2 yrs ago today, my daughter had open heart surgery. She was 5. As a paediatrician, I felt helpless As a mum, I was terrified. One thing happened that day, one thing the anaesthetic team did that I will never forget... 👇🧵

“Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune, the cost of which should be shared by the community.” - Nye Bevan Please RT if you believe the NHS is worth fighting for 💙

A 🧵on layoffs in tech vs. "layoffs" in academia. Yesterday, Google laid off 6% of their workforce. 12,000 employees woke up and found out they were no longer employed via an automatically generated email to their personal inbox or the inability to log into their work accounts.

We're recruiting Highland (including Argyll and Bute) mums to take part in an evaluation of local perinatal and infant mental health services. Please share widely and feel free to ask any questions on here. Thanks :)

I was on hold with Auto Windscreens for nearly 30 mins just now listening to their recorded messages about their award-winning customer service and 24/7 helpline. They have £100 of my money but they have now cut me off. What the hell?

Our online survey into the relationship between ADHD symptoms and mental health is still open. Please visit tinyurl.com/ADHDandMH2 for more info & survey. Please consider taking part in this important research. Any RTs greatly appreciated. Thanks Rory O'Connor ADHD UK

Started listening to this live a couple of weeks ago and only just finished today. A very good and important listen - made me cry. It's tempting to assume things are much better for kids now, but it is still patchy. We must do better! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

I haven’t yet watched #Panorama - ADHD Clinics Exposed, so will make a more informed comment when I have done so. I am, however, initially very concerned about the impact this is already having on the #ADHD community in the UK. If we are fortunate enough to be able to find the

This is making me angry… ADHD is a condition with no reliable biomarkers. Diagnosis depends on people answering questions and discussing their life experiences. Clinics are not being fraudulent - they’re trying to meet your expressed need. bbc.co.uk/news/health-65…

I still can't quite believe that no mention of the children was made with the announcement of 'free childcare'. It's time that the children were at the centre of discussions. If institutionalising children at the age of 9 months is the plan, then those institutions need to be

"Turns out [Sunak] is as much of a mendacious narcissistic sociopath as his previous boss" Comedian Ben Elton describes #BBCLauraK's interview with PM Rishi Sunak as "an extraordinary, Orwellian, meaningless, evasive word salad" bbc.in/44gC1RF

Great opportunity to help develop a very important resource for Scotland. Please share!

As #WAIMH2023 draws to a close (one more event to go) a big shout out to the many passionate folk from Scotland giving great presentations and flying the flag🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #earlyexperiencesmatter

I’m delighted to be delivering this talk again for Seed Talks I spoke on this in Glasgow back in May, and it’s great to be spreading the word. Tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-science-…

And another one! I am delighted to be presenting on the topic of ADHD in Women and girls for Seed Talks in Edinburgh next month. Do come along, and spread the word.