Collaborative formed by @CentreforMH & Royal Colleges to bring about equal physical health for people with SMI #EquallyWellUK
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May 22
ASH and the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership have published a new report highlighting major and persistent inequalities in smoking among people with poor mental health, with smoking rates up to four times higher than in the general population. ðŸšðŸ§
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May 11
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek the theme is Action.
We are calling on action to integrate better mental and physical healthcare and tackle inequalities that impact people living with SMI.
Everyone deserves joined-up care that treats mental health and physical health equally💚
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New blog by Sarah Yardley explores how palliative care can better support people with severe mental illness - by putting relationships, trust, and choice first.
Because care should adapt to people, not the other way around.
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Mar 24
Well worth the 0720 flight to Newcastle today and proud to have given the keynote at this event.
The solutions are there, as is the knowledge. Some terrific practice. This is how we close the #mortalitygap
#MentalHealth #parityofesteem
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Apr 29
Congratulations Professor Subodh Dave 🥳 @rcpsych
Congratulations to Professor Subodh Dave who has been elected as the next President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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Mar 31
People with mental health difficulties can be deeply affected by political decisions, but often face significant barriers to exercising their right to vote. Know your tights:
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Mar 31
There are important elections coming up in May. It's vital that everyone understands their rights and gets to have a say. We’ve put together some information and practical tips that can help people to overcome the barriers to voting. 👇
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Mar 31
The deadline to register to vote for the elections on 7 May is Monday 20 April, and the deadline for a postal vote or postal-proxy vote is Tuesday 21 April.
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Mar 25
Opportunity to take part in a research study with @UniofOxford exploring psychosis and autism. See details in the flyer below 👇
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Mar 17
A commentary by members of our lived experience advisory panel was published in The Lancet Psychiatry, sharing how they shaped PsyMetRiC; what they hope it enables in routine care; and their reflections on physical healthcare in mental health services.👇
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Mar 12
A new digital tool, PsyMetRiC, can help clinicians predict physical health risks in young people with psychosis — including weight gain, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.
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Mar 12
Equally Well UK, working with McPin Foundation, engaged young people with lived experience of psychosis to ensure the tool provides outcomes that are meaningful in clinical practice and important to patients.
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Mar 12
The app will prompt meaningful conversations between clinicians and patients about health risks and encourage shared decision-making about preventative measures, interventions, and behavioural change that are acceptable, feasible and empowering.
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Mar 11
Around 50% of deaths among people with severe mental illness are linked to smoking. This #NoSmokingDay, raise awareness and help signpost people with SMI to local stop smoking support so they can quit with the right help.
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Feb 26
📢 New Churchill Fellowship report 'Rewilding Healthcare' by Sarah Yardley is out now. The report calls for a radical rethink of palliative care so people with complex mental health conditions get the care they deserve. @lavendercrew @ChurchillFship shorturl.at/EfWZu
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Feb 13
The first meeting of our new Advisory Group where policy thinking, clinical insight, research expertise and lived experience sat alongside each other with equal weight. Exciting times ahead! #beingequallywell #equalhealth
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🧵 1/4 UK Government has published its National Cancer Plan. While it sets out actions on prevention, screening and treatment, it fails to properly acknowledge the mental health impacts of cancer or higher risks faced by people with mental illness. theguardian.com/society/2026…
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🧵 3/4 People with long-term mental health conditions face twice the risk of dying from cancer, linked to poverty, smoking, poorer health and reduced access to screening. This Plan misses the chance to address this injustice.
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🧵4/4 We’re deeply disappointed that the Plan falls short on mental health. We urge the Government and NHS to take action now to protect the mental health of people with cancer and their families, and to ensure fair treatment for people with mental illness.gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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