Liaison psychiatrist & medical leader. Champion for holistic, integrated care - no health without mental health! Opinions mine.
United Kingdom
Joined October 2011
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Latest Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey is out. Most important UK data on mental health trends. I’ll be looking at it closely in the coming days.
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-info…
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Our Chief Executive’s Award goes to... Angela Glascott
Angela’s dedication is nothing short of inspiring. She started the Recovery College with the intention of providing a safe space where people can connect, gain knowledge and develop skills.
#CNTWstars
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Our second Chief Executive’s Award goes to... Hope Haven.
Hope Haven is a community transformation project in West Cumbria. This is the first time clinical services have joined forces with multiple external organisations to provide a solution to community mental health.
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Physician associates and anaesthetic associates in UK: rapid systematic review of recent UK based research
Timely work by @trishgreenhalgh that reveals the lack of evidence for the safety of PAs in the UK
#lengreview bmj.com/content/388/bmj-2025…
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Full piece here:
theguardian.com/society/2025…
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If we concede that taking your own life in some circumstances should be not only allowed but assisted, suicide prevention more broadly is undermined.
My interview with @jessicaelgot for @guardian. theguardian.com/society/2025…
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Our 2025 @NCISH_UK report is published today. It presents new figs on suicide by mental health patients, inc inpatients.
It identifies key risks that should be the target of prevention.
There is a focus on
•bipolar disorder
•patients who are losing contact
•bereavement.
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2/2 And measuring the gap (dotted line) with our most natural comparator (ONS: professional, scientific & technical) we are still WAY WAY behind where they are vs CPI inflation (consultants 26.5%⏬; residents 29.2%⏬)
RT if you want to continue jouney towards #PayRestoration
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The message needs to go out across frontline NHS staff that suicidal patients who have mental capacity are *not* outside the scope of MH care or, if needed, the MH Act.
This applies to patients presenting with self-harm, personality disorder, anorexia nervosa & many more.
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My pals @makeship have kindly agreed to run a completion so two lucky fans are going to win the Larry the Cat Plushie!
To enter:
1. Follow @makeship & @Number10cat
2. Retweet this post
Competition ends Wednesday 4th December. Winners will be selected at random and contacted by @makeship
Paws crossed!
You can see the adorable plushie here:
makeship.com/products/larry-…
ALT Adorable Larry the Cat plushie
Over half term my son introduced me to Block Blast. It’s more addictive than Tetris. I’ve deleted it twice but it keeps sneaking back. Counselling required…
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For some strange reason the first reading of the new Mental Health Act bill yesterday didn’t get coverage. But it is a milestone- 6 years after our Review, interrupted by Covid and elections, paused to consider the Nottingham tragedy, we are finally here theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Today’s introduction of the Mental Health Bill is an historic opportunity to improve the Mental Health Act for England & Wales. But there's still work to be done. The College look forward to working with Government to ensure the Act is fit for the future.
rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featu…
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She stood up for all women – yet she was violently detained and we don’t know where she is now. Join the call to tell world leaders to #SayHerName and push Iran to release her! secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en…
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If you're a medical student or Foundation Doctor who might be interested in a career in psychiatry, get regular updates and free access to events, conference discounts and our fantastic publications by joining for free as an associate member
#choosepsychiatry
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“Psychiatrists take a holistic approach to mental illness that recognises the complex interaction between psychological, social, cultural, environmental and biological factors,” writes our President @DrLadeSmith in today’s @Guardian
Read more here ⬇️
theguardian.com/society/2024…
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Did you know...?
We have a number of self-help guides on topics ranging from anxiety to sleeping problems and stress. They are available in a range of formats, including audio and British Sign Language, and can be found online at cntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp
ALT A photo of a leaflet rack containing a number of self help guides. The text says Mental Health self help and support guides. www.cntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp
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I don’t doubt the sincerity of those who say #assisteddying will be limited to terminal illness.
Yet the case to extend it to severe suffering is already being made.
How to draw a line this side of mental suffering? This isn’t where campaigns on parity were meant to take us.
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1/ Longtime followers may remember this update from 4.5 years ago. Id met the then head of @nhs_pensions and the senior leadership team. They made lots of promises to improve things around Annual Allowance that BADLY needed improvement....
Pls read, share and RT
Thanks @ChrisD4wson and the great leadership team at @nhs_pensions for hosting me today at Fleetwood. Now feeling confident that Annual Allowance admin will be much better this yr with some exciting developments and opportunities for collaboration with @TheBMA Goldstone modeller
