Mental health and maternity services need to keep increasing clinical staff, despite pressure on other services to squeeze numbers, say NHSE's Julian Kelly and Claire Murdoch hsj.co.uk/mental-health/…

‘Labour of Love’ installation, 2022, a visual depiction of the 650 times artist Sarah Maple fed her baby over three months to highlight the sheer volume of work that is expected of mothers and to challenge people to rethink the value of the time spent #WomensArt

Contemporary Scottish painter Caroline Walker, who captures everyday aspects of women's lives #WomensArt

Great 2 days #NHSConfedExpo catching up with colleagues from MH Network & across health & social care system about CYPMH - fantastic to hear about examples of partnership working & integrated models of care locally. Thankyou @Marsha_MHAdvMcr & colleagues for advocating for CYPMH

Bravo BBC News (UK) Heart stopping. Take 3 minutes to reflect. These beautiful lost souls and all those who knew and love them….we have to have safe housing for all. Surely we cannot be a great country if we don’t give people that at least.

Catching up with the acceptance speeches of both the victors and the defeated. Am always very moved by those who not only accept, but celebrate, the peaceful verdict of the ballot box.

Amazing to see so many women appointed right at the top of the new government. Girls and young women will be so inspired to see people who look and sound like them doing many of the most important jobs.

Early years is about more than just childcare – it’s about giving every child the best start in life. It sits right at the centre of my vision for education. We'll deliver a sea change in our early years system, and that work begins now. independent.co.uk/news/uk/bridge…

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Powerful speech from the new Children’s Minister Janet Daby MP about her commitment to improving life chances for children and families - and using evidence to do that. Inspiring words too from Jo Casebourne Anne Longfield Josh MacAlister MP - no time to wait!

Such a positive development. Hope to see the new unit be a force for serious change. Reducing child poverty is such a fundamental step in improving opportunity and outcomes for children

Brilliant work

No bystanders. We all need voice. We all need to say loudly, clearly and until our voices are hoarse…..NOT IN OUR NAME.

I’m proud that people from nearly 200 countries work in our NHS. I completely condemn this racist violence and stand with our staff and the communities they live and work in. Thank you to our emergency services who are working hard to keep everyone safe.

Alarming new data from The For Baby's Sake Trust suggests that 185,000 children under two are victims of #DomesticAbuse - 185,000 too many. The impact can be life-altering, and we urgently need solutions. Our 5-year #REACHplan aims to find effective preventative and support strategies

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Bravo to colleagues for writing in The The Times and The Sunday Times today . Some correction of the gross misrepresentation of mental illness, following the dreadful article they published earlier this week. Not dreadful because I disagreed with it but dreadful because it was plain misleading.

Determined to work flat out alongside education to get mental health support teams in to every school in the country. I know Wes Streeting and the NHS England are United in this aim.

Today’s #GoodChildhoodReport from The Children's Society shows that young people find most happiness in their families ☺👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 At Foundations we know family relationships are vital, and can help close the disadvantage gap between children. That’s why we’re committed to building the

Great talk on Summit results by Daisy Singla The Marcé Society Barcelona. BA for perinatal depression in-person v remote, nonspecialist v specialist. Excited for published results and their implications for policy. Ailsa Swarbrick PerinatalClinPsy RCPsych Perinatal