'People who aren’t dealing with the DWP for disability benefits have no idea how traumatic & violent & all-encompassing it is. It is an ongoing trauma for a lot of us'.

Recovery in the Bin #StopSim Recovery in the Bin #StopSimITB

recoveryinthebin.org/2019/07/27/the…

My research report about experiences of menstruation in psychiatric inpatient settings will be launching next month National Survivor User Network

Please sign up for the online event on 12th June where I'll discuss the research and guidelines for services

nsun.org.uk/news/launch-ev…

“I suspect that many doctors… have never been bold enough to act like these people or the doctors currently facing GMC tribunals, but we are in awe of their courage in taking personal and professional risks for such causes.”

The story of SIM is largely the story of the BPD construct. As the Medact report highlights, most of the patients who were criminalized for being in desperate need were women labeled with this diagnosis. The BPD construct implies illness isn't legitimate enabling criminalisation.

My forthcoming book #Unheard : The Medical Practice of Silencing is out on the 4th July and available to pre-order from the usual book outlets! If you want to support independent bookshops & get a discount you can order from Bookshop.org 👇🏽

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/unhear…

A short thread on the importance of being able to organise in space, together, as part of resourcing radical knowledge infrastructures.

📣To those wanting to show solidarity to Dr Sarah Benn who has been suspended by GMC for 5 months after engaging in peaceful climate action- PLEASE do the following quick actions in this 🧵/

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Adam Kay Dr Rachel Clarke Dr Janaway Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 David Oliver George Monbiot

Very important read for all in mental health 'The systemic conditions which enabled SIM – entrenched coercive mental health care practices, behaviourism, neoliberalism and the stigmatising ‘personality disorder’ construct – remain intact'. Calls NHS England for apology + action.

This is happening tonight online. Free and open to all. Great speakers and vital learning for all mental health, emergency professionals and commissioners. Medact collaboration with StopSIM looking at origins, harms and alternatives to criminalisation of distress.

It has been made abundently clear that

* Oxevision has NOT been co-produced

* There is NO evidence of safety, & clear evidence of harm (eg recent coroners' reports)

* This is being forced on patients against their will, without even consent policies in place

#StopOxevision

🚨BOYCOTT EUROVISION PROTEST
⏰Thurs 25 April, 6PM
📍BBC, Portland Place

Join us this Thursday to call on BBC News (UK) and olly alexander to boycott Eurovision Song Contest whilst it allows genocidal Israel to compete and demand the BBC end its biased coverage of Israel’s genocide on Palestine

We have launched our first seroepidemiological study on Air Pollution. Study will focus on the first contact symptoms and lived experience of air pollution.

Industrial polluters are directly PROFITING off of SICKNESS/DEATHS

We are also including a peer-to-peer program.

We know we’re in real trouble when medical leaders at GMC are willing to set aside all integrity and suspend a GP full of integrity - because she protested against fossil fuel pollution
Rosamund Adoo-KD CBE FBSA

It is not only that the GMC are again on the wrong side of history. In the face of government inaction she has bravely epitomised GMC's duties of a doctor: acting promptly when patient safety is comprimised & protecting public health.
GMC can you say the same for your actions?

It has been such a pleasure to be invited to organise our Housing and Health Education Day at Barts NHS Trust. Thanks to Barts Education Academy (Barts Health Education Academy) for supporting and hosting us 🧵(1/6)

The GMC has failed us all.

Suspending whistleblowing doctors for sounding the alarming on climate devastation rides roughshod over the GMC’s own legal & ethical responsibility to protect patient safety.

All health leaders should call this out urgently.

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

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Cambridge Uni Press signs Dr Linda Gask's 'powerful' book on women's mental health thebookseller.com/rights/cambrid…

The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Trudi Warner exits the Royal Court of Justice with her head held high - she is innocent of any wrongdoing.

“Her placard simply summarised the principle of jury equity. Her conduct was consistent with information sharing.“ - Mr Justice Saini

Defend our Juries Plan B Earth Just Stop Oil Extinction Rebellion UK 🌍 Good Law Project Animal Rising LawyersAreResponsible Youth Demand Insulate Britain Palestine Action A huge win for democracy, jury independence, the moral sense of the people. 👏 Trudi Warner Defend our Juries Raj Chada Good Law Project
Juries have the power to acquit according to conscience and it's not contempt of court to say so.