11th January 1922
104 years to the day....
The first dose of #Insulin was administered
A 14 year old boy called Leonard Thompson
And life was never the same again for so many many people
In the #NHS?
Free at the point of delivery- to the user
Don’t lose that
#Diabetes
January is hard. Ask someone for a cup of coffee or a walk. The simplest connections help build relationships. Build your mental health piece by piece. #piecebypiece#theresnohealthcarewithoutselfcare
The NHS is at its best when it offers its best care, its greatest resources, to people whose illnesses leave them on the margins of society, at greatest risk.
MH care needs to re-discover its main mission, severe mental illness.
@DrRJha@DoctorsDistress An intriguing thought @DrRJha definitely talking about one’s own mental health or state of distress led in a thoughtful way by the appraiser is a starting point and we need to make it a part of the process in a consistent way.
@DoctorsDistress@adave_NHS Wouldn’t it be helpful if our annual appraisals checked the burnout score for every clinician and automatically recommended a remedial measure where needed - there are several validated self reported tools … thanks for all the work you do @DoctorsDistress
💙2025 Highlight 💙 A record 451 doctors were on burnout courses in 2025. Our thanks to Dr Ashley for running these sessions, and our congratulations to everyone who participated. 🏅🏆
🌳💚To every person in every Trust who cared, organised and pulled off planting a Tree of Hope this year - thank you! To our Patron Dr. Adam Kay, thank you for continued drive to shine a light on the risk of suicide for healthcare workers. 💚🌳 #WellbeingInHealthcare#TreeOfHope
Leadership isn’t about dominance—it’s about connection.
And women are leading the way.
At the AMWA 111th Annual Conference, plenary speaker Sarah Smithson, MD, MPH will explore how relational leadership is transforming power, culture, and impact in healthcare. Drawing on her work as an internal medicine physician and co-founder of Relational Leadership Partners, Dr. Smithson brings decades of experience in leadership development, interprofessional education, and system-level change.
If you’re ready to lead with purpose, build stronger teams, and reimagine what power looks like in medicine—this plenary is for you.
Be in the room where the future of leadership is shaped. Register today for the early-bird rate: https://t.co/UD2UncM2kW
#AMWAAnnualConference #WomenLeadingMedicine #EquityInLeadership #HumanCenteredCare #AMWALeads
“What do I want to do in my career? I want to continue persisting. Quietly, shouting doesn't always get you there, but just quietly persisting to try to help people to understand.”
Former RCPsych President, now a House of Lords Peer, the inspiring Baroness Sheila Hollins has given us a fascinating interview about her career, the highlights, barriers, and what more she hopes to achieve. Listen today #thriveinpsychiatry
https://t.co/dmZL9IXleH
@rcpsych A special episode talking to some of the Psychiatrists who have shaped my thinking and learning. Thank you to all who participated in front and behind the camera.
Gems of wisdom for Psychiatrists young and old
In the fifth and final podcast of our series exploring ways in which we can support our members to #ThriveinPsychiatry, we speak to three members about their career – what have been their career highlights, what barriers have they faced, and what more are they looking to achieve?
Our Presidential lead for Retention and Wellbeing, Dr Ananta Dave, interviews former RCPsych President Professor Dinesh Bhugra, Chair of RCPsych in Northern Ireland Dr Julie Anderson, and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist and Author Dr Gwen Adshead.
https://t.co/Vw2jiKF5d0
You are not alone and help is available 🧡👥
Doctors in Distress is in support of the great work of Doctors Association UK to reduce stigma and say to all healthcare workers - zap the QR code and reach out. #YouAreNotAlone#DomesticAbuseAwareness
For #HumanRightsDay we share a special interview with President Dr Lade Smith CBE who spoke with Jade Wright from the College's Special Committee on Human Rights (SCHR).
Lade talks about her perspective on human rights, and how they are at the very core of the work we do as psychiatrists.
https://t.co/r7q2sz4szH