QE doctor's death sparks demand for 'better care of NHS staff' birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…

Mexico has been suffering through one of its worst heatwaves in its history for the last 7+ days and it shows no sign of letting up over the next week as a relentless heat dome stays parked overhead. Northern Mexico could soar as high as 50°C (122°F) over the next few days.

All-time record highs have been smashed across Mexico for 10 consecutive days. Of note, Guadalajara had its hottest day in history, Mexico City it’s hottest June day in history, and temperatures reached 37.6°C (99.7°F) at an insane 2350 m (7,710 ft).

Check out this insightful blog written by Hope, a first year DClin psychology trainee University of Southampton Doctorate Clinical Psychology, Uni of Southampton “meet people where they’re at but have I been invited?” chrphomeless.co.uk/2023/06/27/the… #psychologytrainee #homelessness

This research appreciation day I want to shout out to all the amazing peer researchers I have had the pleasure of working with. Here's a photo of the Queen of Research herself today in #HealthNow Greater Manchester @ItsGroundswell

👀 Do you work in a university/ college, researching or interested in homelessness? Then sign up to our new University Peer Network on Homelessness. First meetings @olddiorama on 20th or 27th July in person/online. Travel bursaries available. Email [email protected]

We have an exciting job opportunity at GMMH for qualitative researcher to work on a new project exploring mental health staff experiences of workplace trauma. Closing on 26th July gmmh.nhs.uk/vacancies#!/jo…

The pandemic put healthcare staff at risk of ‘moral injury.’   GMMH Complex Trauma and Resilience Research Unit found that NHS staff described symptoms such as those ‘consistent with PTSD.’ NHS staff mental health and wellbeing hubs were set up to support these staff & have since done so much more. #FundNHSHubs

Many top-down change interventions fail because they rely on cascades of information says Dr Leandro Herrero. This is a logical way to ‘communicate’ but not an effective way to change behaviours (& there's no change unless there is behavioural change). Rather, Leandro says, leaders

Important read. It isn't that attachment theory is flawed — its not — it's that its largely peculiar to those of a WEIRD nuclear/single parent set-up Very important, though, is that it reflects & is a conduit for the process of individualisation madinamerica.com/2023/07/challe…

The study was led by Prof Filippo Varese (GMMH Complex Trauma and Resilience Research Unit and The University of Manchester), Dr Paul French (Manchester Metropolitan Uni and Pennine Care NHS FT) and Dr Kate Allsopp, (Greater Manchester Mental Health and The University of Manchester). manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

ICSs are a great chance to achieve health equality for excluded & vulnerable communities. Our new report explores what makes good Inclusion Health and the steps required for system leaders and managers to achieve it 👉 bit.ly/3YmUWb2 #ICS #InclusionHealth More Than Minutes

Our longstanding board member and chair of trustees, Tabz O’Brien, is moving on from MASH. This has opened up a fantastic opportunity for someone to take on leadership of our board. Could this be you? We are so looking forward to hearing from you. mash.org.uk/mash-is-recrui…

Super strength street drugs which are "500 times stronger than morphine" have been linked to multiple deaths across Northern Ireland for the first time, a coroner has said. #nitazenes bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

academy.aneemo.com/p/improving-ac… (looks like an excellent course and resource for staff and organisations) #inclusionhealth

How propaganda about Irish 'barbarism' in 1641 gave Cromwell a green light for genocide. The Irish were depicted as savages who committed atrocities against pregnant women, ripped them open, pulled their babies out & beat them against rocks | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2011/feb…

This is such welcome news - it is great to have these allocations before Christmas. The end goal is to save lives by getting as many people into world-class recovery and treatment as possible.

30 homeless mental health patients die by suicide per year. They have a range of mental illnesses, 1/6 schizophrenia. Alcohol/drug problems & self-harm are common. Half die in or soon after inpatient care. High need & vulnerability. NCISH study. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Hospitals 'becoming night shelters’ for the homeless seeking heat and warmth. BBC Spotlight NI investigates NI’s chronic housing shortage and a homeless support system ‘in complete chaos’ as winter sets in.

ICYMI last week MHC Siobhán O'Neill (she/her) wrote a blog 'Trauma and mental health in NI: what are the Executive doing to address the burden?' It's now available to read below 👇& also on our website: bit.ly/449aJjf