*CAMHS/Paediatric Liaison Psychiatrist @DPT_NHS *Hon. Senior Clinical Lecturer @ExeterMed *National Psychiatry Lead @DuchenneUK
Exeter, England
Joined January 2008
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My interview on Radio 4 this morning about the stresses & rewards of working in Child & Adolescent Psych
@rcpsych
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New NHS England Neurology Service specification.
✅FND is one of seven core subspecialties
✅FND services MUST be provided in each specialised neurology centre.
This is huge recognition of how common FND is in neurology - and unthinkable 20 yrs ago. 1/
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NEW: Is the internet changing our personalities for the worse?
Conscientiousness and extroversion are down, neuroticism up, with young adults leading the charge.
This is a really consequential shift, and there’s a lot going on here, so let’s get into the weeds 🧵
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For females between 15 and 24 years old the death rate for Anorexia Nervosa is 12 times higher than for all other causes of death. A review concluded that lack of funding and research is influenced by the fact that majority of patients are female. #rcpsychic
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I put this slide in every talk I do. From not being able to fill our core training posts we have gone to nearly doubling our numbers. #choosepsychiatry #RCPsychIC
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🚨 NEW: The Government has announced it is permanently banning puberty blockers for under-18s with gender dysphoria from January 2025
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I’m presenting on Schwartz Rounds at a free webinar next Tuesday 3 December at 5-6.30pm. Schwartz Rounds are a very powerful intervention in health and other organisations to support staff wellbeing. Do join us if you can @acamh
BBC News - Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s
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Every day, BlueSky looks stronger and better. Lots of the medical community heading over.
I log in to Twitter and all I see is adverts for "Temu"...
BBC News - Home education rises in Devon and Cornwall
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BBC News - 'I started home-schooling after anxiety caused by child to vomit' - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70z… – at Exeter, England
1 million people have joined Bluesky in the last week. I'm keen to move over fully and am increasingly dipping my toe.
How to leave Twitter without losing the connections? – at Exeter, England
BBC News - Australia plans social media ban for under-16s
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Competition for entering training in psychiatry (CT1) went from 3.9 applicants per post in 2022 to 9.5 per post in 2024.
Reason for optimism on an otherwise bleak day! – at Exeter, England
Rory Conn retweeted
Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
".. .a Trump administration would be the most anti-public health, anti-science administration in history"
Trump’s queasy prescription to ‘make America healthy again’ takes shape theguardian.com/us-news/2024… – at Exeter, England
Let's hope this all sounds like a bad dream in 48 hours or so.
Trump indicates he is open to RFK Jr’s proposal to ban vaccines if elected theguardian.com/us-news/2024… – at Exeter, England
