Consultant Psychiatrist, writing a book 'Compassion At The Heart of Health care'; survived 3 ICU stays, delirium & PTSD. 🏳️🌈
Horley, Surrey, UK
Joined August 2014
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Thanks Crispin for raising the profile of what are actually well known 'Pyshedellics'. Having these & cannabis controlled has held back novel brain research into them. – at Horley, South East
Pleased to see support across the House for rescheduling #Psilocybin to enable #mentalhealth research that could benefit hundreds of thousands of our constituents. @DHSCgovuk should urge the @ukhomeoffice to act without delay to allow #PsilocybinAccessRights for researchers.
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I support the government following the current scientific advice to legalise illicit substances through regulated supply markets. This was given to @David_Cameron who did not have to follow the science. At the time there were concerns about the increased risk of schizophrenia – at Horley, South East
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@MWilsonNHS Many thanks for improving ESH. As a Consultant Psychiatrist I was fortunate to provide an excellent first Psychiatry Team to our patients & it was nice meeting you briefly!
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Excellent article about various aspects of Compassion...definitely recommended reading....
researchgate.net/publication…
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This does not surprise me that a virus, particularly in the elderly population would present with #delirium.
I hope that we will eventually ensure that not just Covid but every patient presenting with #delirium gets identified & treated properly.
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Unfortunately I despair at the 'lack of linens' during 2 hospital stays.
I was recently told that the ward was running low on towels so I had to wait for one. The other problem is that I provided 2 'hand size' towels.
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I carnot believe that there is any place for menu cards anywhere in our @NHSEngland @sashnhs hospitals.
I was presented 5 of them on arrival to complete with a pen. You have to choose meals & predict what you will fancy in the future....
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As I am writing about in my book 'Compassion at The Heart of Healthcare' I found my recent admission sadly lacking in compassion.
The nurses are great at doing the physical obs (BP etc) although they do not actually ask how their patients are feeling...
I was really surprised during a recent admission to hospital how not a single qualified nurse actually welcomed me to the ward, introduced themselves.
A qualified nurse spent the afternoon completing a mountain of paperwork which did not add to my care...
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This is probably very true....being a good, caring doctor is far more than ensuring these e-portfolios & in my view way too much emphasis on difficult 'tick box' Appraisal Processes & Job Planning Meetings etc...
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@sashnhs Surprised that you have never installed patient entertainment screens as I found out.
I was fortunate to have a TV Screen on Tandridge Ward in a side room after I survived 5 days with sepsis on ICU.
Seeing a normal TV program reduced suffering.
I wish to thank @sashnhs for saving my life yet again.
Unfortunately, I was denied basic toiletries on The AMU. No shampoo or soap was available.
Your food / menu cards have not improved. A problem solved @StGeorgesTrust in 2015.
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Definitely something close to my heart is the important of being helped to return to work after being an #ICUSurvivor...
I was offered no follow-up after any of my stays. They were the most profound days of my life.
Sadly I've battled with #PTSD at times.
Learn about Return to Work After ICU!
Join @HanSu__hs (1st author) & me — thx to @journal_CHEST for Journal Club invite(below)
Paper journal.chestnet.org/article…
co-authors (who use Twitter): @V_Dinglas @BirenKamdar @DrMeganHoseyPhD @Terri_Hough
Ping to: @icurehab @improvelto
Thanks Lynne, absolutely true; having been very unfortunate being an #ICUSurvivor 4x over & having #PTSD I can't wait to return to my dream career of being a Consultant Psychiatrist.
That said to carry on in the face of adversity...we all need care at times
This is so true on many levels for all of us at some times in our lives but remember there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel. Stay strong!
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To all our new docs please enjoy your first job. You've worked hard at Med School to be a doctor.
As I said to my medical students 'Always ask difficult questions' - those really helped me offer more to patient care.
Being a doctor is an awsome career!
Very good news from The Conservative Party regarding it's commitment to LGBT rights...
🇬🇧 Britain is a proudly liberal force for global LGBT equality.
🏳️🌈 We want to go further, so our new Special Envoy for LGBT rights, @nickherbertcbe will chair the UK's 'Safe to be Me: A Global Equality Conference' in June 2022
#IDAHOBIT
@deffley_paul Hello Paul! Great to see you on here. Never doubted you would do really well as a GP following your time with us in psych at Crawley Hospital. All the best in Sussex, just up the road in Horley. Keep in touch, Paul 🙂
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