Alex Thomson (@alexbthomson) 's Twitter Profile
Alex Thomson

@alexbthomson

Liaison Psychiatrist 👨🏻‍⚕️. FRCPsych. RCPsych Psychiatric Educator of the Year 2020 😳
Self-harm, policing & mental health, staff wellbeing, adult protection

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James Dennis (@jamesdennispsy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢We want to hear from people who know somebody with OCD and have supported or tried to help them: Click the link to the survey now! psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6L… Over-30s, UK only Thank you! 🙏 #ocd #research OCD Action @OCDUK Triumph Over Phobia - TOP UK

📢We want to hear from people who know somebody with OCD and have supported or tried to help them:
Click the link to the survey now! psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6L…
Over-30s, UK only
Thank you! 🙏
#ocd #research <a href="/ocdaction/">OCD Action</a> @OCDUK <a href="/TOP_UK_National/">Triumph Over Phobia - TOP UK</a>
Care Quality Commission (@carequalitycomm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're looking for a Director of Legal Services You'll need to be a qualified Barrister or Solicitor with post-qualification experience Closes 5 April 2024 Find out more: orlo.uk/AsVcx #Job #JobSearch #Recruitment

We're looking for a Director of Legal Services

You'll need to be a qualified Barrister or Solicitor with post-qualification experience 

Closes 5 April 2024

Find out more:
orlo.uk/AsVcx

#Job
#JobSearch
#Recruitment
Paul Salkovskis (@psalkovskis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you helping or supporting someone with OCD? We need a few more people to participate in this research so we can find out about how best to support those who try to help! Promise James and I will provide info on what we find. Thanks!

Royal College of Psychiatrists (@rcpsych) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are counting down the days until the RCPsych Liaison Psychiatry Faculty Conference. We are looking forward to welcoming some brilliant speakers including Peter Byrne, Dr Margaret Gani, Dr Emily Peckham. Book now t.ly/zBlCM #Liaisonconf24

We are counting down the days until the <a href="/rcpsychLiaison/">RCPsych Liaison Psychiatry Faculty</a> Conference. We are looking forward to welcoming some brilliant speakers including <a href="/pubmentalhealth/">Peter Byrne</a>, Dr Margaret Gani, Dr Emily Peckham. Book now t.ly/zBlCM 
#Liaisonconf24
Alex Thomson (@alexbthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's unacceptable that in the 21st Century, residents of large parts of the UK have no access to treatment for life-threatening, disabling, but treatable conditions We have to end this postcode lottery of mental health service quality and access

Alex Thomson (@alexbthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What's this I hear about Raspberry Ripple and Wild Berry Slushie flavoured Irn Bru? How long until they make it south to England, @SameiHuda?

Brigid Russell (@brigidrussell51) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When yet another review finds "more leadership required", I wonder what kind is meant? I reckon the default is top-down clarity of direction & control. That's much easier to call for than the messy kind of open inclusive conversation amongst many people that's more often needed.

Alex Thomson (@alexbthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My start line and finish line pics from the #LondonMarathon today! 4h09m! The fastest I've run a marathon before was 4h29m so I'm delighted to be 20 minutes quicker today 😀

My start line and finish line pics from the #LondonMarathon today!

4h09m! The fastest I've run a marathon before was 4h29m so I'm delighted to be 20 minutes quicker today 😀
Iain Jordan (@iainjordan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Only in psychiatry are the most complex excluded from services (explicitly) because of their complexity. Imagine being turned away from the ED after an RTA because your injuries were too complex

Alex Thomson (@alexbthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2007, when every junior doctor in the UK was sacked and had to reapply for their own jobs, and the Government modified recruitment agency law to exempt NHS junior doctor recruitment from the standard safeguards

Masum Khwaja (@masumkhwaja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For those interested in patient safety & the need to support whistleblowers (in this case doctors) - there is a free conference The Royal Society of Medicine tomorrow afternoon. #patientsafety #whistlebowers Royal College of Psychiatrists rcpsych GAP Ed Beveridge Alex Thomson Link To info; justice4doctors.co.uk

Daniel Smith (@profdanielsmith) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New fully-funded Clinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry position available to join our research group in Edinburgh, working on Wellcome funded ambientbd.com project. Enquiries very welcome, please apply below👇 Pls RT Psychiatric Resident Doctors' Committee (PRDC) elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

RCPsych SASDoctors (@rcpsychsasdocs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Patients and carers are crucial partners in improving care. The impact of out of area placements and the benefit of continuity of care beautifully described in a personal family journey by rachel she/her 🇵🇸 #MentalHealthTimeForAction #RCPsychIC

Patients and carers are crucial partners in improving care. The impact of out of area placements and the benefit of continuity of care beautifully described in a personal family journey by <a href="/lovebillybragg/">rachel she/her 🇵🇸 #MentalHealthTimeForAction</a> #RCPsychIC
Jamie Roberton (@jamiemroberton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

True scale of the prisons crisis revealed today - worse than feared. Senior prisons source tells media: 🔴Just 698 prison places left 🔴Running at 99% capacity for two years 🔴Riot or even bedbugs outbreak could tip balance 🔴Without action, August bank holiday the flashpoint

Alex Thomson (@alexbthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This feels analagous to the current capacity issues in the NHS. What happens when the hospital beds are full? What happens when the S. 136 suites and emergency depts. are full?

Anon Opin. (@anon_opin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If privatisation is so efficient and customer-positive let's privatise the roads. And if your response to that notion is "no, it'll be too expensive for an essential common good" then ask why we let it be done to every other essential service in the UK.

Psychiatric Trainees' Committee (PTC) (@rcpsychtrainees) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Save the date! We will be hosting our annual #ChoosePsychiatry X/Twitter Takeover next week, from 7 to 8pm on Thursday 14 November. Please get involved and share your experiences and questions!