Steve
@qvakeroats
Psychiatry core trainee, sustainability champion, volunteer at @thermbf , interested in medical education and everything mental health : )
Offers for psychiatry higher training were released today and I will start my ST4 in Forensic Psychiatry in August! Best of luck to all other applicants 👏
Although the Internet and social media are often viewed negatively, they have also transformed the way in which people with rare diseases find support and information. Using these online tools, patients and their families can connect, educate, advocate and support each other.
Up to 85,000 new/expectant mums may have experienced postnatal depression in England last year. They must be supported, and talking therapies & medication can help them recover. The dangers of untreated depression far outweigh the risks of treatment. ⬇️shorturl.at/lQdb7
Finished my last night shift as a core trainee, time to enjoy some more annual leave before starting ST4 🙂↔️
People living in the most deprived areas in England have longer waits for planned hospital care than those in less deprived areas, NHS data show. For the first time, NHS England has broken down waiting list information by deprivation levels and ethnicity bmj.com/content/390/bm…
"Every year, thousands of doctors enter a high stakes game of musical chairs, competing for a shrinking pool of specialty training posts." Doctors’ discontent with the training system is multifaceted and deep, says @nikkixnabavi bmj.com/content/390/bm…
@qvakeroats I am buying this book. I can’t wait to read it. I read a bit in the bookshop and can’t wait to read the rest. Fabulous humourous touch.
Psychosis stigma in the Middle East: shining a light on hidden struggles nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/…
"Collection of ethnicity data in clinical research has been poor historically." Failing to collect, analyse, and report ethnicity data in clinical research leads to healthcare inequalities, write @kamleshkhunti and colleagues bmj.com/content/390/bm…
How can nature support the @NHSEngland 10-Year Plan’s prevention goals? @KingsIoPPN experts in @Independent share why green spaces & biodiversity are powerful partners in building healthier futures. Read more- ow.ly/ywaA50WomLx #ChildMentalHealth #KingsMaudsleyPartnership
It's crazy how the media cares more about billionaires leaving the country rather than the exodus of doctors and nurses. The priorities are completely upside down.
Decolonisation of global health must include civil society. Remedy power imbalances to ensure that people with lived experience in the global south can participate in health policy and practice, @breastlessAfrik @frankthedoc1 @RachelHammonds @WHO bmj.com/content/390/bm…
Why minoritised ethnic patients are more often rapidly tranquilised and what needs to change nationalelfservice.net/populations-an…
Finally got my copy of ‘Out of Her Mind’ by Linda Gask- looking forward to reading this 📕 😌 @suzypuss
In the past few months I have read a lot of stuff on ADHD differential diagnosis. I am more confused than before. The boundaries with other diagnoses are at best frail. A new simple and interesting paper: how do RCTs select ADHD patients? cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Stigmatising language made me avoid diabetes care; meaningful engagement with people with diabetes is the answer, writes @HeatherKoga3 @WHO @IntDiabetesFed doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r9…