Alan Simpson

Sign the Petition Stop restricting Freedom Pass travel in London

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Thanks to those who came and played such an engaged and constructive part in our workshop on designing relational care approaches to reduce self-harm and suicide in various settings. Lots of lovely ideas #RRNConf25

Really enjoyed our first session at #RRNConf25 Smashing to see so many people and some great questions. Thanks for inviting us. Next up: the workshop.

* naming the unnamed I mean!

#RRNConf25 Great to see such a great turnout at this conference on reducing restraint. First talk today by Gambinga Gambinga on naming the named or unrecognised restraints on people’s lives living in the community was genuinely mind-opening. Brilliant.

Looking forward to #RRNConf25, hearing others & presenting a keynote and workshop with Jess Griffiths on Relational Care in reducing self-harm & suicide in inpatient mental health wards & emergency departments. This draws on our work @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social
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As a Safety manager in the NHS, Labour is most likely making me redundant, and I could lose my house. Making NHS patients less safe in the process.

How are Labour policies changing your life?

Around 10,000 university workers being made redundant this year. Labour policies are definitely cutting through in higher education …

A packed start to the #RRNConf2025 with @restraintreductionnetwork.org. Already meeting fantastic people. I'm looking forward to spending time with friends and colleagues old and new. So many amazing speakers including @drjohnabaker.bsky.social @cityalan.bsky.social Alexis Quinn and so many more!

The new peer workforce in mental health services: Optimising implementation and maximising value - Centre for Mental Health Five people involved in planning, delivering or researching mental health peer support provide personal reflections on their experiences, key challenges and lessons learnt.

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1. Yesterday, 86 people were arrested in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."
They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵

USA leading way on inhumane treatment of immigrants

BBC News provides a 'land of the free' latest

Where political views expressed on social media by students will exclude you from getting an education in the US

Add that students in the US have already had their visas revoked because of part-taking in pro Palestinian protests

'Massive increase' in UK military equipment sent to Israel under Labour, data shows LABOUR licensed exports of more military equipment to Israel in the final three months of 2024 than the Tories did for all of 2020-2023, new figures…

In just 3 months Labour licensed more military exports to Israel than the Tories did in all of 2020-2023.

Yesterday Israeli strikes killed 80 people, including at least 22 children, while the UN warned that the entire population of Gaza is now at "critical risk" of famine.

You cannot make this stuff up.

Yvette Cooper repeatedly refused to give a straight answer just now on Today to straight Q “Will councils get more money to pay care workers more?” She repeatedly committed to higher carer pay but wouldn’t commit to money so councils can fund it. Think that speaks volumes about the mess we are in.

Understanding the barriers and facilitators to delivering peer support effectively in England: a qualitative interview study - BMC Psychiatry Background Peer support roles within mental health services are rapidly increasing in number and scope in the UK and internationally. This paper explores the facilitators and barriers to delivering pe...

NEW paper from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social Check it out.

Understanding the barriers and facilitators to delivering peer support effectively in England: a qualitative
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How nice to be told by Keir Starmer that my mother who delivered babies, as a midwife, worked nights and damaged her back lifting patients as a nurse, was a pillar of her community as a health visitor has caused “incalculable damage” to the UK !

Seen this?

Quantitative Evidence for Relational Care Approaches to Assessing and Managing Self-Harm and Suicide Risk in Inpatient Mental Health and Emergency Department Settings: A Scoping Review There is an over-reliance on structured risk assessments and restrictive practices for managing self-harm and suicidality in inpatient mental health and emergency department (ED) settings, despite ...

Great to see this out. Fab collaboration and paper @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social Quantitative Evidence for Relational Care Approaches to Assessing and Managing Self-Harm and Suicide Risk in Inpatient Mental Health and Emergency Department Settings: A Scoping Review www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🔴 Newly published paper - Alternative approaches to standard inpatient mental health care: development of a typology of service models

📄 Published in the International Journal of Mental Health Systems, this study, led by Jess Griffiths, maps a range of alternatives to standard #inpatientcare.

An interesting paper critiquing ‘complex emotional needs’ as a label to individuals given a diagnosis of a personality disorder ⬇️

#MentalHealth #research

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Is it safe? Is it spying? Disquiet over NHS ‘magic eye’ surveillance camera in mental health units Campaign calls for investigation into the use of Oxevison amid concerns over care and its effect on patients

Interesting article by The Guardian referencing our systematic review findings on Digital Surveillance.

It gives a great overview of Oxevison and the concerns over its effect on patients

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#inpatient #mentalhealth

We were honoured to share our recent work on Peer Support at two MHPRU events this year! 🫲🏽🫱🏿

Over 250 people joined us across a webinar and live panel event — and now the video series is live! 🎥

Huge thanks to @thementalelf.bsky.social for bringing it all together 💙

#PeerSupport #MentalHealth

Alternative approaches to standard inpatient mental health care: development of a typology of service models - International Journal of Mental Health Systems Background Inpatient mental health care is an integral part of the continuum of mental health care in many countries, though it can be associated with challenges, such as reliance on coercive practice...

New paper on alternatives to inpatient mental health care, from the team at @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social

Alternative approaches to standard inpatient mental health care: development of a typology of service models | International Journal of Mental Health Systems doi.org/10.1186/s130...

Blatant war crimes committed in Gaza today as Israel drops bombs on tents in 'safe zones'.

For no reason except they can because the USA/UK continue to send them weapons despite them blatantly committing Genocide.

Putin declares Easter truce, quickly breaks it, Ukraine says Putin declared a unilateral truce to begin at 6 p.m. Moscow time. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said “Russian artillery fire has not subsided.”

Putin unilaterally declares a truce for Easter, the first in Russia's three-year war on Ukraine, immediately breaks it, Zelensky says // @siobhanogrady.bsky.social reports from Kyiv with @leadergrev.bsky.social and Catherine Belton

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Seni's Law: preventing deaths from restraint in mental health settings | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing After disproportionate force during restraint led to Seni’s death, his mum Aji made it her mission to protect mental health service users

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The final AdStAC paper published on implementing #AdvanceChoiceDocuments for Black people in #MentalHealthcare➡️http://tinyurl.com/AdStAC2025

🖊️We heard from a clinician, facilitator & service-user involved in the project in our blog series: kcl.ac.uk/empowering-b...

@maudsleycharity.bsky.social

So @hmtreasury is forcing @DWPgovuk to find more savings, in part by cutting the Universal Credit Standard Allowance (after raising it a bit). Here's what the Green Paper said about the current position & why UC needs to rise: it's been cut so low it's driving destitution.