Deaths from conditions wholly attributable to alcohol have increased by 4.6% from 2022 to 2023 in England, reaching the highest number for the fourth year in a row. DHSC’s Alcohol Profile shows that 8,274 people died from alcohol-specific causes in... fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-…

A feminist psychiatry - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance… Thank you to Dr @bykatewomersley.bsky.social for this brilliant review!

2024 was a big year for #bipolardisorder research The University of Edinburgh with lots of exciting new work on the horizon. For more details see 👇  youtu.be/I1qTp3Zoxjw?si…

If you are (or can be) in Edinburgh on 7th March join Rebecca Lawrence and me in conversation with Dr @bykatewomersley.bsky.social at Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh as we talk about women's mental health, psychiatry and our recent books! more information will follow soon.

Speaker introduction: Dr Nina MacKenzie (St Andrews University) will present on the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in individuals with alcohol-attributable conditions. Register here: bit.ly/3PsuoST 📍 RCPE, Edinburgh 🗓️ Tues 11 Mar ⏰ 10.30 - 14.30

Thank you to the MSPs who visited our exhibition today! Colin Smyth MSP Jackie Baillie Paul Sweeney Alex Rowley MSP

Another great day at #ScotLab25 Thanks to Anas Sarwar Michael Marra MSP Claire Baker and Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP for stopping to chat!

🚨 Today is the last day to register for next week's SARN event for early and mid-career alcohol researchers! 🗓️ 11 Mar ⏱️ 10.30-14.30 📍 RCPE, Edinburgh Register here: bit.ly/3PsuoST

We are excited to kick off “Delivering a better health future for Scotland” (#SFS25) hearing from Scotland’s CMO Prof Sir Gregor Smith! “This is the time to be courageous with our public health policy” to enhance primary prevention efforts and tackle social determinants of health.

Excited to be at University of St Andrews School of Medicine for this event! 🌟

Growing impact of complexity and Multimorbidity recognised as an important global health challenge by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 CMO Prof Sir Gregor Smith

Study participants wanted 🔍 for a School of Health in Social Science study on intergenerational substance use. They are keen to hear from participants with experience of their own or a parent’s substance use, and participants with care experience. Please share widely: edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_40…

🚨 The professional body for Scotland’s 1,500 psychiatrists says the nation is facing a mental health emergency with cases more than doubling while the psychiatric workforce has reduced by almost a quarter. RCPsych in Scotland Royal College of Emergency Medicine Mental Health Foundation Scotland janemorris healthandcare.scot/stories/4182/r…

🚨Today, we launch our manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election We are calling on all political parties to tackle the very real mental health emergency that Scotland is facing with bold, decisive actions focused on 5 key areas Read here: tinyurl.com/4bvar6kc

🆕Our Chair, Dr Jane Morris, speaks powerfully in The Herald about Scotland’s mental health emergency and the need to act with urgency heraldscotland.com/politics/viewp… janemorris

We're very proud to be part of the €6.8M EU-funded SUMIT project. Launched last month, SUMIT will develop digital interventions to transform addiction & mental health care in Ireland & Northern Ireland. 👉Learn how our DigitAS team will contribute: bit.ly/4eHbIut

Currently trying to tell as many people as possible about medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevide… and our first event on 31st october. but....some organisations have been refusing to pass on the invite because the event is paid-for/

Scotland facing 'system-wide' crisis in support for people with ADHD and autism news.stv.tv/scotland/scotl…

The Equality Act is there to protect people against discrimination and to ensure that people in the workplace and wider society are treated fairly. But it doesn’t protect people with alcohol dependence. The government tells us that the exclusion exists because alcohol

SECOND EDITION OF THE Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare NOW OPEN FOR BOOKING. Screening - it's complicated. Confused about PSAs, whole body MRI, 'early diagnosis' , lead time bias and/or the bioethical questions underneath? more medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevide…