Four exciting PhD studentships at Keele’s new Mental Health Research Group (MHRG) with Birmingham and Kings, around complex emotional needs, age and mental health, culturally responsive resources for people with comorbidities, public partnerships and implementation www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgr...

New in @bjgp.bsky.social: "Cultivating hope: reframing the 'heart-sink' consultation" Hope isn't sentimental optimism. It's agency plus pathways. And it's teachable. Name the concern. Normalise the experience. Agree a next step. No extra time. No extra cost. bjgp.org/content/76/763/54

📢 Calling GPs, Practice Nurses, Mental Health Practitioners, TT Practitioners&Managers! Join our Community of Practice Group to help improve NHS Talking Therapies for ethnic minority people with long-term conditions. Quarterly online meetings | Reimbursed 📧 [email protected] #MentalHealth #NHS

Honoured to receive my first PI grant from @bmafoundationmr.bsky.social with co-PI Dr Mohammed Mustafa, presented by Prof Parveen Kumar 🌱 Our Sherman Fund study will co-design training for Muslim faith leaders to support men’s mental health in Wales... small seeds for lasting change. 🌿 #BMAAwards

🌱 Just back from the @mhrincubator.bsky.social NIHR #GROW2025 Retreat York, feeling humbled & inspired by incredible colleagues. Key reflections: ✍️ Write daily & build methodological expertise. 💡 Small grants can spark big policy impact. 🧭 Know yourself, your values & vision. #MentalHealthResearch

Wonderful talk by @drhassanawan.bsky.social on the healthcare needs of south Asian men. Important points about the need for regard paid to the spiritual and cultural aspects of patients lives.

Some reflections on integrating scientific and sacred knowledge to enhance care and healing - my journey as an academic GP and a faith leader: Read more in my piece for @bjgp.bsky.social Life: 🔗 bjgplife.com/scientific-a... #PrimaryCare #HolisticHealth #FaithAndMedicine

Social determinants of distress in South Asian men with LTCs Intersections of ethnicity, poverty, prejudice & chronic illness shape distress—and how can GPs respond with better ‘CARE’? doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #MentalHealth #SocialDeterminants #SouthAsianHealth #LTCs #PrimaryCare