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There are few things more unsettling than the Lego heads tunnel in the mini-figures tower.

This morning intermittently at the #APAconf2022 NHS Addictions Provider Alliance exploring the spectre of trauma and the unnecessary extra burden of stigma in #addiction and #MentalHealth. Powerful and poignant opening from Roy Lilley 💙.

Go Louise Hansford 💙! You were awesome this morning. Nailed it on the inhumanity, ‘othering’ and looking away that afflict services. Also, nailed it on hope, optimism and lived experience of a brighter future! Thanks Louise.

I’m speaking & listening at this. I’ll put the case for addressing health inequalities and for social justice in healthcare. Hoping the conversation resonates and ripples back to decision makers in integrated care systems. #widerderminants #systemsthinking eventbrite.com/e/444496720657

Again, on the figures behind the figures Richard Murphy nails it. Clarity where there was opacity. 👏

Slightly terrifying evening. Turned away for a millisecond and Rosie snaffled 2 mince pies. Cue panic, bad parking, vets, emetics, a deserved lecture on the dangers of raisins (followed by hefty bill) and now she’s feeling suitably sorry for herself. A seasonal hazard apparently?

High imported inflation is precipating a uniquely terrible policy response in the UK. It's providing a smoke screen for spending cuts & the Bank of England are tightening too fast. The coming recession will be partly 'made in Britain'. Thread 1/ bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Insightful piece by Russell Webster ✍️ on a depressing return to business as usual. “Pre-pandemic levels” is what we want for inflation not homelessness deaths. Drug poisonings, suicide and alcohol are the vehicles but trauma, stigma & systemic neglect the drivers. tinyurl.com/741homelessnes…

Really looking forward to sharing a platform and sharing ideas with ⁦Zoe Rice⁩ and ⁦Anna Charles⁩ this afternoon. #integratedcare #widerdeterminants #healthcare #systemsthinking eventbrite.co.uk/e/treatment-re…

Proud of top colleague Zoe Rice from NHS Bristol, N Somerset & S Gloucestershire ICB speaking this afternoon about the opportunities for Drugs, Alcohol Treatment and Recovery in ICSs

Thanks Eleanor Stanley - I’m guilty of 8 of these. Turns out I write like a bemused Victorian gentleman. Who knew?

Great to kick the year off with a joyful yomp across the South Downs with ⁦Christopher Nye⁩. Somehow, and I honestly don’t know how, in 10 weeks😬, we’ll be doing it for real over 26 miles for the #moyleman. Happy 2023 all!

There’s no going back now. 😬 I’m running ⁦Moyleman 2024⁩ trail marathon on March 12th. Hoping to raise many £££ for ⁦Amaze Sussex⁩ - a fabulous charity helping kids with disabilities reach their potential. Please support if you can! 🙏🙏🙏 justgiving.com/fundraising/ke…

Last post from me on running for quite a while🤞. Thanks to everyone who contributed to getting this cadaver round 26 miles of Sussex downland yesterday. It was brutal - but we did it! And gathered £820 for the amazing Amaze Sussex. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 #thatsenoughnow #goingforaliedown

A slight delivery error this afternoon. (rectified quickly thanks ⁦Ocado⁩.) I do now have 40 litres of milk and a LOT of cheese & yoghurt - unrefrigerated 😬. Community fridges are all closed it seems. Donation ideas - apart from the world’s largest rice pudding - welcome.

Hewitt Review of #nhs #integratedcare just out. Good stuff on #prevention, #widerdeterminants, #publichealth, fewer targets, multi-year funding, local accountability & integration. Meanwhile ⁦Department of Health and Social Care⁩ cuts #SocialCare workforce fund! Integration? gov.uk/government/pub…

Been off Twitter for a bit. Not sure what it’s for anymore tbh. Anyway, it’s summer and I’ve picked some nice beans for everyone to look at.

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Apologies Centre for Public Impact (CPI) for missing your no doubt excellent event tonight. I did show up on time. It’s just that it wasn’t on line and I definitely wasn’t in New York. 🙄