Coming full circle as a Member of the @RCPsych #MRCPsych. Grateful to celebrate this day with the people who have supported me and have been part of my journey as a psychiatrist!

Thank you @HinaTahseen @raj_psyc and @RCPsychRehabSoc for inviting me to your conference. Proud to preview our Clozapine protocol with @campaignkate and @maotweets @DrLadeSmith @rcpsych

Very grateful to be leading on this work as one of the RCPsych presidential scholars with @dredbeveridge!

Insightful overview of the College Position Paper by Ed, Kate’s powerful talk about her campaigns, and an exciting update on the WIMS protocol for clozapine safety. Important work shaping the future of rehab services. @dredbeveridge @campaignkate @maotweets @RCPsychRehabSoc

Delighted to have presented at @rcpsychGAP conference on what we can do to close the #mortalitygap affecting our patients. Minimise adverse effects of medicines, support lifestyle interventions, focus on prevention and act early. @tobypill @KMachaczek @DrLadeSmith @rcpsych

The @FNDSociety is launching a new virtual, on-demand CME course. Advanced Course for the Assessment & Management of Functional Neurological Disorder. Registration opens in late Oct & course goes live Monday Nov 3rd. @jonstoneneuro @AlanCarson15 @SarahLidstone @SelmaAybek

🔥HUGE MOMENT! The Royal College of Psychiatrists doubles down on opposition to the assisted suicide Bill. “WE COULD NOT SUPPORT THE BILL”. Leadbeater wants psychiatrists on her death panels, but the Royal College wants nothing to do with it. The Bill is surely now unworkable.

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻 In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year. Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it. ***** "I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude. My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found. At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me. At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul. At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being. At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible. Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever. I’m writing this to tell you something simple: Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again. Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS. You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless. You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours. With love and gentleness, Patricia Routledge ***** Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

A cute picture of Buddy, our ward therapy dog to get your atention ...and ask for recommendations! #Psychiatrists of twitter, do you recommend any second hand book stores specially in London or East of England that have a good selection of medical/psychology books?Thanks so much!

New NHS England Neurology Service specification. ✅FND is one of seven core subspecialties ✅FND services MUST be provided in each specialised neurology centre. This is huge recognition of how common FND is in neurology - and unthinkable 20 yrs ago. 1/ england.nhs.uk/publication/s…

'We dont want you in our country but we're happy to let you prop up most of infrastructure including our food industry & healthcare while we march about that' 🙄🙄🙄

My letter in The Times today. Hoping peers discuss this area in detail today. There is no definite way to be sure coercion has been ruled out when someone requests assisted suicide/dying.

Another fantastic talk @KingsIoPPN Psychiatry Summer School for local school students. Our experts by experience getting such amazing feedback. Thank you Elliott for talking so openly & honestly about autism. So appreciated by the students. @Sarah

Fantastic day @KingsIoPPN Psychiatry Summer School for local school students introducing them to psychiatry. Thank you @DrLadeSmith for a fantastic talk on forensic psychiatry. The students are so engaged and curious. The future is bright.

Very privileged to be working on this big piece of work alongside @dredbeveridge, @DrLadeSmith, the wider RCPsych team of Presidential Scholars and the college Policy team, Kate and many others. I hope this helps more people to have timely and safe access to clozapine.

One of the best things about Cambridge is because it is such a small city, you have these amazing chance encounters... was having a coffee with @maotweets, then met @SabinaLondon and then we randomly bumped into Asia, also a research trainee ☺️. Almost a @CPFT_Research meeting 🙃

We are excited to announce the launch of MRCPsych eLearning! This includes Paper A content (previously know as TrOn) and other resources helpful to those preparing for the MRCPsych exams. Find out more on the @rcpsych eLearning Hub: bit.ly/45MKKyW

New blog shares insights from webinar on cancer and SMI. It highlights the need for compassionate & integrated care and recommendations for tackling inequities faced to improving outcomes. @CentreforMH @NHS_SELCA @HINSouthLondon @LA_Charlesworth Read 👇 shorturl.at/dMGmc

Strong statement from ⁦@rcpsych⁩ “We cannot support the Terminally Ill Adults Bill” rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-s…

Working with patients with psychosis? At least 6 months experience? Working in NHS secondary services? Please complete this 15-25-minute online survey on managing sedation in psychosis. Feel free to forward on to colleagues. lnkd.in/eH7B8ABS Thank you! @UEA_ClinPsyD

Co-developing theatre on sensitive subjects: How-to guide launch Thursday, May 15 · 1:30 - 2:30pm GMT 1 Join NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre for this webinar to launch a new how-to guide to co-developed theatre as a format for disseminating research on sensitive subjects. eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-develo…