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Can you identify these 2 logos please? (nhs)

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BrownyMousy · 23/04/2025 18:23

Hi - DM is in hospital (NHS England) with these symbols on the whiteboard above her bed. Can you tell me what the (maple?) leaf and the yellow flower represent? I'm fine with the others. Thanks!

Can you identify these 2 logos please? (nhs)
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lwal · 23/04/2025 18:27

I think blue flower is dementia?

Needmorelego · 23/04/2025 18:27

Sunflower is usually Hidden Disability.

lwal · 23/04/2025 18:27

Maple leaf I think might be falls risk?

Darkclothes · 23/04/2025 18:28

I'm not sure, but also thought they might be indicators that they need support with mobility, feeding or memory issues.

lunaemma · 23/04/2025 18:29

Leaf is falls risk I think

Dearover · 23/04/2025 18:30

Leaf = falls risk

Sunflower = hidden disabilities

However, there doesn't seem to be a standardised approach to these, so they could have different meanings in different settings

LIZS · 23/04/2025 18:31

I think the maple leaf might be end of life care. Is the blue a butterfly? Sunflower for additional needs?

MassiveOvaryaction · 23/04/2025 18:32

That sunflower looks more like a marigold!

Agree with leaf being likely falls risk.

Hope your mum is feeling better soon Flowers

DPotter · 23/04/2025 18:39

Blue flower definitely for dementia. It's the logo of one of the dementia charities

BrownyMousy · 23/04/2025 18:43

Ah - the leaf being a fall risk makes a lot of sense! Shame they didn't tick that box before she fell out the hospital bed 🙄. It was mentioned a number of times. Luckily no breaks found.

The blue forget-me-not is dementia which I understand.

I searched on the NHS but couldn't find any reference to the symbols. A reverse image search didn't work as my pic was too blurry.

@MassiveOvaryaction Yes, I thought it looked more like a marigold! Thanks for the good wishes.

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AndSoFinally · 23/04/2025 18:45

Yes, they represent dementia and falls risk

AndSoFinally · 23/04/2025 18:47

Oh, and the sunflower represents end of life care

Needmorelego · 23/04/2025 18:49

AndSoFinally · 23/04/2025 18:47

Oh, and the sunflower represents end of life care

That's confusing because the sunflower symbol is more known for Hidden Disability.

BrownyMousy · 23/04/2025 18:50

@AndSoFinally Thanks - that makes sense!

Thanks everyone 🙂

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AndSoFinally · 23/04/2025 22:20

That's confusing because the sunflower symbol is more known for Hidden Disability.

Yes, no idea why we use a sunflower as this meaning, but that's definitely what it's for

SoloSofa24 · 25/04/2025 19:53

I thought a blue/purple butterfly was used for end of life? It was used on the door for dying family members of mine in hospitals in different parts of the country.

AndSoFinally · 05/05/2025 19:48

The butterfly is also dementia, but a different system.

Some of these systems have to be paid for as they're copy writed

Carriemac · 06/05/2025 13:07

ask the staff - obviously

Toddlerteaplease · 06/05/2025 16:04

SoloSofa24 · 25/04/2025 19:53

I thought a blue/purple butterfly was used for end of life? It was used on the door for dying family members of mine in hospitals in different parts of the country.

In my hospital it’s a swan.

Toddlerteaplease · 06/05/2025 16:05

Butterflies are for the surviving babies of a multiple birth.

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