People with mental illness continue to have high rates of smoking. It is a main reason why life expectancy in mental illness is around 15 years lower.

Public health measures like this are literally vital.

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A&E rising demand isn't driving long waits in A&E. Attendance rates are not dramatically up from pre-pandemic levels. The real issue is collapse of social/community care provision & some increased acuity. This is driving longer stays & means fewer open beds for ppl to go into

The use and impact of surveillance-based technology initiatives in inpatient and acute mental health settings: A systematic review (pre-print, before peer-review).
New paper from a great team @mentalhealthPRU
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Wendy Burn CBE (She/her) Not clear how a bed expansion will be staffed when vacancy levels for drs & nurses are ≈20%. Takes 10+ years to train a consultant 3+ years a nurse, salaries insufficient to attract from OECD & immoral to poach from 2/3rd 🌍. Then there’s our hostile NHS environment.

What does new NHS Planning Guidance mean for mental health services in England? Here’s our summary of the implications for mental health services. The headlines are an expectation of continued growth and improvement in tough financial climate for systems centreformentalhealth.org.uk/what-does-new-…

just seen a tweet that made me go cold ... We are not in a supermarket flicking screens between tins of beans and the fridges looking for shoplifters. we are providing care, compassion and human interactions. #humanrights #mentalhealthnursing #inptcare #NHS

“We might not be able to change it, but we do need to get honest about it if we have any hope of not making it worse.” Daisy v4.0 (she/her) The Critical AMHP Blog
#AMHPlife

**New blog** ⁦Daisy v4.0 (she/her)⁩ critically examines the oft-heard phrase ‘not-detainable’, challenging AMHPs to not only see it as a reductionist linguistic shortcut, but also one that is limiting our practice& potentially causing harm to those we serve. the-critical-amhp.com/blog/whatdoesn…

Concerning but necessary critique: non declaration of conflicts, overstatement of findings, highlighting avoidance of consent and ethical processes by labelling research as “service evaluation”. I’ve highlighted this get-out with camera studies before. Good blog John Baker

Please Stop Saying “Has Capacity” #MHC

*Stop making shit up ✔️ mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com/2024/04/03/ple…

Guy Davis hundredfamilies I know 👍

AsifAMHP hundredfamilies True. However, an assessment should have taken place to determine the position. A reported lack of bed does not and should not, have prevented that from happening.

Delighted 2say we have Geraldine Strathdee & Amar Shah speaking at #rcpsychdata24 on all
things #rapidreview #data & #patientsafety
Deepa Bagepalli Krishnan Subodh Dave ☘️🌻🌞 Humanising Medicine Arun 💙 Deborah Dover 💙 Ian Davidson Katy Mason Sophia Mody Kehinde Junaid 💙Proud of the NHS🌈 Dr Ananta Dave exploring life’s palette of shades pallab Abimbola Fadipe Priya Nat

1/10 Personal lived experience of how these sorts of seemingly 'helpful' strategies can go so very wrong for #ActuallyAutistic YP & their families NAITScotland thirdspace.scot/wp-content/upl…
Ann Memmott PgC MA 🌈 (She/They) Ruth Moyse 💙 Divergent Perspectives @Autistic Realms Not Fine in School Square Peg

The recommendations from rapid review #inpatient by Geraldine Strathdee
#datamatters #patientsafety
Amar Shah Jo Farrow 💙 Helen Crimlisk 🌻🌈🌳🙂👋🚺⛰️🧠🌏🩺🇪🇺 Arun 💙 Lenny Cornwall Derek Tracy Dr. Hina Tahseen Jon Van Niekerk 🌈 Dr.Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa Dr Nagina Khan Russell Razzaque Samir Shah Dr Fabida Aria Jon Goldin 💙 Wendy Burn CBE (She/her)

UK #MentalHealth Facts:

🎯 Poverty and ill health are connected. That includes mental illness.

🎯 NHS mental health services are not overrun by the worried well. NHS is struggling to provide decent care for people with severe, debilitating mental illness.

Facts matter!

Ann Memmott PgC MA 🌈 (She/They) Hopefully this one will provide some balance, due out soon. Autism chapter by Ian Davidson Clair Haydon & me👇🏻

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Delighted to be joining the launch of this event at the #HouseofLords The old adage still holds true: prevention is better than cure. A holistic view of mental wellbeing is vital, and harnessing tech to help is key too Claire Murdoch Ian Davidson Asif M Bachlani Paul Bradley

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