So incredibly grateful for the amazingly talented team that have assembled behind Opening Up. The collaboration of film is so humbling and inspiring, and they've all elevated my little script beyond my wildest dreams. A massive thank you to everyone involved x

❗ New research in The BMJ reveals Doctor Who festive specials being linked to lower death rates 🌟 The positive impact of doctors working during the holidays 🎄 prompts the idea of airing new episodes each Christmas 📺 . #DoctorWho 🔗 Link: bit.ly/3Tv8fXg

[Self publicity alert!] Nicola Jay Mackenzie-Croft she/her and me wrote an editorial on this, taking lots of inspiration from Neil Gaiman ... true things can come from good lies ... bmj.com/content/383/bm…

🚀 Allons-y! This Christmas, the TARDIS (study) has landed at The BMJ 🚀 This is a #BMJChristmas paper with two hearts: ❤️ Healthcare provision at Christmas ❤️ 60 years of #DoctorWho Read more over at bmj.com/content/383/bm… Richard Riley (R²)

We are calling on policymakers to take urgent action to address the declining physical & mental health of children under 5 in the UK. Our new report outlines five recommendations for governments & policymakers to #PrioritiseChildHealth and act now: 📄 acmedsci.ac.uk/child-health

Alison Morton, CEO of the Intitute of Health Visiting, tells #R4Today 'many children are not receiving the support they need' due to a cut in health visitor services, after Sir Andrew Pollard expressed concern about infant mortality on our programme yesterday.

We can start supporting good mental health early, helping babies feel seen, heard, safe & secure. Here is some excellent guidance from Scotland looking at the 'voice of the infant' in different contexts. Babies have a voice too! bit.ly/493UlQU #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

If you missed my interview this morning on BBC Radio 4 Today about the state of health visiting in England, you can listen to the full 4 minute interview here iHV 👇

"We've had a 40% cut in our workforce... now there aren't enough health visitors to meet the scale of need... It strips out the mechanisms to identify problems early, to treat them before they reach crisis point." Alison Morton 💙 iHV #MakeAllCareCount

Great opportunity for an experienced practitioner to work with our highly skilled team! Job vacancy: Perinatal Infant Mental Health Early Years Worker /Nursery Nurse, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Ashton Under Lyne | trac.jobs nhsjobs.com/job/UK/Manches…

He was, quite simply, brilliant…a broadcaster in a class of his own. As a tribute to Steve Wright, I play the Steve Wright in the Afternoon theme. #SteveWright

URGENT: This Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, we're shining a light on an urgent issue. 1 in 10 babies in the UK are experiencing fear and distress. Learn more here: parentinfantfoundation.org.uk/1001-days/spea… #IMHAW2024 #SpeakUpForBabies

This week is Infant Mental Health Awareness Week. #IMHAW2024 The toolkit we created with UNICEF UK helps professionals, policy makers & others understand what it means for babies & young children to be mentally healthy and how they can support this. unicef.org.uk/campaign-with-…

“Infant Mental Health” isn’t about applying concepts of adult mental health (diagnosis, medication, talking therapies) to babies. It’s about creating the relationship, family, community, societal & political environments for babies to develop & thrive emotionally. #IMHAW2024

Want to know what an Infant Mental Health Service does? This short video is a great explainer. #IMHAW2024

A reminder to those writing manifestos and party political communications that this is what our "youngest" children look like. Childhood doesn't start at childcare & early education, even if you start it at nine months. #BabyBlindspot #IMHAW2024

The first 5 years are critical for development.The brain develops faster than any other time gathering experiences that shape the rest of our lives.🧠🌱