⚠️Book below to avoid disappointment⚠️ @rcpsych.bsky.social London Division webinar ' When things go wrong with care' Increasingly, we hear about devastating cases...How should we be learning from these. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe... @drladesmith.bsky.social @mayudeshp.bsky.social

'The truth is, you can love someone deeply & still have to let them go'

Louey has decided he's only sleeping in sinks going forwards...#cats

This study of blood tests in dementia diagnosis will be soon open to patients in memory clinics in West London NHS Trust news.sky.com/video/trial-...

Thanku2 @leadersplus.bsky.social 4asking me2b on their Inspiring Leaders Panel. My msgs ✅Acceptance ✅Supportive,safe networks. ✅U have2b ready2have tough convos,&make hard decisions. ✅1of my fav quotes-c below ✅so much is the journey&not the destination. ✅U r never completely ready4the nxt step

Now with working link www.rcpe.ac.uk/events/break...

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Long day & no Dan 😔 but did get cuddles from these 3... 😍🐈‍⬛️🐈‍⬛️🐈‍⬛️😍 #cats

Thanku2 #South London&Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust resident drs4inviting me2speak @their regional teaching day.I loved being there.1 of my favourite things2do is2 connect with trainees. Great2hear @derektracy.bsky.social vision4trainees in the organisation-keep dialogue open&honest. #leadership

My best friend&I couldn't b more different. She's late for everything,I'm always early. She dislikes cats,I love them. She never shows emotion,I cry alot Our lives are so busy we see each other 2-3 times a year but we're always there. Her Xmas present proves she knows me better than any1. #cats

Every year since Craig & I separated (5 next year) I buy myself a Christmas present. And now I'm off to a Christmas party with no child in tow... #christmas

Craig and I have been divorced nearly 4 years. And I can't help it but I still spend ages choosing, buying and wrapping his parents' Christmas presents perfectly from me... 🥺🥺🥺#Christmas

Absolute highlight of 2024 Congress for me ✨ Please give it a listen if you missed it in person! We (both men and women!) need to be discussing this more to make sure there are less barriers to the best people being where they need to be in order to effect change 🗣️

Can’t think of anyone better than @suhana.bsky.social to offer guidance about the opportunities and challenges for women leaders in medicine. 🌟

❗️❗️❗️Listen our podcast now Shattering glass ceilings:women in leadership Should ur door be open or closed? t.co/ZOLa38pbaT bit.ly/3X4GINU We talk leadership,juggling,allyship &that it's ok to say you've got something wrong! #leadership #PsychSky #Medsky @katewomersley.com @laurevans311.bsky.social

Delighted2b appointed Leadership & Management Tutor for Higher Psychiatry-NWLondon. Really missed working with trainees since leaving DME @SWLSTG Alongside Deputy Chief Medical Officer role @westlondonnhs .. brings together 2 of my passions..nhs leadership&training the future workforce

It's...finally...beginning to look alot like Christmas... 🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄

Welcome2 @leadersplus.bsky.social A wonderful organisation4 working parents pursuing ambitious careers. Totally transformational4 my career&journey of acceptance. They offer -various fellowships -gr8 podcast episodes(not just coz 1 is mine!) - loads of gr8 info on website www.leadersplus.org

I got home very late last night & it was hard not to feel very judged... by my 12 month only male cat. I even found myself apologising to him. 😬 #cats

Girls night out... 🎉🎉🎉 Remember watching this film in the cinema the year I qualified as a Dr!

Dan(11yo)&I went to Sainsbury's yesterday. He loved the below(heard him chuckling2himself) but didn't ask4 it coz 1/he never asks for anything 2/I was tired&grumpy. I obviously dashed2 Sainsbury's at lunchtime.. His face this evening was worth it... #Christmas #parenting

Hmmmm... I feel seen 👀👀

Happy Friday from my furry babies (and me!) #cats Thank God it's Friday.

Self care day so 1/ I now have beautiful red hair and 2/ I am in love 😍. His name is King. #medsky #psychsky #dogs #hair

That's a wrap! Great 2nd day on -cardiology -falls -endocrine -respiratory Lovely2meet new ppl& see so many friends from @SWLSTG &West London. Massive thanku2all the speakers. Special thanku2 my bestie @edtomu.bsky.social & event organiser #Mark. ❤️ Let's do it again in 18 months! #psychsky

This is tomorrow Tuesday 3 Dec at 5-6.30pm. Even if you can’t join in do register and you can watch the recording at a later stage. #SchwartzRounds @pointofcarefdn.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social

17th National Med for OA Psychiatrists - Day 1 >100 attendees f2f Great speakers on polpharmacy, end of life care, pain & much more Looking forward to Day2 tomorrow @edtomu.bsky.social #medsky #psychsky @gerisoc.bsky.social

I have had a very sad few weeks and my sister has pulled it out the bag... just like she usually does.

Happy #Caturday from Bobbo

I feel seen 👀👀👀

@suzanne-reeves.bsky.social @suhana.bsky.social

If you are an academic or clinical psychiatrist, psychiatric organization, psychiatric journal, trainee or mental health ally please say hi on Bluesky! 🦋 I would love to follow you and add you to a starter pack 👇🏼 go.bsky.app/CSXuLCu

Yaaay...Smudge found a box he fits in... he *may* have had to break it abit to do so... but he's in!

I met this trainee years ago when they were a CT1... they are now super close2 being an incredible consultant....I couldn't be prouder. Sometimes all you need2 do is believe in someone that isn't able 2themselves... for their true potential to shine... #medsky #psychsky #leadership

Day with Smudge #cats

Geriatrician Claire Morris challenges #BGSConf to think about Advance Care Planning with people living with #Parkinsons early, before cognitive impairment robs the chance for the person to be involved, in those affected #courageousconversations #palliativecare @gerisoc.bsky.social

We’re looking for a doctor in any training programme (ST1-5) to join us as the 1st ever pan-London Foundation School Simulation Fellow! A 100% non-clinical role for someone interested in driving change+improvement in sim education for all London Foundation docs Fantastic OOPE! shorturl.at/jv38U

Leading the Dementia module for the first RCPsych International Diploma in Older Adults Mental Health in 10 days... So much to cover...have spent a lot of time on powerpoint! #medsky #psychsky #dementia

How long to wait for an antidepressant response? 📚👇 3 response types (WARP) 1️⃣ Immediate (1–2 days) 2️⃣ Fast (up to 1 week) 3️⃣ Slow (1 week+) Most improvements occur by 2 weeks-early responders are 3x more likely to sustain response. Act early! Read here 👉 psychscenehub.com/psychinsight...

Lad.

I am here now

Everytime Louey goes to bed he takes Dan's toy with him and then I find him cuddled up asleep with it.... 😍 #cats

Real life photo of me this morning... How is it only Wednesday???? ##medsky #psychsky

Hello & welcome all 👋 some are old friends from X & others new on 🦋. I will try to post more here now, but in essence I’m all about: ~ perinatal mental health (esp #perinatalOCD & #perfectionism) ~ reproductive health ~ clinical academia life ~ working motherhood ~ knitting, quilting & books!

Had no idea it was #InternationalMensDay That’s how bad men, me included, are at talking about their mental health! Let’s normalise talking about our emotions, encourage men to SPEAK UP, not MAN UP! #mensmentalhealth #asktwice

Hi PsychSky! 👋 What better way to kick off than to tell you all about my first first-author paper, just published in Molecular Psychiatry. Read the full text: rdcu.be/d0BMX Here, we set out to resolve a surprisingly fundamental debate: do our brains continue to make new neurons throughout life? 🧵

We found compelling evidence that neurogenesis is greatly boosted by ECT. Studies of the effects of antidepressants were mixed. Surprisingly, evidence was almost absent for Lithium - even though I have long heard that it is thought to stimulate neurogenesis or plasticity.

Last week, I talked at RCPsych about antidepressants in older ppl. - always consider psychological therapy as an adjunct/alternative(access/provision are challenges) - SSRIs 1st line - Start low, go slow but do go - risk factors for hyponatraemia - check anticholinergic drugs #medsky #psychsky

What is the risk if treatment is late? Or there are repeated and cumulative brain damage from episodes of WE? Potentially the ‘irreversible’ end of alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) ensues…