This is disastrous, hideous news. NHS England are hacking back the mental health support for hospital staff. One doctor takes their life every three weeks. One nurse takes their life every single week. These numbers will now INCREASE. Victoria Atkins - please do the right thing.

NHS England has withdrawn funding for the mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health to secondary care staff.

This is deeply concerning, at a time when 'mental health support for NHS staff is needed now more than ever.' Dr Roman Raczka

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Recommended paper - 'What works' about volunteer companionship at the end of life?
My take home message: 'Companions do not deliver standardised care and most benefits are achieved by “being with” rather than “doing for” people.'
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Dr John Downey

Evaluation of NHS staff mental health & wellbeing hub consultation model finds significant positive changes in wellbeing.

This anlaysis further supports the need to provide dedicated mental health services for NHS and social care staff #FundNHSHubs

👉 explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpscpf…

Did you know it's #WorldCBTDay today? Organised by The World Confederation of Cognitive and Behaviour the theme this year is 'Training'.

We've put together some resources, while BABCP Senior Clinical Advisor Rachel Handley & BABCP_President discuss the importance of accredited training

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Today is World CBT Day.

Some helpful resources here for the public to help understand the importance of training and accreditation.

I spoke with BABCP Senior Clinical Advisor Helen Macdonald about why accreditation is important for the public.

Neville Southall #WorldCBTDay

This article references Raynaud’s:  The triggers (cold and stress), the symptoms (color changes and pain) and the two forms (primary and secondary). bit.ly/3ojb3G4 #raynaudssyndrome #research #coldhands

The National Autistic Society - National Autistic Society - has published a guide to support reasonable adjustments and adaptations when working with autistic adults, as part of a programme of resources in NHS Talking Therapies. Download a copy here 👇
#AutismAwarenessWeek
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There's been a bit of recent interest in long Emergency Department stays and risk of mortality. NHSE and DHSC have been trying to reduce the problems in Emergency Department with their Recovery Plan and the recently released Planning Guidance. So how's it going? a 🧵

Supporting teams after distressing events – From hot debriefs to post event team reflections (PETR) acpuk.org.uk/event/supporti…

#happyeaster2024 all 👏 👏
Love a good #Ostereierbaum

'The future of the NHS depends on having the right numbers of staff in the right roles, at the right times.'

Looking after the NHS workforce must be a top priority, say experts in the third report of The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS
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Shaun Lintern Hi Shaun
What are the main reasons why Trusts need to use agency staff? Surely the focus needs to be on addressing the burnout/stress-inducing conditions? Improving conditions so people arent made ill by being in work? Improving conditions for workers would reduce need for agency