Kate Tantam (She/her)
@TantamKate
Specialist Sister in ICU Rehab. BEM. #FNFScholar21. Member of National Rehabilitation Collaborative. Founder #Rehablegend Campaign. All views my own.
I love my job… “Kate, can we have a patient who needs to see a pony….” Right - let’s do this 💪❤️🐴 but I am not in… so this is all you #Rehablegend #MDT #Rehab is about helping people to see their future - amazing work today by #TeamErme and #NeuroRehab @UHP_NHS
YOU know the feeling…when you walk into an ICU are just know this is where you are meant to practice as a PT, OT or SLP. 20 years ago this happened for me! The feeling of being able to meet someone at such a vulnerable time❤️🩹Join me: bit.ly/JHCARE-ICU #icurehab
Do you work in an adult Critical Care Outreach/Post ICU follow up Team? As part of a NIHR funded research programme, a team of researchers in Oxford want to understand about how post-ICU follow-up fits within your workload. Complete their survey @ baccn.org/mediacentre/ne…
Celebrating ICU Rehab Day with some football related games with our ICU staff! #MyRehabGoals #RehabLegend #ICURehabDay25 #WomensEuro2025 @ICUsteps @FrimleyHealth
We did it 🇬🇧🚴🏽♂️🇨🇵🙌🏻 This was an #epic moment when the last 2km was completed. @MileyCyrus kept us going til the end ❤️ #proud of #teamplym 👏🏻👏🏻 #thankyou to everyone who has supported us this week. #neurorehab #rehablegends #teamwork #mdt #rehabmatters
Celebrating ICU Rehab day at Wexham Park Hospital ⚽️ @ICUsteps @FrimleyHealth @TantamKate
“The hiss of the oxygen was the soundtrack to my hallucinations.” #delirium
Very proud to be part of the @ICS_updates #MDT team that created this This guide supports clinical teams optimise #PatientExperience, and support loved ones and families. Download here ics.ac.uk/static/ff46e87…
We have an #accessiblevehicle @PlymUnit. The #OTteam took Sam to a wheelchair clinic & cheeky drive through. It's so important to have some fun along the way! #mcdonalds #mcflurry #workhardplayharder #accessible #teamgreen #neurorehab #neuroot #rehablegends #cheeky #bestjob
One of our favourite moments in patients rehab journey with us is this 👏🏻❤️ On discharge, the MDT gathers to clap the patient out and celebrate their achievements. #rehablegend #neurorehab #neuro #physio #ot #nurse #celebration #clap #proud #goals #discharge #goodluck #goodbye
Pubs mentioning postintensive care syndrome= nearly 200/year now. Spread the word! PICS is "new or worsening problems in physical, cognitive, or mental health status arising after a critical illness and persisting beyond acute care hospitalization" (Needham et al., 2012, p.505)
Snaps from day 3 of #tourdeplym Amazing work from everyone again today 👏🏻👏🏻 #Teamwork #fundraising #neurorehab #rehablegends #rehabmatters #rehabilitation
We started our tour de Plym team challenge today! This week we are fundraising for the ward, cycling from #plymouth to #Paris Please share and help us on our journey 🚴🏽♂️ #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #neurorehab #wegotthis
🧠 I've written a new book on #delirium for families - coming out in August 2025. There's a real gap in public information on delirium & I'm aiming to help address this with this book. Get a free pdf of Chapter 1 via the link below👇 #familycaregiver
Really looking forward to attending the @UKABIF Aquired Brain Injury Parliamentary APPG Reception at Portcullis House this afternoon 🧠 I’ll be wearing many hats today,CEO of @EdenDoraTrust, as Mummy to Eden & as part of the steering committee for @NABLES10 #ABI #Encephalitis
A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the #ABI APPG reception. It was informative and engaging. We need everyone to keep the pressure up, nationally and locally with MPs, commissioners, and service providers. Thanks again to Sir John Hayes for chairing the event.
I’ve been a surgeon for over 30 years… There are many lessons that I’ve learned: Rehab works… more often than you think. Surgery Helps Less Than You Think—But Rehab Helps More After three decades in the operating room, I’ve come to a surprising conclusion—one I wish more…
Our physiotherapist Caroline Abbott discusses the rehabilitation journey of Manchester Arena bombing survivor @MartinHibbert csp.org.uk/frontline/arti… #Rehabilitation #NHS #Trauma @thecsp
🚨 The BACCN Conference Programme is LIVE! 🚨 See what's in store and register now: baccn.org/conference/ Join us for one of the most exciting events in critical care nursing! 💙 #BACCN2025 #NursingConference
Day 15: PICS-F means Post-Intensive Care Syndrome – Family. Survival doesn’t just affect patients. Families carry invisible wounds too. Recovery is hard — for all of us. And maybe that’s the point: the survivor’s struggle is the human struggle. Slow, honest, hopeful. 👣 3.5 for…