
"Such small changes can have such a huge impact on an older person’s life."
Read our BGS blog by @Josephineus for #AHPsDay on how occupational therapy can aid small changes that make a big difference to older people.
#AHPsDay2024 #ChooseGeriatrics
bgs.org.uk/blog/how-occupati…
How occupational therapy can aid small changes that make a big difference to older people
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14 Oct 2024
National Allied Health Professions Day: How geriatric physiotherapy provides person-centred care bgs.org.uk/blog/national-all… Super blog by the marvellous @joje
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Vicky Johnston retweeted
14 Oct 2024
Happy AHPs Day 🥰🥰
check out the AHP Blog that has brought together amazing inspirational stories 🎉🎉
#AHPsDay2024
14 Oct 2024
Wishing all #AHPs a happy #AHPsDay particularly those working with older people. Thank you for the incredible work you do for our communities. To celebrate #AHPsDay2024 and #ChooseGeriatrics, 3 BGS AHP members reflect on their careers so far on our blog. bgs.org.uk/blog
ALT AHPs Day 2024 Blog Series. Celebrating AHPs working with older people. #AHPsDay
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Vicky Johnston retweeted
14 Oct 2024
Happy #AHPsDay. Proud to be an AHP. Grateful for all the AHPs who supported me professionally and personally
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It's a great community 👍
14 Oct 2024
Wishing all #AHPs a happy #AHPsDay particularly those working with older people. Thank you for the incredible work you do for our communities. To celebrate #AHPsDay2024 and #ChooseGeriatrics, 3 BGS AHP members reflect on their careers so far on our blog. bgs.org.uk/blog
ALT AHPs Day 2024 Blog Series. Celebrating AHPs working with older people. #AHPsDay
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Vicky Johnston retweeted
14 Oct 2024
"Being a BGS NAHP member makes me feel part of the wonderful community that champions working within the specialty of #Geriatrics."
Read our BGS blog by @greyhoundvicky on her work as a frailty physiotherapist for #AHPsDay.
#AHPsDay2024 #ChooseGeriatrics
bit.ly/4h650z2
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14 Oct 2024
Swimming upstream: Working as a Frailty Physiotherapist in a Primary Care Network bgs.org.uk/blog/swimming-ups…
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9 Jul 2024
How I wish @RoyLilley was a mentor for the Health Secretary. Silly Boy could learn a lot from his approach!
Understand it: conta.cc/3LhZjiw
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20 Jun 2024
Lots of @GeriSoc materials promoting membership and resources at the @EnCOP_Workforce presentation event today
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20 Jun 2024
And @adamgordon1978 has joined us via a video message
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20 Jun 2024
Our keynote speaker was @CMO_England, also by video, he's at the same round table meeting as @adamgordon1978 - promoting excellence in care for older people
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19 Jun 2024
Just finished @MWCravenUK 's latest Poe, The Mercy Chair.... had me gripped from the first page. More twists and turns than the Hardknott Pass!
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5 Jun 2024
Looking forward to this exciting webinar on exercise intervention in sarcopenia and frailty. @NewcastleAGE @GeriSoc @chrishurst99 @Alixe10 @LaterLifeTrain bgs.org.uk/events/2024-exerc…
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Vicky Johnston retweeted
6 Jun 2024
Physios working with people with Parkinson’s- Please consider taking a few minutes to complete this survey
5 Jun 2024
We have extended the time to participate in our survey recruiting Parkinson's specialist Physiotherapists - have your say on the key attributes of a specialist physiotherapist - survey open until the end of June @ParkinsonsENEx @ParkinsonsEN
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
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Vicky Johnston retweeted
18 May 2024
👉 7 tips to help prevent a ‘long lie’
✅ Practice getting onto your hands & knees
One of the biggest reasons people can't get up off the floor is:
👉 Not being able to first get onto hands & knees
(the easier methods of getting up off the floor have this as the first steps)
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