"28% of the very poor had difficulty accessing mental health treatment, whereas only 9% of the very comfortable did" - we must do better #healthinequalities theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

New learning journey beckons - it is my induction day for the #safetyandimprovement fellowship at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust with the We Are LSCft Improvement team. Excited to get started and meet the cohort 🙌🏼 caroline waterworth Ursula Martin #PatientSafety #lscft

Such a good day 🙌🏼 #continuousimprovement #lscft #cohort3

Inspiring day at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Continuous Improvement Conference - rousing keynotes, fascinating project overviews & meeting people IRL not just Teams! PNE a cracking venue too 🙌🏼 #lscft #continuousimprovement #PNE

Expert Panel evaluation of patient safety 👥 The Government has taken too long to fully implement recommendations to improve patient safety, some they accepted nine years ago or longer. Our Expert Panel has rated Government action overall as 'requires improvement'. 👇

22+ years since I was last a student - about time that changed... Day 1 of the Improvement&Safety Fellowship with Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust at Lancaster University today - I really rather enjoyed it! Fascinated by #myersbriggs results & what this means for team working. Brilliant 😊 We Are LSCft Improvement

Fascinating #ncish2024 annual conference today - and how identified themes from incident investigations translate to clinical messages for #suicideprevention. Great to hear about the wider #patientsafetyresearch too at The University of Manchester #alwayslearning

Finishing a spectacularly busy month in #Barrow today doing f2f #incidentreporter training with #lscft HealthCare Support Workers with #Hellomynameisliz and Co & ward walkarounds too-sun is shining, bonus! #patientsafety #psirf #IRIS #whyreport caroline waterworth Ursula Martin

Looking forward to the relaunched #grandround at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust today-case presentation from a #PSII to explore #dualdiagnosis #suspectedsuicide #dischargeplanning #widerMDT #patientsafety Clare Benson caroline waterworth We Are LSCFT Medics #TheBay The Orchard OliversLifeGoals

A new day in Westminster has dawned...

Safety culture and incident reporting learning event with #CYPMH teams here at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - really looking forward to these discussions #incidentreporting #NHSlearning caroline waterworth #safetyanalytics #justculture Ursula Martin @specialistnetwork

Danny’s six foot four. He’s sharing his story this #WorldMentalHealthDay. A clinical systems analyst with us, Danny needed our inpatient services. He’s telling men talking about your mental health, or getting help when you need it doesn’t make you weak. bit.ly/3BEYhMb

Our new clinician bereavement study will examine the impact of suicide on the emotional well-being & clinical practice of clinicians. We would be very grateful if you would complete our questionnaire if you are invited to do so. Study funded by The MPS Foundation youtube.com/watch?v=xYNWdE…

How do we prevent suicide in patients with eating disorders? Providing evidence-based treatment for eating disorders, self-harm and other co-morbid conditions, addressing adverse experiences, making suicide prevention a priority, and rethinking our approach to risk assessment

We examined associations between methods of suicide and patient characteristics in mental health patients who died by suicide between 2005 and 2021 in the UK #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth

Key messages: -Self-harm should be followed up promptly, regardless of method - Efforts around integration of primary and secondary care, safer prescribing & environmental control should continue -Clinicians should discuss access to means with patients and their families/carers

A little festive training trip up to see the #physio team at The Harbour today - let's talk all things incident reporting and IRIS 😊 We Are Harbour Inpatients Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust caroline waterworth Ursula Martin #incidentreporting #safetyevents

In this interview Sonia Nosheen talks to us about how her role at NHS Confederation and why she decided to start drawing graphics to communicate important information to patients and staff pslhub.org/learn/patient-… #HealthInformationWeek #patientsafety

A growing trend in #inquests is the lack of awareness of #menopause and its impact on mental health. My article examines recent #Regulation28 orders issued in cases where the #coroner acknowledged this knowledge gap. hilldickinson.com/insights/artic… Hill Dickinson Health Lawyers Hill Dickinson LLP

If you’re responsible for the provision of Enhanced Therapeutic Observations join our latest webinar where two trusts will be sharing their insight around the development and implementation of ETOC education and training packages. ⬇️ #teamCNO #ETOCP events.england.nhs.uk/events/enhance…