Verity Chester

I am looking for autistic adults (18+) to take part in research hoping to help support autistic people at risk of becoming involved with the CJS. ✉️If you have any questions please comment below, or email me on [email protected]

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Our paper on the Mental Health Bill (2025) & its unintended consequences. It features views from concerned professionals and family members including a mother's 1st person account. @psychiatryofid @idtraineesuk bit.ly/3I51ZBN

We are very honoured to be part of the professional and carer consensus statement regarding proposed changes to the Mental Health Act coproduced with our RADiANT experts by experience led by Dr Peter Beazley @uniofeastanglia. Freely available from: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Our publication investigating how clinicians are adapting autism assessments for women and girls is published in @AutismAdulthood liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au… @GraceTrundle @CDCT_Updates @RADiANTCRG

Very important research in @_JARID_ I’ve seen too many vulnerable people exploited on hoarding programmes

Prevalence and Characteristics of Hoarding Behaviour and Domestic Squalor Among Adults With Mild Intellectual Disability Receiving Residential or Outpatient Care - Kaal - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Happy to share that my project has been shortlisted for #NTAwards @NursingTimes in the learning disability category! @HPFT_NHS @UEA_NICHE I am immensely grateful to everyone who supported and facilitated my work! 💙

Important new research from @danielleyadams

If you would like to attend the June CPD session, please email [email protected] or [email protected]

The Government should drop the cruel cuts to disability support and tax wealth instead. I will be presenting a petition for wealth taxes, not disability cuts, in Parliament before any vote. It's been backed by almost 70,000 people so far. Add your name: change.org/p/tax-wealth-d…

Great opportunity for clinicians who can diagnose autism to join a novel research project led by Cambridge University. You could be based anywhere, as assessments are hybrid. Part-time and flexible working. ADOS or ADI-R experience is essential. Paid per assessment. Please share!

A new & important paper with @regialex Reena Tharian & team focused on anticholinergic Burden in People with Intellectual Disability in Psychiatric Inpatient Units doi.org/10.1080/193158… Recommendations are made! Free Access/Download. @CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine

“the average severity of fatigue in these hypothyroid patients is worse than that of patients with cancer, anaemia, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and those on kidney dialysis”

‘the All Party Parliamentary Group on Learning Disability was showing as defunct on parliament’s website from April 2024 until someone finally realised and re-registered it on 7 May 2025. An entire year with no reported action, no meetings, no discussion.’ georgejulian.co.uk/2025/05/12/dis…

We've been working with @HPFT_NHS to better support neurodivergent individuals or people with learning difficulties. Our poster won a prize at @rcpsychForensic Intellectual Disability Faculty Spring meeting: rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confere… More on #StopItNow: stopitnow.org.uk/helpline/

⁦@VerityChester⁩ at #IDConf speaking on Autism in the Criminal Justice System ⁦@rcpsych⁩ ⁦@regalexa⁩ ⁦@InderSawhney1⁩ ⁦@LdSenate⁩ ⁦@Autistica⁩

Upcoming 1 day online event @RADiANTCRG and @RoySocMed event 8/5/25 Great speakers: @draipsych @CDCT_Updates @dr_rorysheehan @kamalikamukh @likahassiotis @devilliers_jana @ayomipoAMIOLA @regalexa rsm.ac.uk/events/intelle…

Did you know, RADiANT were funded by @NHSEngland to develop e-learning modules on physical health and intellectual disability? Completely free, and CPD certified, these modules are for anyone interested in learning more about this topic. Register at: learnitonline.co.uk/radiant