Lade Smith CBE @DrLadeSmith Twitter profile

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Lade Smith CBE

2 years

Interested in what I’ve done and what I stand for? See my website below - contains info about my background; what motivates me & my Presidential priorities. Also has useful resources for anyone working in psychiatry - info regularly updated.

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Lade Smith CBE

@DrLadeSmith

1 year

Today I became @rcpsych President Elect. Am honoured & privileged. TY to all who voted. TY to @MindfulRussell & @DrKateLovett What incredible ppl to be running against. I look forward to taking up office in July & working w psychs, pts, carers & MH orgs in UK & across the world.

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@DrLadeSmith

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Big MH implications. “stress associated with poverty will damage children’s brains, it will damage child development… impact on health inequalities will be seen, not just in this generation, but in the children in the next” ⁦ @MichaelMarmot ⁩ ⁦⁦

Michael Marmot: "Stress associated with poverty will damage children"

The health inequalities expert on how rising prices are making us ill.

www.newstatesman.com

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@DrLadeSmith

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So, here’s me at BP with my CBE. Thank you+++ to all my family, friends and colleagues who supported me over the years. Really could not have got this without you. @WesselyS @wendyburn @rcpsych @NCCMentalHealth @MaudsleyNHS @KingsIoPPN

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

Very sad to hear of the passing of #AndrewSims - a giant in psychiatry. Past President @rcpsych . Professor of Psychiatry @UniversityLeeds . Stalwart of descriptive psychopathology. Still influencing psychiatrists today...thanks to @FemiMind

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

40% of MH problems arise before age 14, 75% before age 25. Treating CYP is highly effective - they don’t become adults with MH disability, who may not achieve their potential; may not become economically active. Adequate resource needed to Address The Treatment Gap. #12 :112🤑.

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@DrLadeSmith

4 years

V. pleased to be Race and Equality Lead with @raj_psyc . Lots to do, building on previous equality work by @rcpsych @nccmh @EdgeDawn @KSBhui @SynergiCC @BlackThrive @jahkey2u @AkikoMHart . Much help needed, active supporters and allies. Pls be with us. No Quality without Equality!

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Yesterday we finally said goodbye to my father. I learned my Dad helped 💯s of ppl over the years. Life-changing and saving stuff. Ppl packed into the church. He never told us, just got on with it. In his own quiet way, an activist. I have a legacy to live up to.

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@DrLadeSmith

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I am looking forward to 2024. I hope it is a year where everyone who cares about mental health, regardless of background or belief, will work together to bring about lasting change and lasting improvement for those with mental illness. Wishing all a peaceful and happy 2024.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

1/4 In 30 yrs working in psychiatry, I’ve not heard MH talked about so much…ever. Which is great. But this contrasts massively with what is actually being done centrally. Time to narrow the gap - no more inaction in the face of need.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Very sad today. RIP Dad. You taught me wisdom, kindness, scrupulous fairness. Thank you for passing on your principles and your strength, (and the work ethic…I think). I love you.

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

How easy it is for us to deny care…just a few choice words. We must focus less on rejecting, more on helping. ⁦ @DrChloeBeale ⁩ Thoughtful, thought-provoking, powerful. As always. ⁦ @rcpsychEastern ⁩ @rcpsych ⁩ ⁦ @Kallur_Suresh ⁩ ⁦

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

Our new paper…Lower social class associated with reduced access to and worse outcomes from MH treatment. We must design more accessible services that cater for everyone’s needs…⁦⁦ @NCCMentalHealth ⁩ ⁦ @rcpsychGAP ⁩ ⁦ @MichaelMarmot ⁩ ⁦

The association between social class and the impact of treatment for mental health problems: a...

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - This systematic review aimed to synthesise all quantitative literature on the association between social class and the effectiveness of...

link.springer.com

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

“social status determines the likelihood of having a mental illness”. A 5 minute read. RT & Discuss.

Poverty and Marginalisation - Forgotten Risk Factors That Never Went Away

I’m going to let you into an open secret — social status determines the likelihood of having a mental illness, accessing mental healthcare, your experience of it and how well you recover (or not)....

www.inspirethemind.org

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

I took the opportunity to meet and talk with @wesstreeting . Gave a frontline account of 1ry & 2ry MHcare, junior docs, pensions, working conditions, MH inequality & long-term MH need. He listened, understands & wants to make change. We must do better for patients & for staff.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

3/4 Anyhow, to help with this, I’ve decided to stand as President of the RCPsych because there is a lot to do and we need someone who can build on what’s been done and bring about lasting change.

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Lade Smith CBE

@DrLadeSmith

10 months

Meeting the most important doctors in mental healthcare - the trainees. The future. They’re a fabulously bright bunch, who care passionately about patients. The future is looking good. We must nurture them (otherwise the Aussies will). @rcpsych

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@DrLadeSmith

6 months

Up to 50% of ppl who are street homeless have a mental illness…MI is associated with becoming homeless. It’s crucial that we tackle the root causes of homelessness. So pleased that @HomewardsUK is doing just this. Leadership aimed at making a real difference @crisis_uk @Shelter

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@DrLadeSmith

4 years

Ouch. If you’re Black, doesn’t matter what your status is; what you’re wearing; how clever or able you are. Expectation is you’re a criminal/up to no good. Historical tropes are so ingrained - structures need changing so individual unconscious bias can’t negatively impact.

BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

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I was told "very loudly to get out of the courtroom" Black barrister Alexandra Wilson says court staff mistook her for a defendant three times in one day

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@DrLadeSmith

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#IWD24 Much of women’s mental ill-health is driven by what is done to them. Today celebrate, support and care for the women around you. And then keep doing this for the rest of the year. It will become habit. That should help…

Abuse is main driver of mental ill health in women and girls, say psychiatrists

Findings from survey of UK practitioners may explain why many more women than men suffer from a range of conditions

www.theguardian.com

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

Good to catch up with @MindfulRussell #RcpsychWASP23 at the end of the #RCPsychPresident campaign. We’re both hoping that as many psychiatrists as possible will exercise their right to vote. Voting ends midday 18th Jan. Pls vote and be part of the change.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Failure to achieve mental health pledge in England ‘inhumane’, say psychiatrists

Patients have spent 200,000 days in ‘inappropriate’ out-of-area placements since target to end practice passed last April

www.theguardian.com

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@DrLadeSmith

10 months

#Twitter is great for sharing information and making statements, but it is not so good for nuanced, reasoned discussion and debate. There are other, better places for that. #listeningexercise #focusgroups #RCPsychPresidentDebates

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@DrLadeSmith

10 months

MH leaders celebrating #NHS75birthday today at Westminster Abbey. Celebrating the wonderful clinicians, especially (some of the best in the world), who keep it going. Bravo! To our #NHS clinicians who support all of us to thrive. Many Happy Returns! #NHS75Women

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@DrLadeSmith

4 years

Important we know all our history, the good and the bad. Too easy to disappear it. Don’t venerate but don’t destroy. People easily forget and so problems never have to be addressed. MH care has a dodgy past. Change comes from admitting past issues and resolving to do better.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

When I announced my run for ⁦ @rcpsych ⁩ President, the response was overwhelming…so I was obliged. I do what I say I’m going to do. Here’s to listening, sharing ideas, debating and getting to know psychs in UK & the world ⁦⁦ @MindfulRussell ⁩ ⁦ @DrKateLovett ⁩

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

4/4 Thank you to all those who have urged me to stand & expressed their confidence and belief that I would be able to make a real difference to mental health. I’ll continue to strive to do this whatever happens. I won’t let you down.

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@DrLadeSmith

3 years

CRED report takes pick and mix approach to evidence, picking the bits it likes, ignoring the bits it doesn’t. This flawed methodology leads to erroneous conclusions, particularly, it seems wrt MH. Sets MH care back 50 years. See ⁦our response⁩.

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

Voting for #RCPsychPresident opens today. Please remember to vote. Please remind your psychiatrist friends and colleagues to vote. Please RT. ⁦

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@DrLadeSmith

7 months

Be aware. Important public health message - Huge ⬆️ risk of schizophrenia-like disorders in ppl who use substances, esplly w cannabis and amphets - males >> females, young >> older.

JAMA Psychiatry

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Study found that individuals with ED visits for substance use with and without psychosis were at 163 and 9.8 times the risk of developing schizophrenia compared to the general population. Cannabis was the highest-risk substance, particularly in young men.

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3 years

A fish is swimming along one day when another fish comes up and says, “Hey, how’s the water?” The first fish stares back blankly at the second fish and then says “What water?” Structural discrimination (racial, sexual, gender etc). Easy to miss. We’re all immersed in it. #PCREF

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Interesting and useful - expert reaction to a review paper on the ‘serotonin theory of depression’ | Science Media Centre

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@DrLadeSmith

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On #WorldMentalHealthDay , great to hear @Keir_Starmer say “Mental Health treatment when you need it. We’ll guarantee that”. @rcpsych

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@DrLadeSmith

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1/7 We don’t have enough MH beds. I was re-reading this great paper by @Tamsin_J_Ford 's group. It turns out that MH services are great at getting people out of hospital, but, I think, at the cost of helping them to get properly and meaningfully well.

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

⁦ @subodhdave1 ⁩ urges us to move from being “interventionists to being preventionists”. Inequality is a major driver of mental illness - this is now in the curriculum, expected knowledge and understanding for psychiatrists. ⁦ @raj_psyc ⁩

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

2/4 Strong collaborative leadership needed to develop infrastructure, systems and policies that will deliver sustainable long-term improvement for those with MH problems and better working conditions for psychiatrists and other MH staff so they can deliver best care to patients.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

#choosepsychiatry I was born…and then I became a psychiatrist. Started in 1992, 30 years ago and still not bored. GA ward and Community Psych, then PICU, then ForPsych. Also do Research, Education - ran 2 x MScs for 14 years (including MSc in Neurodevelopmental Science).

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

With the absolutely lovely, wise and funny Prof @ShergillSss . Both talking this morning at #MaudsleyForumScandinavia . Great talk on cognition in SMI from Sukhi. And yes, that is #Elsinore (Hamlet land) in the background.

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

In a few days time, voting opens for @rcpsych President. Only ~20-25% of eligible psychs vote - many feel disconnected. Time to change that. Pls vote. Check out who we really are and what we stand for - who cares to, knows how and can bring about change

Presidential candidates Q&A 2022/23 | Royal College of Psychiatrists

See answers to questions posed to our three Presidential candidates questions on the issues you care about.

www.rcpsych.ac.uk

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

100% recruitment but 10% consultant vacancies in MH. We paid £3bn to agencies for staff in 20-21. Ouch! So much cheaper to retain staff. Why not sort out the pension tax penalties, pay junior docs better & improve working conditions.

NHS trust spends £5.2k on agency doctor for a single shift as staff shortages reach record high

Figures obtained by the Labour Party under Freedom of Information rules show that spending by NHS trusts in England on stop-gap agency doctors and nurses rose by a fifth this year

inews.co.uk

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Highlights from #RCPsychIC - this lot. What an incredible group of people. Creative, solution-focused, diligent. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes…think of swans (but these ones always have smiles on their faces). Thank you.

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

⁦ @BPPA_Official ⁩ - the absolutely unsurpassable ⁦ @Derektracy1 ⁩ reviewing 800 drugs in 25 mins. 3/4 of UK have never used illicit drugs & drug use in UK is declining…you’d never know from the hype. ⁦

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@DrLadeSmith

4 years

So, there are a few steps needed to address long-standing racial inequality. Read our letter to the ⁦ @TheLancetPsych ⁩ - it outlines what the research community can do. @normanlamb ⁩ @rcpsych ⁦ @SholaMos1 ⁩ ⁦⁦⁦ @NIHRcommunity ⁩

Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic

We laud the aims of Emily Holmes and colleagues1 to highlight the impending mental health consequences of COVID-19, especially the call to ensure there is a joined-up multidisciplinary response. The...

www.thelancet.com

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

After tonight's on call, I will be switching off for a week. Thanks to those who will be working over the Xmas period, keeping us safe and healthy. Thankyou to all for your support. Merry Xmas to those who celebrate and a Happy, Peaceful and Successful New Year to us all.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

So I listened to this book. A must read. For everyone who was ever curious about mental illness (that’s everyone, right). Personal, moving, enlightening, entertaining, educating, compelling and true. We deal with MI. It’s hard & messy & heart-rending, but so rewarding. @DrBenCave

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Many psychiatrists feel @rcpsych is just for exams and CPD certs. With your input, it can be much more. The college can drive change in MH care in the UK and in collaboration w MH orgs worldwide. Come to 20.10.22 hustings to ask Qs and help shape a different future for psychiatry

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Delighted to have helped develop #DraftMHBill . It took blood, sweat and tears (not all mine). Here’s to the 100s of people involved, esplly @DHSCgovuk civil servants & EbEs. We did a good thing. Now for implementation. @WesselyS @stevegilbertobe @Capacitylaw @DrJacquiDyerMBE

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@DrLadeSmith

3 years

“In incidents where mental health was a factor, people were more likely to be subjected to multiple and prolonged discharges than the overall sample.” Stop the denial. Acknowledge and address. ⁦

Black people more likely to be Tasered for longer, police watchdog finds

Police chiefs attack report by Independent Office for Police Conduct as vague and out of date

www.theguardian.com

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

Delighted to be giving the keynote talk @Rethink_ annual Members conference. Our priorities align++. Tackling inequality; continuity of high quality therapeutic compassionate care (from motivated staff who are treated well & fairly); ⬇️ stigma & ⬆️ coproduction (including carers)

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

#ChoosePsychiatry Great to see this campaign still going strong. Proud to have been the first “Poster Girl”and to have done #ChoosePsychiatry videos. 100% recruitment tells us docs care about MH. Now for 100% retention. @rcpsych

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Incredible, amazing, thoughtful, @LauraDockrill explaining that MI is awful, but people can recover, when they are supported by family, psychiatrists to take up the care and Tx - meds, CBT, good food, exercise, and above all hope. Brilliant. What a wonderful start to RCPsychIC23.

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3 years

Today is #Windrushday . I’m chairing a session about racism and mental health later at #RCPsychIC . Imagine the impact on your mental well-being of years on uncertainty and being cut off from all that provides stability - family, job, housing, citizenship. @ppvernon @DavidLammy

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@DrLadeSmith

3 years

Thanks to @Onisa_A had my covid vaccine today. Feel very happy. What a relief. Almost there, will soon be able to see aged parentals. Hope lots take the opportunity when offered. Then we’ll all be able to go to the cinema, theatre, bars...parties. Don’t hesitate, just do it!

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

So privileged to visit the gold-winning @MindCharity garden at the #ChelseaFlowerShow . What a very beautiful, thought-provoking & calming space has been created. Thanks to the fabulous MIND staff for explaining the plants; the ideas and the sustainability. Amazing.

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@DrLadeSmith

3 years

#RIPSeniLewis . Seni Lewis died 11 years ago today. We won’t forget and we will do better. @RIPSENIFILM

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@DrLadeSmith

5 years

The brilliant yet understated Wendy Burn, doing her thing. She travels everywhere within the country, 3 or 4 times per week+++, championing patients, mental health staff and better outcomes for all. What’s not to like?!

Royal College of Psychiatrists

@rcpsych

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Doctors unite! Thanks @TheBMA and @CNagpaul for a great meeting about how we can help doctors to deliver the best and safest care possible to patients. First on the list is making the NHS a truly excellent place to work wherever you live in the country.

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2 years

So 62% of psychiatrists eligible to vote believe SAS doctors (and other affiliates) should have the right to vote. Unfortunately, despite this majority, it is not the 2/3 required to pass. Let’s see how we can get SAS docs the vote asap. Time to right this historic wrong.

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@DrLadeSmith

4 years

This has happened to me. How many drs are assumed to be less good because of ethnicity? For moral, ethical, legal & frankly financial reasons, & 4 #NHS this is wrong. Leadership @rcpsych @MaudsleyNHS working to bring about structural change.. #PCREF . No Quality without Equality!!

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Just terrible: a life of dedication: no one should have to hear such things: the system must do more to value diversity, challenge discrimination and support everyone to be the best they can @MudholkarDr @dineshbhugra @raj_psyc @DrLadeSmith @wendyburn @DrKateLovett

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@bbcquestiontime Clinicians like myself will continue to advocate for better resourcing because without it we can’t run services that help ppl to get and stay well. Good MH is necessary for happiness, for satisfaction, to achieving potential, to good relationships…& to the economy @NHSMillion

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@Derektracy1 @subodhdave1 @DrVCurtis_Psych @DashaNicholls @TrudiSene1 Without clinical academics we won’t improve MH outcomes. Urgent need for more secure career progression. We’ll do our bit to support. @mirandarwolpert @niallpboyce

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@DrAdrianJames outlining the achievements in his tenure as @rcpsych President (during covid, no less). Big gains in parity of esteem; eco sustainability; supporting workforce & EDI, but recognises more to be done. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 @bipa_uk Humble to the end. What a star! ⭐️ ⭐️ 🌟

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“Being articulate meant ppl didn’t think I could be ill or in crisis…even when I was suicidal”. -> job gone; relationship gone; family gone. Had to fight for #continuityofcare . @BipolarUK . Now living well with #bipolar . @leahcharlesking thriving - but how many are not? @rcpsych

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⁦ @raj_psyc ⁩ outlining a system to improve MH inequality - #AMHE . 4 steps - Identify (who’s missing out on MH care); Design service (with ppl who need it); Deliver the service; evaluate (to check it’s working), review and improve. #rcpsychWASP23 @rcpsych

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2 years

So lovely to hang out with my fellow ⁦ @rcpsych ⁩ Presidential candidate ⁦ @MindfulRussell ⁩ ⁦ @bipa_uk ⁩. Precious opportunity to reflect and share ideas #25yearsofBIPA ⁦

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So, after much cajoling and petitioning, RCPsychIC has been moved to an in-person event! Everyone who came to RCPsychIC22 wanted RCPsychIC23 to be F2F too - you asked, we did. Looking forward to…LIVERPOOL!! 10-13 July 2023.

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@ClareGerada It’s a dystopian nightmare but it’s real. For the women of Afghanistan, this is #TheHandmaid ’sTale come true. And it is happening in Atwood’s lifetime…things have really gone backwards. Are these women’s rights not enough to fight for?

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Dr Smith’s 7 steps to becoming and staying mentally well (plus an 8th for those who need it) 1.Sleep. Get a good night’s sleep, every night. If you are unable to sleep one night you must make sure that you sleep the next night. If need be, take something to help you sleep.

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1/2. Lots of ppl suggested I get a website, and then they helped me create a website! It’s got lots of info about my work and why I’d be proud to represent you as RCPsych President #GrassrootsTeamLade

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@BBCNews @BBCPanorama 1/6🧵 Watched #Panorama Still shocked from the shameful behaviour. Wondering how this could happen. Understaffing blamed, but where were the managers & MDT? We’re all chronically understaffed, this behaviour is not usual or inevitable. Who was role-modelling compassionate care?

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“If you can’t have a life of dignity, your health will suffer”. Exactly. We must support our patients to have a life with dignity. Thank you, @MichaelMarmot @marmotihe

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RIP @TheDesmondTutu . The passing of a great leader. Activist for the good of all humans, regardless of race, creed, sexuality or ability. Wise, compassionate, humble and a great sense of humour. An inspiration for us all.

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~70% of psychs haven’t voted yet. This is an historic opportunity to make real change, but they haven’t got round to voting (cos v busy++). Remind your colleagues. They have until 2 hours today. Pls vote. Vote for choice. Vote for change! @drjanaway @jsbamrah @rcpsychGAP

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#RcpsychWASP23 #DrPatrickKeown showing that there has been a massive ⬇️ in psych beds since 1960 (90%) and this correlated with a massive ⬆️ in prison popn (esplly for women). Hmmm… @BobbyPratapMH

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Absolutely. The Cartesian Dichotomy. Amazing that a 450 year old erroneous idea still dominates healthcare delivery. Depression is biopsychosocial (and the rest). Less arguing more working together to help people recover. @rcpsych @ClareGerada @BPSOfficial @rcgp

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These psychological vs biological spats are so tedious. Depression clearly spans both. It surprises me how many dualists there are out there, who think of the mind as being in a completely different realm to the body.

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So, we need structural change. Exciting developments...The Black Curriculum @CurriculumBlack a group of super talented young people who started a social enterprise to embed some reality about Black contribution into our education system. Important read

UK schools 'should be taught about black history'

The Black Curriculum is encouraging the public to sign a letter calling on the education secretary to make British black history mandatory in schools.

metro.co.uk

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2 years

Haven’t been home for a while. Cat no.1 presented himself for a tummy tickle.

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5 years

So...the big question is, does racism and discrimination cause mental illness? Is this the elephant in the room? RCPsych conference may provide answers...if you work in MH in UK, be there. No Quality without Equality!

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#BBPA2022 The Diaspora groups. Reps of almost half the psychiatric workforce. They want improvement and we are going to make it happen @adave_NHS @blackpsych_UK @bipa_uk @BPPA_Official @slpa_uk #IDAP #BritishArabPsychAssociation @Ani5Ahmed @BAPIOUK @aluzri1 @jsbamrah @abbasian

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@DrLadeSmith

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Useful (and brief) guidance from the government about language and ethnicity. With rationale. With emphasis on the fact that we’re talking about people. Thumbs up. No Quality without Equality!

Writing about ethnicity

How we write about ethnicity, including our definition of ethnic minorities, words and phrases we use and avoid, and why we don’t use BAME or BME

www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

Pls retweet. @mentalhealth are looking for a Director for England to lead on their public mental health approach, addressing mental health inequalities across research, policy and community programmes. Link here: Closes 20th November.

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@DrLadeSmith

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We must stop this predatory industry claiming more lives | Annie Ashton | The Guardian. ⁦Is it me or is every 3rd tv ad about betting?? ⁦ @HBowdenJonesOBE ⁩ working relentlessly to stop this insidious destruction of life.

Gambling killed my husband. We must stop this predatory industry claiming more lives | Annie Ashton

Luke was targeted by adverts for ‘free bets’ to lure him back to gambling after he had quit, says his wife, Annie Ashton

www.theguardian.com

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

With #Joan Marsh ⁦ @TheLancetPsych ⁩ (IF 27). One-off amongst Psych journal editors and all-round brilliant person. ⁦ @DrAdrianJames ⁩ @rcpsych ⁦ @ProfRobHoward ⁩ ⁦ @Tamsin_J_Ford ⁩ ⁦ @matthewrbroome ⁩

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

@bbcquestiontime It’s unfortunate that there was so little time to discuss mental health in the programme. An example of how MH is all too often an afterthought. Maybe a whole programme on the solutions for MH care next time?

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

⁦ @rcpsychGAP ⁩ #42ndStreet talking about the stigma attached to the label of “BPD” and how it feels and how it is used against ppl and how art can help to explore a label.

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@DrLadeSmith

3 years

#WorldMentalHealthDay Without good mental health, people tend not to thrive, regardless of how physically fit they might be. Hope today helps with long term change for those who really need it. #NoQualitywithoutEquality

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@DrLadeSmith

4 years

Calling all - please get involved. Really important that the curriculum is updated to meet the needs of our diverse population. The more people involved the greater the understanding. No Quality without Equality (Equity doesn’t rhyme)!

Royal College of Psychiatrists

@rcpsych

4 years

Less than two weeks to go! Our higher specialty curricula are out for consultation - so have your say in shaping the future of psychiatry training. Deadline for comments is 16th September 2020, visit

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This speaks for itself. TY ⁦ @MichaelMarmot ⁩ for pointing out that we can prevent ACEs with better policy decisions. Fewer ACEs —> ⬇️ health disorders… #rcpsychWASP23 ⁦ @SteveBarclay ⁩ ⁦ @wesstreeting ⁩

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@DrLadeSmith

6 months

⁦⁦ @rcpsych ⁩ ⁦ @NHS_RHO ⁩ The really important work #IAPTreview by ⁦ @NCCMentalHealth ⁩ launched today. Powerful stuff from #AbiolaJohnson and #SatwinderKaur . Being from a minoritised ethnic group is still associated with poorer outcomes w Talking Therapies.

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@DrLadeSmith

3 years

Looking forward to working with @raj_psyc @adrianjames @rcpsych @NCCMentalHealth to ensure real transformation and truly equitable services. No Quality without Equality! @jahkey2u @DrHNaqvi @NHSconfed @TrudiSene1 @stevegilbertobe @NHSMaudsley

Royal College of Psychiatrists

@rcpsych

3 years

@rcpsych is launching a new Equality Action Plan. We plan to promote equality and equitable outcomes for College members, staff, mental health staff, and patients and carers. Read about it here @DrLadeSmith

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@DrLadeSmith

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Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. Wise words of Ruth Bader-Ginsburg. @PamelaJaneTayl1 @rcpsych @EdgeDawn @jahkey2u @keisha_a_y @lorrievan @raj_psyc @MindCharity @CentreforMH @Rethink_

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@DrLadeSmith

3 years

So, @ReicherStephen pointed out on @BBCNewsnight that people treated as “other” become “other”. So true. How can you belong if you’re led to believe you can never really belong? No reason/incentive to get involved. The usual rules don’t apply, whether good or bad for you.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Always a pleasure to catch up @MindfulRussell and discuss goals, esplly vital need for continuity of care and therapeutic relationships; the resources needed to allow this and how to manage this in straitened times.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

MH problems account for almost 23% of disease in UK, yet despite ⬆️ in funding, still only receives 14.8% of the budget (12.2 billion). #LTP added funds, but not enough. MH problems cost 112 billion. NHS crisis caused by underfunding not Covid, say doctors

NHS crisis caused by Tory underfunding not Covid, say doctors

Sajid Javid’s claims that pandemic caused lack of funding, beds and staff are refuted in new dossier

www.theguardian.com

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

So, “you said, we did”. Well done ⁦ @rcpsych ⁩ ⁦& DrAdrianJames⁩. Good leadership. SAS doctors will be properly recognised (finally) as voting members. I hope this motion passes unanimously.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

Beautiful clever people letting their hair down after working hard trying to get things right.

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@DrLadeSmith

5 years

This is bad, v bad. As psychiatrists we care for the most deprived and marginalised. Austerity creates deprivation. Deprivation associated with MI. Psych leaders must stand up for the poorest and most discriminated against. No Quality without Equality.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

We’ve hit 100% recruitment in psychiatry, but we are losing senior psychs for the same reasons cited for GPs. #inversecarelaw - neediest areas get least resource -> vicious circle @rcpsych .

The Observer view on Britain’s shortage of GPs | Observer editorial

At a time when the country’s population needs more care than ever, we are training far fewer doctors than we should

www.theguardian.com

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@DrLadeSmith

1 year

What a privilege. Chairing my idol @MichaelMarmot . A total tour de force. It should shape all our work in MH. Public expenditure ⬇️ from 42 -> 35%. Greater reductions in spending poorer areas, “inverse care law”. We must address inequality to improve MH. “It’s down to policy”.

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@DrLadeSmith

2 years

1/3 More women now excel as doctors and psychiatrists, but I’m concerned about the ongoing gender pay gap, stagnant career progression for many and sexual harassment at work.

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@DrLadeSmith

5 years

What a thinker! @FemiMind in full flow. @rcpsych @DrAdrianJames @wendyburn @DrKateLovett . Considering the similarities & differences between prosopagnosia and delusional misidentification. I love this stuff! Back to psych basics.

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