Dr Neil Pender BM MSc FRCP 🏳️‍🌈 (@drneilpender) 's Twitter Profile
Dr Neil Pender BM MSc FRCP 🏳️‍🌈

@drneilpender

Medical Director of Trinity Hospice & Brian House Children’s Hospice in Blackpool. Consultant in Palliative Medicine. VIEWS ARE MY OWN. Retweets ≠ endorsements

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Doctors’ Association UK (@theda_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Funding for Practitioner Health for hospital doctors is set to be stopped from Monday - and we're calling for the decision to be urgently reversed. dauk.org/news/2024/04/1…

Dr Helen Garr (@drhelengarr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NHS Practitioner Health is a vital service. We save lives. We keep staff in the workforce. We provide expert care to allow NHS staff to care for their patients. Secondary care staff need us more than ever & we hope for a positive outcome. #NHSPH Dr Rachel Clarke Adam Kay

British Psychological Society (@bpsofficial) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NHS England has withdrawn funding for the mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health to secondary care staff. This is deeply concerning, at a time when "mental health support for NHS staff is needed now more than ever." Dr Roman Raczka 👉 bps.org.uk/news/bps-respo…

NHS England has withdrawn funding for the mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health to secondary care staff. 

This is deeply concerning, at a time when "mental health support for NHS staff is needed now more than ever." <a href="/romanpsych/">Dr Roman Raczka</a>

👉 bps.org.uk/news/bps-respo…
Andrew (@andrewpunton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is incredibly short sighted. Dr Qureshi from Practitioner Health made all the difference when I was in the depths of a depressive relapse last year. I hate to think where I'd be without that support. This plan will not only increase staff sickness - it will risk lives.

Charlie Jones (@charlie_psych) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The decision to stop Practitioner Health makes me think- either it's intentional to make NHS even more unworkable; or there's a lack of genuine understanding, or wilful blindness, to psychological needs- stiff upper lip. Either way it's depressing & good to see a TON of pushback

Adam Kay (@amateuradam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Matt Hancock Matt, we have disagreed on a lot of things you did in office, but one huge lasting achievement of yours was expanding the services of NHS Practitioner Health after we met early in your tenure. This saved doctors’ lives. Now, the service is being destroyed and (1/2)

Jess Morgan (@drjessmorgan_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Natalie Silvey - silv24.bsky.social Laura Kuenssberg NHS Practitioner Health Victoria Atkins Laura Kuenssberg there are countless doctors like me who have benefited from this service This is about supporting the lives, health & careers of health professionals, But also, about providing safe patient care Because evidence shows that burnout adversely affects patient outcomes

Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Over 3000 signatories in less than 6 hours. This is a service that's saved multiple NHS doctors from suicide. Why aren't you listening, Amanda Pritchard, Victoria Atkins, NHS England? Why don't you care? Do you really think so little now of those pandemic "heroes"???

Natalie Silvey - silv24.bsky.social (@silv24) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Now over 4000 signatories. We are coming out to support NHS Practitioner Health because it works. On a plane the guidance is to put your oxygen mask on before helping others. This service for many of us has been our life and career saving oxygen mask - allowing us to help others.

Natalie Silvey - silv24.bsky.social (@silv24) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An extraordinary response in less than 24 hours, over 7000 signatories to the letter about the decision to defund NHS Practitioner Health for secondary care staff. The strength of feeling is huge, this is such a valuable service! Amanda Pritchard please intervene.

NHS Practitioner Health (@nhsprachealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The response to our announcement has been overwhelming, with an outpouring of support and love for the service. Many people, including current and former patients as well as senior leaders and stakeholders, have shared stories of their experiences with the service and how we have

The response to our announcement has been overwhelming, with an outpouring of support and love for the service. Many people, including current and former patients as well as senior leaders and stakeholders, have shared stories of their experiences with the service and how we have
Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Delighted to see NHS England & Dr Navina Evans U-turn on their appalling decision to cut NHS Practitioner Health mental health support for hospital doctors. The 16k responses to our open letter of protest were crystal clear - this service is vital & necessary. Cut it at your peril. 1/2

Dr Neil Pender BM MSc FRCP 🏳️‍🌈 (@drneilpender) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I would say this is good news, but u-turning on a decision that should never have been taken is not good enough. All this episode has done is reveal the underlying disregard for staff and their wellbeing. Practitioner Health is an outstanding service.

Dr Neil Pender BM MSc FRCP 🏳️‍🌈 (@drneilpender) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To all the newly qualified doctors starting this week… Welcome! Look after each other. Self care is crucial. Listen to your colleagues. Be kind. It’s ok not to know something. Learn from those with experience. I’m still learning and I’m starting FY20. #FoundationDoctors #FY1

To all the newly qualified doctors starting this week… Welcome!

Look after each other.
Self care is crucial.
Listen to your colleagues.
Be kind.
It’s ok not to know something.
Learn from those with experience.

I’m still learning and I’m starting FY20.

#FoundationDoctors #FY1
Dr Neil Pender BM MSc FRCP 🏳️‍🌈 (@drneilpender) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m delighted to announce that I started a new role this week - Medical Director of Trinity Hospice and Brian House Children’s Hospice in Blackpool, UK. Trinity Hospice and Brian House Hospice I look forward to meeting you all in the coming days/weeks! Thank you for the welcome!

I’m delighted to announce that I started a new role this week - Medical Director of Trinity Hospice and Brian House Children’s Hospice in Blackpool, UK.

<a href="/trinity_hospice/">Trinity Hospice</a> and <a href="/BrianHouseCH/">Brian House Hospice</a> I look forward to meeting you all in the coming days/weeks! Thank you for the welcome!