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Mark Farmer 🏳️‍🌈♿🏳️‍🌈 NHS England One factor that will not to help reduce the 15-20 year gap in life expectancy for folks with SMI is the NHS policy of #offrolling us back to GP

Continuing of care & ongoing care are vital elements of care for folks with SMI, yet it's been replaced by revolving door episodic care

Prague is probably the world's most beautiful city.

Here's why... (thread) 🧵

European Society for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry statement on gender dysphoria care in children. Author Riittakertu Kaltiala will be speaking at ⁦Royal College of Psychiatrists⁩ Congress in Edinburgh in June. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

“Unlawful killing is a verdict that can be returned by an inquest in England and Wales when someone has been killed by one or more unknown persons”

I find this inquest verdict very troubling.

I find the attacks on Dan Poulter meanspirited.
Would you rather he kept his head down & left parliament at the GE - or that he make a stand on the NHS & switch sides?
#bbclaurak #trevorphillips

Prescient piece on the 'compulsive need to diagnose' by Phil Whitaker

newstatesman.com/politics/healt…

This post of mine from 3/52 ago aged well! 👇
From personal experience can tell you Dr Poulter is a passionate believer in NHS & provided essential cross party support in the #pensiontax debate, and more recently has had interventions in the PA debate. Will be an asset to Labour

This year, for the first time, SAS psychiatrists will have access to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Leadership and Management Fellowship Scheme.

The deadline for nominations is 21 May.

Full information:
rcpsych.ac.uk/training/your-…

No-one has replied to disagree. But there is a debate to be had. Contrast what David Bell says to the response to #CassReview from Royal College of Psychiatrists.
rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featu…

Big story. Psychiatrist MP crosses the floor. theguardian.com/politics/comme…

Brilliant paul rowlands looking forward 2seeing Cambridge UP - Psychology & Psychiatry 3rd edition in general adult #psychiatry
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My guess is that David Bell speaks for the vast majority of UK psychiatrists here. If you disagree please reply stating why. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

In principle, this view is correct. Constitutionally, a PM has to have the confidence of the House, which in practice means their own MPs. Party members are, on average, unrepresentative cranks who should barely be let out in public, let alone allowed to choose the PM. However...

'How would you suddenly wake up and decide all of what you've got, all that everyone worked for, you're just going to give it away?'
gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-…

Interesting story from Lucy Kenningham

cityam.com/is-your-online…

When ppl speak in clichés, it indicates psychological defenses at work. Something is being denied/avoided

Ironic that today’s clichés are often 'therapy speak.” Boundaries, self-care, self-love, gaslighting, triggered, journeys, narcissists, blah blah

This is not self-awareness