TY to Claire & staff Mersey Care NHS FT 🏳️‍🌈 crisis line for spending some of their shift with me today. Great to see compliments & feedback shared so openly. A Very interesting #freeupfriday Ashlie O’Connor

Disabled people are not responsible for providing access. Access for disabled people is the responsibility of the excluder.

The continued use of MDTs which actively exclude patients from discussions & decisions about our own care, have no place in modern MH care. Staff convenience is not a good enough excuse for the removal of our humanity & our right to direct our own lives. psychiatryisdrivingmemad.co.uk/post/everythin…

Political decisions directly influence mental health. So as a mental health professional, I simply cannot, and will not, be quiet or apolitical.

‘It’s as if it’s seen as an unfair advantage rather than an attempt to level the playing field…’ Lucy and Cleo look to lead change for disabled workers in psychological professions. bps.org.uk/psychologist/i… #DisabilityPrideMonth

Seriously

Constantly giving myself mini rewards for making mini milestones - I regret nothing 🌻🌻

Mutual aid for UK DClinPsy 2023 entry application fee. Brief explanation of how it will work again this year. • No burden of proof. • Solidarity not charity. Please do share widely, especially offline. Contact: [email protected] or via DM

Nursing is the noblest profession. Much more than mine. When the world went into hiding, we clapped them. They hold your hands when you die. They are scientists, they are carers, they are friends. They are professionals. Pay them. So we can keep them.

This is really, really upsetting to see. When I saw this role I was so shocked & so pleased to see such an incredible lived experience role being created for the first time. So many other directors are on the same salaries, so frustrating to see the anger at someone w/ lived -

Gather ‘round, ladies. It’s time for the annual buying of The Notebook That Will Change Everything™️.

Very disturbing to hear that NHS England won't be publishing the co-produced review with StopSIM on #SIM and SIM-like services, instead releasing a letter. Co-production is not co-production if the side with the most power can pull the plug for unsaid reasons. Pls release it.

Having a chronic illness flare up at this point in #dclininterview prep is both a) demoralising and incredibly frustrating but also b) A motivational reminder of why representation and lived experience in ClinPsy is important. I CAN do this, just need my body to get the memo 🫠

I was interviewed for this podcast around the experience of moral distress and staff wellbeing in healthcare, including the influence of leadership.