Couldn’t agree more... we need fully integrated services for our children & young people which combine mental health with physical health seamlessly ... in one beautiful package....it can be done, I am sure of it.

All I can say is thank goodness our wards are emptier than usual (due to impact of covid lockdowns - not seen a single bronch) giving us the wriggle room to be responsive and admit &treat young people struggling with this awful illness on our acute paeds wards when needed.

I'm really pleased that the surge in Eating Disorders is being highlighted in both medical and mainstream press. In Devon we have seen a 40% increase in CAMHS referrals for eating problems in the last year.

You are not a burden. You are not alone. You deserve help. You can get better. You matter. Just in case you needed the reminder 💛

This is so dangerous for people living with an eating disorder: a worrying lack of attention to the mental health impacts of a policy supposedly to benefit our health Department of Health and Social Care Hope Virgo LGA Wellbeing Natasha Devon 🌈💙 @PHE_uk Gregor Henderson Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Royal Society for Public Health christina marriott 💙 🧡 Faculty of Public Health

Systems designed to meet needs of resource constrained systems rather than around needs of young people, who don’t always behave in the way manuals list, especially in a global pandemic! Working hard to try and change this locally and plug gaps.

Luci Etheridge It is so sad and frustrating. But what are we to expect? Under 18s receive less than 10% of the mental health budget, less than 1% of the overall NHS budget. We can't expect things to change until we pay for it

Inspiring day at RCPCH conference. Simon Chapman great presentation on role of supportive paediatric admissions for eating disorders. Check out the RCPCH position statement on role of paediatricians in mental health. RCPCH rcpsychCAP #ChildrensMentalHealth #workingtogether

Thanks to co chair Dr Elaine Lockhart 🌎 at RCPCH conference. Great presentation Professor Tamsin Ford 💙. Inspiring words from colleagues re challenges and opportunities in CYP mental health. Julie-Ann Maney Anna Kyle Rory Conn Cath Norton Carol Ewing rcpsychCAP Professor Sandeep Ranote #workingtogether

Check out the RCPCH position statement on role of paediatricians in CYP mental health. Also the fantastic webinar series this summer by PMHA. RCPCH rcpsychCAP PMHA #workingtogether

It's time for the Government to provide more early mental health support for young people.

All paediatric departments in both specialist childrens hospitals and DGHs should have straightforward access to, and dedicated input from a multiprofessional mental health team. #paediatricliaison

Anyone else feeling that the 18-25yr olds are getting it worst yet again. Lost exams/education, no jobs, ruined Uni years. Now can’t join a family holiday with U18 siblings and vaccinated parents. They sacrificed for us over 50’s, we owe them. #notfair

Our letter today ADC on a survey about mental health admissions to paediatric wards. It isn’t open access so here’s a thread of what we found Damian Roland Simon Chapman Gabrielle Mathews Dasha Nicholls RCPCH Russell Viner adc.bmj.com/content/early/…

My BH wkend is overshadowed by knowing that numerous YP with MH difficulties are spending the long wkend on paediatric wards without the right specialist support. Totally heartbreaking to see. Adrian James Children's Commissioner for England please help us sort this out 😥

Great article from South West clinicians on what good Paediatric mental health leadership looks like. The role…create a culture of parity, empower the team, advocate for CYP MH fearlessly at a strategic level and unite with MH colleagues. @karenstreetkhan James Dearden

"We've reached a stage in medicine where we shouldn't be separating mind and body, we need to be working on both together." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

❤️AD - Come & join EPIC Solutions Exeter new health visitor led antenatal and postnatal groups starting in May and repeating every 8 weeks. A great chance to meet other new parents in our supportive, relaxed environment: epicsolutions.org.uk #mentalhealth #healthcare #youngpeople

We are looking forward to introducing our health visitor led antenatal and postnatal groups weekly from the start of May and June. #epicsolutionsexeter #exeter #devon #newmum #newbaby #pregnancy #healthvisitor #breastfeeding #newparents #postnatal #antenatal