Never more so has there been a time to start commissioning adequate services for us as a population and for the C&YP we care for.

I hand over the wedding cake baton to CarolTheCakes 💛 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇺🇦 for this weekend. Rustic Woodland with chocolate bark. All salted caramel.

The RCPsych is now looking for an Artist in Residence to help us achieve closer engagement between artists, health organisations, the public and professionals working in mental health rcpsych.ac.uk/members/posts-…

Due to significant and sustained adverse demand on services, particularly within the Emergency Unit, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has declared a Business Continuity Incident. To help us with demand and #HelpUsHelpYou please use services appropriately by 👇

Back to being a Child Psychiatrist tomorrow after a weekend of cake. I had an amazing weekend at Cake International 2023 and I won best in class for ‘Alternative Wedding Cake’. Reflecting how creating has helped my own mental health and prevents the day job burn out.

Plant-based recovery from restrictive eating disorder: A qualitative enquiry …Really interesting and insightful read.

📢Nominations are open for roles on the Psychiatric Trainees' Committee! We have vacancies in Scotland & Wales, and the North West, South Eastern, Trent & West Midlands Divisions: bit.ly/41JZydQ RCPsych in Scotland Coleg Brenhinol y Seiciatryddion RCPsych North West RCPsych South Eastern RCPsych Trent RCPsych West Midlands

Students who die by suicide may not have conventional risk factors. Deaths cluster at times of arrival & exams. Only 11% are in contact with MH services, suggesting need for closer working between universities & NHS. Our new report NCISH.

Brilliant paper, summarising recent developments in the treatment of eating disorders jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Leadership is language….so important …

Come and work with us (and me) Rare opportunity for a new CAMHS inpatient post in an established and progressive regional unit in Cwm Taf. We have a full Medical establishment too. Great career opp, good colleagues and a chance to develop own unique clinical/leadership/mgx role

Latest paper looks at why people leave #NHS roles People give multiple reasons for leaving (not just one) We have started to see supervisory burden and taskification emerge as contributory factors. Distress, overwork & understaffing were common rdcu.be/dVtUO

Please share this research with potential participants

What makes a great psychiatrist? Dr Ian Collings identifies four core skills every trainee psychiatrist needs #choosepsychiatry rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featu…

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Christmas Cakes made for the fantastic CTMUHB CAMHS RISE Eating Disorder Team who have worked so hard all year. Well done Team making a massive difference everyday ❤️