I was an NHS doctor,
Then burnout and mental illness happened.
I left medicine but
Without it... I felt lost.
Here are 3 things I learnt from leaving the NHS,
3 things everyone should know.
Please RT for all the real life superheroes who are doing everything they can for us right now
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@Mental_Elf Twitter desperately needs the input of average practicing psychiatrists because they have lots more balance & clinical wisdom than the more outspoken ideological zealots who vehemently propagandize for simple minded biological or psychosocial reductionsms.
@DrMarkTaubert@kimberleystjohn @harrietmadeley4 I have planted and harvested tomatoes over the course of a year for the specific purpose of being able to express my strong feelings at your shenanigans.
Of course, then I found out that you can buy those things at the grocer’s.
So now I have even stronger feelings! 🤬
Ending free movement.
On the left: your current free zone. You can work, travel, study, love, retire across this area. No visas. Includes non-EU members.
On the right: your future free zone (assuming CTA with Ireland).
Can *anyone* explain how this is increasing opportunity?
Around 40% of GPs in England and Wales have experienced mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, finds @MindCharity survey https://t.co/1JPoJIgtIT
I wonder why?
▪️15 years of salary cuts
▪️2 raids on our pensions
▪️slashed CEAs - now non- pensionable & unconsolidated
▪️workload spiralling upwards
▪️covering rota gaps for juniors & consultants
Who wouldn’t want a consultant post?
@MattHancock@TheBMA
"If you starve someone for five years, then pledge to give them bread & water every day for the following five, you do not get the right to pose as the soul of generosity."
Superb from @BenChu_ on the facts behind the NHS birthday "bonanza" hype.
https://t.co/ODTsAzBpPf
At the joint @rcpsych@rcgp conference #workingtogether Excellent first talk on Anorexia by Dr Lorna Richards! I loved how she talked of communicating with our patients as a “dance”, and of accepting “ununderstandability”.