My grandchild who was sectioned, cutting, anorexic, school refusing, overcome with intrusive thoughts, on antipsychotics a year ago has healed to become a joy filled high achieving 18 year old. My gratitude is beyond measure. Can a diagnosis alone achieve this? Autism.

Our first issue is out now! 🎉 #openaccess Explore and download at: hubs.li/Q03yqVNW0 Read our inaugural Editorial, a varied selection of comments and research articles, and more. Thank you to our authors and reviewers #medsky #familymedicinesky #primaryhealthcare #primarycare #communitycare

also claiming if PA Scope restricted then patients will miss out on appointments& wait times/access worsen because of medical workforce gaps But there are now (as @thomasdolphin rightly said) 1000s of drs unable to get training rotation or GP posts So employ them instead

Stephen Nash from the PA trade association on BBC Breakfast "Have you ever had patients thinking you were a doctor and how do you handle it when they do?" "Well, when they are suffering from delirium...."

Next week - 24/7 is #InternationalSelfCareDay encouraging us to practise #selfcare every day - 24/7. Led by International Self-Care Foundation - this year's theme is #physicalactivity @gmmoving.co.uk @exerciseworks.bsky.social @haringeycyclists.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social

Let's get the Anaesthetists over the line with their legal case to keep anaesthetics safe. www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-mi...

Along with SCARU @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social we ran one of the largest #selfcare studies. 3k+ people took part, the results showed a gap between what patients want & what professionals think. Read more: bit.ly/3G8FCuM @helensalisbury.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social

The government has pledged to review how GP funding is distributed so that ‘working-class areas’ receive their ‘fair share of resources’. #nursesky buff.ly/N24TC8A

It's #WorldWellbeingWeek and our #POWER #factsheet has advice on many aspects of wellbeing like #exercise #mentalhealth #eating #connection. Free to download here. bit.ly/2tiBs9K @weallscotland.bsky.social @lgawellbeing.bsky.social @exerciseworks.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social

It's #WorldWellbeingWeek. #Wellbeing is crucial to our lives & livelihood. There are many aspects including physical, emotional, social, spiritual & financial. This blog by Wellbeing People explains more. bit.ly/3r5JVPL @rhianlast.bsky.social @sprescribing.bsky.social @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social

We are proud to partner with @pifonline.bsky.social and PCI in calling for credible, personalised health information to help people take control of their health - our research shows this is lacking and a barrier to #selfcare and better health outcomes. @helendon-rn.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social

Some good news. Transport for London today: TfL has increased its area of wildflower verges by 130,000m2, putting it on track to reach a total of 520,000m2 by 2026 And as part of London Climate Action Week, 12,000 packets of wildflower seeds have been given away to encourage people to get planting.

Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

It might seem too early to plan November's #selfcareweek. But organising activities that will make the biggest impact will need planning. Ideas and tips here. bit.ly/2UM6V0m @copescotland.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @greenerpractice.bsky.social @adewilliams.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social

This week is #WorldContinenceWeek — an important time to raise awareness and encourage open conversations about bladder and bowel health. We have a factsheet with symptom advice and other helpful info here: bit.ly/2tiBs9K @rhianlast.bsky.social @bladderboweluk.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social

Conversation with Prof Leng Some of her quotes are quite telling There’s a mismatch in what PAs think & say they can do, & what GPs say they can do Over confidence put down to being told that they could & should by leaders/NHSE Not safe for PAs to be seeing undifferentiated/undiagnosed patients

Calling all Black Nursing Academic Colleagues. Let me know if you need more information and want to get involved. 👇🏽 #FAIRNursingStudy

"If your application for a specialist training place is causing you despair, you're not alone." Juliet Dobson describes how medicine no longer offers the job security it used to, and the implications for everyone www.bmj.com/content/389/...

they are bloody obsessed with the bloody app! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Have you applied for our #selfcare awards yet? If you support people's #selfcare practise consider it. A £1500 prize pot is available to share with winners. Apply by 31 July. bit.ly/4hJyRfB @rhianlast.bsky.social @qniscotland.bsky.social @nationalvoices.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social

It's #LegHealthWeek- a campaign by Legs Matter to put a spotlight on leg health and issues such as #VenousDisease. Symptoms include aching legs, spider veins, swollen ankles and a feeling of heavy legs. See our factsheet for advice: bit.ly/2tiBs9K @adewilliams.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social

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It's #LonelinessAwarenessWeek and the Marmalade Trust is inviting us to have open conversations about our feelings of loneliness - often people feel embarrassed but talking about how we feel can help us realise it's normal. @adewilliams.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social

GPs still can’t find jobs @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social You have not fixed this ARRS GP roles are not substantive jobs, they are not ‘Bringing back the Family Doctor’ Only funding GP practices will so this

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay and #PlasticPollution is the theme. Caring for the planet is caring for ourselves. The @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social website has info to reduce plastic use. bit.ly/3SAbKKv @rhianlast.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social @clivenicholson1.bsky.social @jasonwarriner.bsky.social

To be sure you were getting the right treatment. So what we need is more GPS...many of whom are waiting in the wings.

Physician associates will be renamed to stop patients mistaking them for doctors

Reports of a potential title change for Physician Associates are welcome. The BMA has long called for the return of the name ‘assistant’. We look forward to reviewing the full recommendations as soon as they’re published. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Spring and summer is a time when we re-assess our health and wellbeing activities (or lack of them) and to help you with this here is our POWER of #selfcare factsheet to give you some ideas. bit.ly/2tiBs9K @exerciseworks.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social @adewilliams.bsky.social

Have you begun planning for November's #SelfCareWeek? Why not join forces with local agencies to implement a week of daily activities. Tips and ideas here bit.ly/2UM6V0m @copescotland.bsky.social @theqicn.bsky.social @activetowns.bsky.social @rcnpublichealth.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social

Did you know 3 in 10 pre-school children will have at least 1 fever each year? Mild feverish illness is a normal part of childhood but it's good to know symptoms that will need medical attention. See our factsheet for more bit.ly/2tiBs9K @paediatrice.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social

"The relationship between PAs and their clinical leads must be recognised for what it is: an ongoing process of direct instruction, not supervision." The physician associate model is one of closely monitored support—not supervision, writes @drasifqasim.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...

We are accepting entries for our #SelfCareAwards. If you support people, groups, or organisations to take care of their health we want to hear from you. Please share this post. More info: bit.ly/4hJyRfB @theqicn.bsky.social @clivenicholson1.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social

🎯 Read our latest briefing which sets out which children are at greatest risk of severe and acute poverty, and which three policies a child poverty strategy must include to address it. www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...

I note they're relieving pressure on hospitals - not trying to improve care for patients or address the causes of why they're queuing up at ED?! So open about how the organisational pressure is more important than the people who need the service they can't even see it.

“Child poverty is the biggest cause of social division in Britain today, a scar on our national conscience, and a stain on the soul of the country” Gordon Brown www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...

This May @livingstreets.bsky.social invites us to #Try20 for #NationalWalkingMonth — walking 20 mins a day has huge benefits for our physical and mental health: More info here bit.ly/3oofAXd @clivenicholson1.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social @nurseeverafter.bsky.social @thelittlenurse.bsky.social

Sometimes, we just need to stop and stare.

This study highlights potential safety concerns in post-discharge care of older adults in #GeneralPractice & paves the way for intervention development targeted to help practices set up, monitor & improve their own systems for managing older patients following inpatient care doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

One of our most popular fact sheets is for back pain, perhaps because 8/10 people in the UK experience back pain at some point in their life. Staying mobile is important, for more advice visit our website. bit.ly/2tiBs9K @rhianlast.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social @copescotland.bsky.social

Historic decision at #WHA78: Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first #PandemicAgreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics. 🔗 bit.ly/43p0DsH

A new study from the Kings Fund has highlighted funding cuts being made to frontline NHS services. At #RCN25 last week, RCN England Executive Director Patricia Marquis spoke to BBC Radio 4 responding to the study - read our full response: buff.ly/oykFm8b

GP TRAINING GPs are trained extensively 5 years of medical school, foundation years which include surgery and medicine, a further 3 years minimum as experienced Drs with extensive supervision They understand the full curriculum of education as set out by RCGP www.rcgp.org.uk/mrcgp-exams/...

Always so inspiring to hear @michaelmarmot.bsky.social talk about health inequalities, I only wish he didn’t have to or that the statistics get better

New resource on the top 10 priorities for patient safety in surgery. Includes links to useful tools.

Naturally. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...