❗️Female doctors have higher risk of suicide, study finds (tinyurl.com/3d9yhzdm) This study shows suicide risk is 76% higher in female doctors than amongst the general population. In the linked editorial, Doctors in Distress calls for more urgent research as to why this

I was a doctor when I became a patient, A mental health patient. Ashamed of asking for help, An expectation that doctors get on with it. This video reminds me that I was never alone. Mental illness is medicine is not weakness. It is simply human.

Enjoyed another great #CoachingConversation training session with our #AHP #Preceptors here Leicester's Hospitals Fab energy & conversations in the room 😊 uhltherapy Leicester Imaging Rebecca Loomes

Every behaviour is a form of communication. As a teenager, I stopped eating. Helpless, concerned & distressed, the adults around me focused on the food. I realise now, It was never about the food. Untangling behaviour starts with listening. Listening to really hear.

‘Family and friends who are willing to provide care must be supported and the serious workforce shortage in professional homecare provision must be addressed.’ Find out more in the #EAPCblog Miriam Johnson Palliative Medicine Catherine Walshe @WolfsonPallCare eapcnet.wordpress.com/2024/08/20/cos…

Are you involved in caring for someone with #dementia? Join us to find out what changes you could make in your home and other settings to support the person you are caring for. August 29th 11AM-12.30PM tide.uk.net/adapting-your-…

🗓️ Bank holidays can be a great time for rest and relaxation. But they aren't always easy for those of us experiencing problems with our mental health. However you're feeling this weekend, there is support available should you need it 👇

Care is not about performing tasks. Care is about supporting the person. #Alzheimers #dementia #BeKind #kindness

Excellent article by RanaAwdishMD and colleagues about “never words” — phrases we shouldn’t say to patients with serious illness. Here are a few of my favorites:

We're enormously grateful to the The BMA for their grant towards our #Stampoutsexism project.

Please re-Tweet to raise awareness about the importance of #mindfulness in #caregiving. (image: Ian Kremer) #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #quote

Every week I read an article about how arts and health should be working together when OTs have been using creative occupations in treatment and recovery for coming up to two centuries. We really are quite bad at self promo as a profession.

As I began to talk about my experience of burnout & mental illness as a doctor, Others started sharing their stories too. I'd never been alone after all. This article is my way of saying You aren't alone either. bmj.com/content/385/bm…

A person living with #dementia is not giving you a hard time. A person living with dementia is having a hard time. (image: Positively Present) #Alzheimers #empathy

Please re-Tweet if you agree that the best way to respond to “invisible” illnesses is with visible #kindness. #mentalhealth #Alzheimers #dementia #quote

A new film by Mountbatten Isle of Wight reveals the harsh reality of NHS funding cuts on hospice care in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight. Staff, volunteers, and patients share their stories, urging everyone to consider the impact of the cuts. Watch the film here 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Jr7ar0…

#party time 🥳 we had such a great day today! Chapel A Today NAPA Living Life Yorkshire Evening Post #SaturdayVibes 🎉🕺🎤🎶

Thank you AlTreka for bringing these two cheeky chaps in today. Our residents will be talking about them for weeks! Leeds Care Assoc. Care Quality Team LCC Animal Planet 🦙🦙🦙🥰

Brian Daniels writing in today's The Yorkshire Post about the #mentalhealth needs of healthcare workers & prevention of suicides. Brian is an Ambassador for Doctors In Distress & has written two plays on these subjects, inspired by true stories Baton of Hope UK plutoplayproductions.co.uk

Diverse Alzheimers Brian Daniels/PlutoPlaysUK Gosh. I wasn't expecting that. Thank you. More performances of Fighting For Life coming up in the Autumn