Sian Pritchard

Award winning Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Director of Pritchard Health. General Manager, Service Delivery & Mental Health Reform, APMHA Healthcare Pty Ltd

[Sian Pritchard @Sian_NP]

I’m sure no one will care but I’ve increasingly used this platform less & less as more hate & destructive conversations take place. Th clear lack of any morals by its owner now leads me t realise I don’t want 2 b associated with this platform. @APMHAHealthCare @acnp_national

[Sian Pritchard @Sian_NP]

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[Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers]

“Sunny room” - my brother in Christ that is a balcony.

[#ACNPnational @acnp_national]

>News < Three Nurse Practitioner Endoscopist candidates completed training at Logan's Endoscopy Unit, improving access to gastroenterology services. A huge step forward in their careers! 🔥 #ACNP #NursePractitioner #Endoscopy 🏥✨Click here to read more https://t.co/3hbMxTvxsp

[Melissa Sweet @MelissaSweetDr]

States and territories to support federal bill banning non-prescription vapes https://t.co/Kl6Zumoz7K

[Gillian Fennell @stationmum101]

This 👇

[Belinduh Pyne @belinduhpyne]

It really hurts me to see what people are saying about Schizophrenia online and in the media.

I and many other Australians live with this mental disorder every single day of our life. I have bad days, but they are few. My brain simply works differently to yours. I struggle to concentrate and communicate. But most of my days are good.

Instead of vilifying those who live with this disorder. How about you do some reading, or ask us questions? It’s not just hallucinations and hearing voices.

Most people who have this disorder are more likely to be harmed by those who don’t. We’re not monsters. We’re human beings who have feelings. Stop trying to stigmatise this disorder.

When tragedy’s happen like this, it’s mostly because that person was neglected and failed by the mental health system. It could’ve been prevented if the person received the support and care they needed.

That’s the problem. I hope this is a wake up call to @AustralianLabor + @LiberalAus Not enough services and most are unaffordable to many Australians who suffer with their mental health every day.

Stop stigmatising mental health, and turning your backs on those who need help.

[#ACNPnational @acnp_national]

Exciting opportunity for #NursePractitioners & #AdvancedPracticeNurses! Submit abstracts for 2024 ACNP National Conference on "Beyond Today: Sustaining Australian Healthcare. Shape healthcare's future now! Abstract submissions LIVE! 🚀 https://t.co/e4ZtMh6cHE

[Rose Jackson @RoseBJackson]

UPDATE: We are mobilising trained disaster mental health support clinicians who will join staff at Bondi Junction in the coming days. The first mental health staff will be at Bondi Junction from this afternoon to provide support.

We are also working on finding a location for fixed hub for support over but mental health professionals will be out and about – mobile, visible and available.

If you need help you can also call NSW Health’s dedicated Mental Health Line, which is available 24/7 on 1800 011 511.

[Mindframe @MindframeMedia]

Reporting on complex mental illness in the context of violence & crime, such as the tragic events in Bondi, can add to stigma for those with lived & living experience of mental health concerns. Free guidelines for #Ausmedia to aid safe, sensitive coverage: https://t.co/urS7mJds8O

[Sian Pritchard @Sian_NP]

@MsahWu Say hello to the castle from a little Welsh girl who left in 1989 😍

[Sian Pritchard @Sian_NP]

@GPswampwarrior Opiate replacement therapy 👍

[Sian Pritchard @Sian_NP]

@GPswampwarrior The difficulty is that GPs often do not want you to provide ORT services sadly.

[Sian Pritchard @Sian_NP]

@LynoreGeia I struggle to imagine how it will ever happen. Those with the money hold the power and give lip service too often to saying they are willing to hand the money and the power over to others who can do better.

[Lynore K. Geia @LynoreGeia]

Commission found evidence of a failure to relinquish power, and the persistence of ‘government knows best’ thinking about Indigenous people and their needs. https://t.co/yOoVRT5RWB

[Sian Pritchard @Sian_NP]

@TracyWesterman @NangalaWoodley I absolutely agree with what u said. I wasn’t clear what I was asking. Apologies. Mine was more broadly about culture and expectations. When people say an acknowledgement to country. Is it appropriate for each person to do it through the day, or once? Wanting to be respectful.

[APNA @APNAnurses]

Happy Primary Health Care #Nurses Day!

APNA is at the Federal Parliament House, Canberra to fly the #primaryhealthcare #nursing flag in meetings with Ministers and influential MPs. You can follow 📢 along on social media by following #PHCNday. @griffinscircus @KarenBooth43

[Sian Pritchard @Sian_NP]

@NangalaWoodley @TracyWesterman I’m keen to understand more about this. I often wonder when I am at conferences & each speaker every 20mins gives thanks & recognition. I don’t want to engage in lip service or worse still inappropriate cultural expectations. What is the best way to know what I should do please?

[Claudia Mariano @cmarianoNP]

It's unbelieveable that NP care is so discounted by @SylviaJonesMPP @ONThealth that we LITERALLY do not count the the patients who receive their care from an NP. And if you don't count it or measure it, you can fully appreciate the impact NPs have.