Meinou Simmons

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Oxford; Training Programme Director, Thames Valley; Mum; author; runner. Views are my own

[The Health Foundation @HealthFdn]

How much does UK spend on health care compared to Europe?

In 2022, nine of the EU14 countries spent more on health care per head than UK. Six invested over 20% more, including France, the Netherlands and Germany.

Analysis by @ElaineKTHF and @tlswatt⬇️

https://t.co/fbRSIQI9S0

[Neurodiversity Training UK @NeurodiversityT]

1 in 5 ‘Think Differently’ ( at least ) There is an evolutionary purpose why we each have a brain as unique as our fingerprints. It is the ‘Universal Design’
that we all ‘Think Differently’ & ‘Learn Differently’ - intelligence is multiple, diverse & evolving… #Neurodiversity ☂️

[Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth]

Self-harm can affect anyone. Often the first step to break the cycle is talking to someone you trust.

There is help available. 💜

Read our guide: https://t.co/RrA5gbztMw

[Royal College of Psychiatrists @rcpsych]

Congratulations to @Keir_Starmer and @UKLabour. The next five years brings a real opportunity to reverse the mental health crisis. We look forward to working with you and all parties on tackling this. #NoHealthWithoutMentalHealth

[Cystic Fibrosis Trust @cftrust]

✨Join other children aged 10-14 with CF for an evening of laughs and mayhem with our comedy teacher Sam! Siblings are welcome to sign up and children are welcome to call in from hospital.✨

👉Thursday 18th July from 4.30-6pm.

👉Email [email protected] to sign up.

[Dr Sanil Rege FRANZCP | MRCPsych @sanilrege]

Antidepressant Mechanisms of Exercise 🏃🏾🚀

1. Enhances Dopamine Transmission and Neural Reward Circuitry

2. Augments Effort Exertion and Mitigates Anhedonia

3. Improves Cognitive Control

Enhances attention, memory, and executive function.

4. Anti-Inflammatory Effects

👉Exercise has a net anti-inflammatory effect

👉Muscle contractions during exercise release myokines, which coordinate anti-inflammatory responses.

👉Exercise reduces adipose tissue inflammation by decreasing adipocyte size and visceral fat.

👉Reduced oxidative stress

Paper 👉 https://t.co/Xr6Z1HiPXu

[Rory O'Connor @suicideresearch]

🗣️Free Suicide Prevention Resources

We have developed 4 modules, the first one is aimed at anyone with an interest in understanding suicide, the other three modules go into more depth into the psychology of understanding and preventing suicide #Science2PreventSuicide

@darkdancer84

[Royal College of Psychiatrists @rcpsych]

Mental health patients are more than twice as likely to spend 12-hours+ in A&E than other patients. If you have a medical emergency and you’re registered to vote, you can still apply for an emergency proxy vote until 5pm on election day. More details: https://t.co/CFdHRgeArb

[Neurodiversity Training UK @NeurodiversityT]

In partnership with NHS London @LDN_Health & young people, we have produced a strength-based guide to living successfully with ADHD. Staying well, achieving in education, managing relationships - free to download: @CNWLCAMHS @CamhsNewham @CAMHSNetwork ☂️ https://t.co/LkE1CTiYEy

[Meinou Simmons @meinous]

@roryconn Well done Rory: this is very helpful

[Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition @CYPMentalHealth]

With the election fast approaching, we have written to the leaders of the political parties urging them to prioritise mental health.📩

With over half of voters saying political parties have failed on children's mental health, its time to act⬇️

https://t.co/dInjQO6yZh

[EFPT @EFPTrainees]

The EFPT is proud to announce the 14th edition of the “EFPT Award for Excellence”. This annual award is for an excellent and innovative project in psychiatry of current relevance, carried out within the last 2 years, with the involvement of psychiatry trainees. [1/2]

[Cystic Fibrosis Trust @cftrust]

Today, NICE have given approval for the life-changing #cysticfibrosis modulator drugs to be made available on the NHS in England. This follows many years of campaigning by Cystic Fibrosis Trust and people right across the CF community.

https://t.co/x7TV04xqXU

[Meinou Simmons @meinous]

@rcpsychTrainees Well done Daniela!

[Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition @CYPMentalHealth]

With poor mental health on the rise, the General Election is a pivotal moment for mental health. Ask your candidates to build #AMentallyHealthierNation by tagging them below⬇️

https://t.co/OVUqoTNNVU

[Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) @CORCcentral]

@AFNCCF @KingsCollegeLon & @ucl are collaborating on the RE-STAR programme, aiming to understand what priorities, enablers & barriers are important to secondary #school staff when promoting the #mentalhealth of autistic & ADHD students. Can you take part? https://t.co/SFgIXnLR3B

[Anna Freud @annafreuduk]

Storytelling can be a powerful tool to support the mental wellbeing of children.

Come to our free webinar to hear about how to support children to develop positive wellbeing and our early years storybook, ‘Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad’:
https://t.co/Aym4wDVmlR

[Meinou Simmons @meinous]

@UniofBath @MariaLoades This is great Maria 👏

[Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) @CORCcentral]

If your #education setting would like a report on your staff's #wellbeing before this final term ends, please note that the deadline for registering for our staff survey is 15 July. Providing you with data to end the year/inform the new #school year.
⬇️
https://t.co/nUkh0Pu4Cv

[Meinou Simmons @meinous]

@anita_thapar1 @joannamphd @ProfAnnJohn @CYPMHSResearch @Tamsin_J_Ford Thanks for sharing- we are still missing too many girls