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1 in 23 mental health patients who die by suicide - 66/yr - have lived in UK for <5yrs (“recent migrants”). They are more often severely/acutely ill, suggesting poor early access to services. Our new study NCISH. 1st author Su-Gwan Tham & Dr Duleeka Knipe. thelancet.com/journals/eclin…

The cost of harm from clinical negligence in maternity services is now more than twice the entire cost of providing maternity care in England. - a shocking statistic following research by Baby Lifeline 💙 & analysis by The Times and The Sunday Times #maternitysafety thetimes.co.uk/article/matern…

NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention. At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem. Let’s dig deeper:

Ended a day of fabulous talks at National #PerinatalMH Course with Pete Lawrence on perinatal intrusive/obsessional thoughts: the risks & potential harm are from professional overreaction, not that they could come true. The distress is enormous Maternal OCD

We frequently heard about the destructive impact of domestic abuse in preparing the new (imminent) national #suicideprevention strategy. Important work from my The University of Manchester colleagues at SHERA Research Group: Health Law Rights Support ©. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-665314…

This is a great piece of work, well done!

Mental health in the UK is getting worse, and overstretched services are struggling to meet rising demands. We need to act now to turn the tide. We're calling on MPs and parliamentary candidates to build #AMentallyHealthierNation: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/m…

An exciting opportunity has come up for a consultant to join the Durham & Darlington Perinatal CMHT. jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Our recent report comparing the NHS to the health systems of other countries has found that in comparison to 18 similar countries, the UK has below-average health spending per person and low levels of key clinical staff. Read the full report today 📝 kingsfund.org.uk/publications/n…

Latest MBRRACE UK maternal mortality and morbidity confidential enquiry report released today. State of the Nation reports, lay summary and compiled report with supplementary material available here buff.ly/2HR30eT

Listening to #MBRRACE 2023 report and the ongoing importance of vaccination in pregnancy. Well all need to promote this. MBRRACE UK

Latest MBRRACE UK perinatal confidential enquiry reports published today comparing the care of Asian, Black and White women whose babies died. Download the full report and recommendations:buff.ly/2HR30eT  buff.ly/47WBRkz TIMMS NPEU-Oxford

TW We found 117 suicides by inpatients under 25 in UK over 11yrs. 20 were under 18. Most were female - personality disorder diagnosis & childhood abuse common. Prevention includes greater focus on ligatures & admissions closer to home. 2024 NCISH report out today.

The debate about health spending in the UK is often dictated by politicians & their completely arbitrary numbers. The The Health Foundation has today published a new analysis of spending compared with other nations. Read: health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

275 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2020-2022 from causes related to or exacerbated by pregnancy among 2,028,543 women giving birth, a maternal mortality rate of 13.56 per 100,000 buff.ly/2HR30eT

The message needs to go out across frontline NHS staff that suicidal patients who have mental capacity are *not* outside the scope of MH care or, if needed, the MH Act. This applies to patients presenting with self-harm, personality disorder, anorexia nervosa & many more.

The latest MBRRACE-UK data on maternal deaths has been released today. It shows a statistically non-significant decrease in the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy in 2021-23 #mbrrace Marian Knight MBE @npeu_oxford Oxford Population Health (OxPop) buff.ly/3HfFpCO

Delighted to attend the first all Ireland #PMH Conference in Belfast today. Great progress being made. Public Health Agency pic.x.com/iOG3urv10b

Getting vaccinated during pregnancy protects your newborn from severe infection during the first critical months of life. Here’s how: wb.md/4hf4qxq