Our @pwidpride talks about untreated opioid withdrawal in hospital as organizational neglect at the brilliant @lnnmhomeless conference.

Our PI, Professor Magdalena Harris, is speaking at #HR23 on Tuesday at 2pm alongside amazing speakers! Join her in room 219🤩

iHOST is guided by a framework called cultural safety. Cultural safety principles aim to reduce health care practices that cause marginalised patients to feel unsafe and powerless. Read more about the context and methods of iHOST here: lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…

iHOST Principal Investigator Magdalena Harris @pwidpride is on her way to @LxAddictions #LxAddictions22 Check out the reading material on why improving hospital opioid substitution therapy is important here: tinyurl.com/yckvjaa6

Inadequate opioid substitution therapy in hospital can lead to reduced tolerance, which may put the patient at risk of fatal overdose after hospital discharge. (6/7)

Inadequate opioid substitution therapy in hospital can lead to discharge against medical advice, which in turn can lead to hospital readmission in less than 28 days. (5/7)

People who use opioids may delay going to hospital because of fear of opioid withdrawal. (4/7)

People who use opioids fear being judged and stigmatised when admitted to hospital. (3/7)

People who use opioids have complex health needs and are admitted to hospital at a higher rate than the general population of the same age. (2/7)

We launched the iHOST intervention at UCLH today. Why is improving hospital opioid substitution therapy important? 🧵(1/7)

We're delighted to announce that the iHOST intervention has been lauched at UCLH! Congratulations to the team, and thank you to everyone who has supported the development and implementation of the intervention.

This week, members of the iHOST study team recorded material for our training module to support clinicians in providing timely access to opioid substitution therapy in hospital. Thank you to @ReducingHarm for hosting us and @hideseekfilms for filming! @pwidpride @JScottUoB