If you ever wondered ‘What do IAPT do?’, here is a no-holds-barred, genuine blog from a friend of mine about what they are commissioned for, why it’s vital, and why it’s hard to come up with the goods. Under-recognised complex trauma strikes again. notaguru.blog/2019/09/02/the…

So here’s a hypothesis: asd person + traumatised in childhood person = mutually compensating adult relationship. Laura James Andrew Heighton 💙

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay and I’m at the Royal College of Psychiatrists #GAPsych2019 conference. Really happy to see that #complextrauma and #borderlinepersonalitydisorder are high on the agenda. Here’s hoping for a real recognition of #DissociativeIdentityDisorder next year. I’ll volunteer!

And here I was told covering your face was objectively offensive and a security threat

I despair

This! I'd add our public health system too.

This says it all, really. What kind of hold does #Dominiccummings have over Boris Johnson that he can’t manage to fire him for breaking the rules in his own pinned tweet? Led By Donkeys Any ideas?

I was involved in the set up of HPA and then PHE. Consulting properly and setting the culture for both those organisations took 18-36 months - and we're going to do this in weeks this time?

I’m listening to my learning disabled daughter arguing with her voice upstairs. I’m sad and angry with life, but at this moment just grateful she’s not in the same room as me, because I’m so exhausted helping her to challenge it. And I’m a consultant psychiatrist. #hearingvoices