Chief Medical Officer @DPT_NHS
England
Joined October 2014
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"Mental healthcare receives less than 9% of NHS spending despite accounting for 20% of the country’s disease burden. It should be receiving approximately £36 billion in 2025/26 rather than the £15.6 billion it is currently expected to receive." gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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"Nerve cell death is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, but ...nanoparticles ...converted astrocytes, another type of brain cell, into neurons in mice with a version of the condition. This boosted the mice’s cognitive skills."
#Research #Dementia
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"The study included over 500,000 people ...clozapine was associated with a lower risk of psychiatric hospitalisation compared with other antipsychotic medications in most disorders studied."
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#Clozapine #Hospitalisation
Join our thriving, successful Research & Development Team; we have grown our research income, expanded our portfolio, are building a brand new CTRU, and are currently recruiting from Senior Lecturer to Professor in Biological Psychiatry:
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#Psychiatry
We're looking for a motivated, compassionate Physical Health Support Worker to join our dedicated team. You'll play a key role in delivering high quality, person centred assessment and care. Discover more about this role:
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...better to touch grass than smoke it?
"the routine use of cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders and SUDs is currently rarely justified"
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...despite referrals to secondary care MH providers consistently rising faster (15-27% per year) in the same period than other NHS sectors, & studies showing a higher public RoI for MH investment (£3-£14 saved per £1 spent) than most other health sectors.
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"Health research now faces the same risks of fraud that have plagued non-health spaces such as market research. However, the stakes are higher"
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Drug treatment of ADHD reduces future transport accidents, crime, substance misuse and suicidal behaviour; so much so that treating ADHD costs the state less than not treating it.
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"Meta-analysis on 436 participants ...showed a significant benefit of psilocybin (Hedges’ g=0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.46 to 0.86, P<0.001) on change in depression scores compared with comparator treatment."
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"The central research questions were: what are the main attributes of innovation ...and which innovation attributes influence the outcomes of innovation" - Study on attributes and benefits of innovation in academic medical centers: Evidence from Careggi University Hospital
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📱 Meet PracticePal — A Digital Ally for Mental Health!
📜 Our latest publication outlines how a user-centered design approach helped us create and test this digital companion to boost engagement and support therapy delivery.
👉Read the paper here sangath.in/resource
Fintan Larkin retweeted
As India rejoices in our Women’s Cricket Team’s historic World Cup victory, we at @SangathIndia are celebrating our own milestone! 🥳
🎉 #MeWeSports has been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ under the Innovative Research, Training or Practice in LMICs category at the #ACAMHAwards2025!
We're seeking a capable, solution-focused clinician to lead our GA Community Services as Clinical Director! Join a fantastic team, drive healthcare excellence, and shape the future of our patient's care.
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"clinical outcomes were superior for iCT-PTSD ...and ...iCT-PTSD was cost saving"
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#InternetDeliveredTherapy #Health #Effective
Actively engaging in hobbies strongly associated with better mental and physical health.
#Hobbies #Health
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"first ever clinical trial of a generative AI ..therapy chatbot ...found ...significant improvements in participants’ symptoms ...to a degree that is comparable to working with a mental health professional."
#AITherapy #Therapy #Health #MentalHealth #AI
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2 to 3 cups of coffee taken before noon were associated with the greatest reduction in all cause mortality;
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#Coffee #Health #Mortality
"mental health video consultations ...led to improvements in severity of depressive & anxiety symptom ..scores ...The effects were sustained at 12 months ...No serious adverse events were reported."
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#Anxiety #Depression #Remote #Healthcare #Telemedicine
