Why I am afraid to grow old | Ian Tyrrell | TEDxNHS

Arriving in hospital by ambulance can look like a Forumla 1 pit stop. Lines are in, clothes off, gown on. And no-one has asked for the patient's name. Ian Tyrell highlights the assumptions we make in healthcare settings about what is best for our patients and what can be achieved in rehabilitation. Ian is a physiotherapist from the University of Central Lancashire. He has worked across a number of Trusts and specialities before joining University Hospital of North Midlands as an Advanced Physiotherapist in emergency medicine and frailty. Ian is passionate about improving the care of older people, currently working as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in frailty and is completing his masters in Advanced Clinical Practice. He has recently created the podcast ‘The Long Lie’ which focuses on improving the care of older people that attend Emergency Departments.

[dilipmathewr]

Wow! You are a true professional, caring and embodying the best of your noble profession.

[rahulanthale]

Many people, all around me, always told me why we are living in human bodies. Because we are born and start fighting to survive, in other words we can say that we are born only to struggle. If no one could face this struggle then they left their life problem and died.

[paulskillman]

Do you know anyone who wants to grow old? We are like flowers in a field. We grow, bloom and die. If you want to be remembered, do something that people will remember you did.

[vparakhin]

Wait till you get old and then speak about it, I reckon. So far, it's just useless word salad.