Have you read our NCISH report on suicide by people in contact with drug and alcohol services? We examined the factors related to suicide by people under the care of these services and make recommendations for practice to improve safety sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/reports/…

At our 10th NCISH #NCISH2024 conference, Professor Jenny Shaw presented the findings and recommendations from this report. You can view the recording and download the slides from our website: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/resource…

🚀 We recently launched two key resources for PPI in self-harm and suicide prevention research. Missed our launch event? Click below to watch the recordings and access the resources 👇 psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/2024/08/28/ppi… Leah Quinlivan NCISH NIHR Research UoM Biology, Medicine and Health Chris Frederick

Did you know that we have summaries of some of our key NCISH publications on patient safety across the UK? You can access all summaries at our website here: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/category…

Read our PLOS Medicine paper on suicide after leaving the UK Armed Forces. The overall risk of suicide in veterans is not high but young men & women leaving the UKAF are at higher risk, especially if they have had a short length of service. journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a…

New national suicide figures are published today in a series of reports. Headline message from Office for National Statistics (ONS) is a rise in 2023, the highest rate since 1999. But, taken together, the reports tell a more complex story. Short 🧵

Really enjoyed presenting my NCISH work on trends in methods of suicide at #ESSSB20 this morning as part of the session on monitoring and surveillance of suicide, alongside some brilliant researchers from Denmark, Belgium, Sweden and Australia

Our NCISH study on clinician bereavement will be launching very soon and I am incredibly proud to be part of the study team. More info here: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/research…

Every year we NCISH report national figures on patient suicide. In 2024 topics included: •autistic people or with ADHD •inpatients <25 •students •people seen only once •public locations What should the topics be in our 2025 report?

Our 2024 NCISH Annual Report is available on our website. We have also produced: - An executive summary - An easy read version - A key messages sheet - A key messages sheet for service users sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/reports/…

*New* NCISH study examining the impact of patient suicide on the emotional well-being & clinical practice of clinicians. We would be very grateful if you could complete our questionnaire - if you are invited to do so

Thanks for the many suggestions for our NCISH 2025 report on patient suicide. One was alcohol/drug misuse. Our recent report on this: 1/12 suicides are in people under alc/drug services, >400/yr. Key to prevention = joint working with m/health. 🧵 sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/reports/…

Read about our study led by Lana Bojanić on suicide-related internet use (SRIU) among mental health patients who died by suicide in the UK. SRIU is a feature of suicide among patients of all ages. Clinicians should ask about SRIU during assessments sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Read our NCISH paper on suicide in patients with eating disorders in England, published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Patient safety and #SuicidePrevention must remain urgent priorities for eating disorder services and #MentalHealth care more widely thelancet.com/journals/lanps…

Watch our video of NCISH Director, Professor Nav Kapur discussing the main findings and clinical recommendations from this study youtube.com/watch?v=AaAklh…

Findings from our study of real-time surveillance (RTS) systems of suspected suicide demonstrate the viability of RTS to provide timely information on suicide rates at a national level. Early data can be instrumental in reflecting national trends bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e0…

Watch our short video outlining our recommendations on 10 ways to improve #PatientSafety and reduce suicide youtube.com/watch?v=ECJVvU… These 10 elements are the basis of our Safer Services toolkit for local self-assessment sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/#toolkits