Getting Up, Getting Dressed and Keeping Moving in Move It May!

Thursday 9th May 2024

Patients at Ysbyty Tri’r Chwm have been busy taking part in lots of activities to get them up out of their hospital beds and interacting with staff and each other.

This week, they’ve enjoyed baking, dancing, playing games, and some arts and crafts!

Wednesday 8th May 2024

The teams on D3 East and D3 West at the Royal Gwent Hospital have been working collaboratively as a Multi-disciplinary team to get patients up, dressed and keeping moving.

They have been working together to encourage patients to walk around the ward and sit in their bedside chair or in the day room as opposed to staying in bed.

Monday 6th May 2024

Did you know that for those over 80, spending 10 days in bed when in hospital is equal to 10 YEARS of muscle ageing?

The next time you visit a loved one in hospital, you could make a big difference by helping them get out of bed, get dressed, and keep moving.

Physiotherapist, Ross, has some tips on staying active in hospital.

Wednesday 1st May 2024

This month, we’re taking part in #MoveItMay by trying to stop deconditioning and encouraging our patients to get up, get dressed and keep moving as much as they can during their time in hospital with us (if appropriate to do so).

When patients in hospital spend prolonged periods in bed, it puts them at risk of becoming weaker and losing strength quickly, which is known as deconditioning. Muscle deconditioning can have a detrimental effect on our patients’ health, well-being, mobility, independence and comfort, as the longer a patient stays in hospital, the greater the impact of deconditioning and the harder it is for the patient to return home or avoid re-admission.

Anyone who comes into contact with patients on wards can all play a part in helping and encouraging them to get up, get dressed and keep moving as much as they can - this includes any member of staff, as well as a patient's visitors. The next time you visit a loved one in hospital, making sure they get up, get dressed, and keep moving as much as they can could make a huge difference to their hospital stay.

Senior Nurse, at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Helen, explains more in the below video: