Pity that the RACGP continues to use an industry term 'discontinuation symptoms' designed to minimise the public perception of difficulties stopping rather than a scientific term 'withdrawal symptoms.'

One of my favourite illustrators of organisational life is Virpi Oinonen / Business illustrator. Here she is highlighting wicked problems (messes). These are complex issues involving many interdependent factors, making them hard to define & understand fully & with no clear solution. Most of the issues we

A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence regarding nurses' experiences of caring for inpatients with borderline personality disorder.' - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Can apps help you sleep better? 😴 🛌 Our new meta shows that sleep-focused apps are effective for insomnia and sleep disturbances. Effects and retention rates for sleep apps appear larger than what’s seen in other apps for diff mhealth problems 📱 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

In the month after stopping SSRIs there is a 8-fold increase in mortality compared to non-users bit.ly/4786NPo (see supp). As 72% of group had mild depression, 25% moderate and this is so quick after stopping very likely to be withdrawal effect.

Pleased to announce that the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Radiotherapy and Oncology shu.ac.uk/courses/radiot… has now gained its digital badge from the Centre of Advancing Practice. Programme and modules still open for applications, DM for details. SCoR Members Beverley Harden FCSP

Looking forward to ICN NP/APN 2024 and welcoming colleagues from over 40 countries to the conference! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Inaugural advanced practice educator symposium starting soon, thanks to School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee for sponsoring the symposium. ICN NP APN Network ICN NoS Advanced Practice Academy

The September issue of Mental Health Practice is out now, featuring nursing interventions for people who use new psychoactive substances like ketamine, MDNA and spice.There's also borderline personality disorder and Stuart Maddock on digital healthcare. journals.rcni.com/toc/mhp/27/5

New #OpenAccess #EmpiricalResearch #Quantitative article “The impact of a clinical academic nurse researcher in critical care: A 1-year service review” by authors J. Ede, S. Sutherland, C. Lumley, A. Douglass, H. Walthall buff.ly/3Z9B1zG

Our new paper in PLOS Mental Health on "Mental Health Culturomics" : journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/a… Presenting an early framework for combining diverse sources of digital data, in order to produce new insights into the global discourse around mental health/illness in the online world

Excerpts from Lord Darzi’s report: “The NHS budget is not being spent where it should be - too great a share is being spent in hospitals, too little in the community, and productivity is too low.” (1/8)

In her response to Lord Darzi's review into NHS performance, Sarah Woolnough says it's 'more than just a gloomy assessment of how long it will take to recover services, it is a mandate for government to take bold, decisive action'. Read the full statement ⬇️ kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Lord Darzi’s report makes a sobering read, laying bare the challenges staff and patients are experiencing. The full report is well worth the read but if you’re struggling for time, CF have summarised the main points from the 159 page report ⤵️ carnallfarrar.com/darzi-investig…

Responding to #Darzi report on the state of the NHS in England, President Lade Smith CBE said "Darzi recognises the ‘fundamental problem in the distribution of resources between mental & physical health’ Govt must now address the historic under-investment" rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featu…

Finished reading, 'Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis' by Dr James Davies (PhD) 💭. It is without a doubt the best book I've read about public health. I can't recommend it enough.

Doing a systematic review and meta-analysis for the first time? Check out this useful guide: A 24‑step guide on how to design, conduct, and successfully publish a systematic review and meta‑analysis in medical research link.springer.com/article/10.100…

The Advancing Practice in Radiography Special Interest Group is holding its first webinar this week (Weds 2nd October 2024 at 7pm) on the supported e-portfolio route access to the teams link is in the SIG or email [email protected] SCoR Members

The National Education and Training Survey is now open. You can share your experience and shape your future by taking 10 minutes to complete the survey between 1 October - 26 November 2024. #NHS #NETS2024 🔗 hee.nhs.uk/nets-2024

How many people does it take to change an organisation, system or culture? In his book "Change, How to Make Big Things Happen", Damon Centola shows how change became inevitable when 25% of the people were on the side of making the shift - a “committed minority group” driving the