Join us for the launch of ‘Menstrual health in psychiatric inpatient settings’, a new report by Hat #StopSIM #StopOxevision 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩸, on 12th June 2-3pm.

Click below to find out more and register.

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It's been an utterly brutal few weeks on Twitter for bad news re mental health services. A few things:

- duck out of activism when you need too
- the Mad community believes in you and wants you here alive and present.
- when things are really bad, we organise better and bigger

Sunak wants to remove medical opinion completely from the welfare system. That's what this is about. Don't be fooled by his attempt at a fair-minded tone.

unherd.com/2024/04/the-to…

The Prime Minister has been part of successive governments whose economic policies have eroded community, cut safety nets and decimated public services.

It’s outrageous that Rishi Sunak is dismissing the direct impact of all this on people’s mental health. Just stop it.

🗣️ Almost two thirds of people in destitution live with a chronic health condition or disability. Cutting people’s eligibility for benefits won't help.

The PM's speech was an irresponsible war of words on people who already aren’t getting enough support.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi….

If the Government views social security payments to people living with mental health problems as ‘unsustainable’, the answer must surely be to address to determinants of mental health and illness, not to restrict the entitlements of those currently struggling

The Prime Minister’s claims of a ‘sicknote culture’ where mental ill health is confused with ‘everyday worries’ are not based on robust evidence - and could lead to policies that do more harm than good.
Our response in full 👇🧵 centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/gove…

Sunak announces disability benefit curbs to tackle ‘sicknote culture’ theguardian.com/politics/2024/…
Utter horseshit, pandering to inaccurate prejudices.

These spaces are for anyone with experience of self-harm, whatever that means to you. They are held online and are free to attend. You can learn more about the programme at makespaceco.org/artsandourselv… 🖌️🍃 2/2

Today John Baker looks at a recent study of Oxevision in Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, which claims that this ‘vision-based patient monitoring system’ reduces self-harm on acute mental health wards nationalelfservice.net/?p=191484

#PatientSafety #InpatientCare #SelfHarm #Cameras #Surveillance

This is not a ‘new thing’ this has been happening for the past decade at least. Generic staff wanting higher banded specialist LX posts suddenly claiming they have LX without any receipts of using services or utilising their LX in practice. Co-option of survivor work.

📢NEW REPORT: Exploring “community” & the mental health lived experience landscape

This report explores whether those with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress & trauma could be considered a “community”, & how the term can be forced upon us.

nsun.org.uk/resource/explo…

Pls read this fantastic presentation from #StopOxevision at the #NHSEngland conference on digital health. It couldn't be more important to those of us who are, or have been, inpatients. My personal thanks to the survivors who spoke and gave and give such energy for our futures.

Can someone explain to Rachel Reeves that the number of people off sick is partly a consequence of a collapsing NHS and that getting people back to work requires action on that rather than framing the issue as one about scroungers

“I’d been there for hours without a face-to-face check being done”

New lived experience piece on our website where a patient gets a shock when they discover there’s a camera in their bedroom - after a week on the ward.

stopoxevision.com/2024/02/15/id-…

Would you like the opportunity to join our team of dedicated volunteers? Why not make 2024 the year to do it!

Supporting our patients, carers & staff can open many opportunities. You will be utilising existing skills & learning from others.

Visit cntw.nhs.uk/careers/volunt…

Tales from the Ward: Katie

What’s it like to learn you’ve been being filmed only after you leave hospital?

This is the latest in our series of patient experiences about camera based surveillance. Please get in touch if you’d like to share your own story

stopoxevision.com/2024/01/31/tal…

NSUN is recruiting for our next Chief Executive Officer.

NSUN, the only national user-led mental health charity, is looking for someone to lead our work towards the redistribution of power and resource in mental health.

Deadline 11/02/23

Info & apply: nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-is-r…

Lived Experience Advisory Board Coordinator / Research Associate (2 separate roles combined) - ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health National Survivor User Network The McPin Foundation
kcl.ac.uk/jobs/080686-li…

There is a lot of confusion among patients and professionals about what Oxevision is and what it can and cannot do. One of our team has made this poster, aimed at advocates helping patients subject to Oxevision, so they can help patients make informed choices