Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan)

Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist London /@youokaydoc ambassador 🌈Views my own.

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

@laurevans311 @goodreads Ooh me too; love this. I’m going to raid your list 😬

[Dr Ekaterina Netchitailova @Chitailova]

I could never imagine that I would ever create a post comparing psychiatric hospitals in different countries but here it goes: I had the ‘opportunity’ to experience psychiatric ‘care’ in both England and The Netherlands and differences are astonishing.
1. Twenty years ago I would say it was the same.
They hold you against your will if you experienced a ‘psychosis’, give you zyprexa (Olanzapine) as first choice of treatment and release you back into the community as a person with disability. It’s horrible.
2. Back in England there is this mental health act that deprives you of your freedom automatically if you have had a psychosis, even if you come and ask for help yourself. They just section you and you end up begging for the rest of your ordeal: ‘please, please, release me! I have a life outside this hospital! I have a family and a job!’
No, they hold you tight until you loose your job.
It happened to me.
I love England. I miss it so much, it hurts every day that I am not in Sheffield, with my friends for life, the hills, the Peak District, the pubs, British sense of humour, roast on Sunday, the language, the people.
But mental health services are just horrible. They dehumanise you and stigma is unprecedented.
2. I can’t talk about the whole Netherlands but Friesland is a different story.
The maximum stay in a hospital is about two weeks. Once you are out of ‘psychosis’, they let you go.
They make sure that you continue to receive care after the hospital.
They listen to you and take your side effects from antipsychotics into account.
You don’t stand begging for attention, asking someone to take you for a walk. It’s automatically planned into your daily activities: a walk, sport, art therapy, etc.
I was surprised how quiet hospitals are here until I realised that no one is screaming from despair.
There is no stigma.
I will tell more in other posts.
What is your experience with psychiatric hospitals?
#Psychiatry #psychosis #mentalhealth #bipolar

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

@IDdocAdi Psych reg..after sleeping for the last 5 hours of night shift..me last night 😆

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

Offer counselling over HRT for menopause, GPs told - why should women be offered a treatment that does not improve all symptoms nor reduce risks of diseases? CBT may have a role but not to have instead of HRT which is an evidence based treatment https://t.co/lUBJAXPsNd

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

Exciting but vulnerable moment seeing a story I wrote published in @Pulsevoices - ‘finding freedom in difference’ - here is the link if anyone would like to read - https://t.co/l9plIBbcIe ***trigger warning*** several references to suicide ***

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

Exciting but vulnerable moment seeing a story I wrote published in @Pulsevoices - ‘finding freedom in difference’ - here is the link if anyone would like to read - https://t.co/l9plIBbcIe ***trigger warning*** several references to suicide ***

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

A staggering 14 million people now living in poverty, a million adults in the UK can’t afford to eat every day, 9 million skipping meals & cutting back on food, a record 2.1 million using food banks, 7 million households going without heating, GP’s prescribing nutritional drinks to starving patients, thousands hospitalized with malnutrition & children in food poverty doubled in the last year - but according to Rishi Sunak the “plan” is working

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

It’s not rocket science UK media. The Prime Minister - who thinks uncapping bonuses for millionaire bankers is a terrific idea - wants to IMPOSE a crappy real terms pay cut on consultants

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

@laurevans311 @darinaconnolly Right..yes..totally..😆

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

New look for ST6 #BARBIE

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

Final ever trainee induction done & dusted..unless I do any more training 😆- the cat was riveted by the content..nap time incoming!

[Cary Cooper @ProfCaryCooper]

What damage the Conservatives have done to the UK over 14 years is summarised by this Newsnight panelist

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

So much smearing & belittling of consultants in the press, but this, from today’s @thetimes letters page, could not have put it more beautifully.

Pls RT if you agree.

#NHS 💙

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

@laurevans311 Hi Barbie 💕🎉- off to watch tomorrow

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

@f_shallis 😂

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

Cat totally delighted with herself for having wrecked our stool and now realising she can get inside of it…this one might be for the work cat wall? #happyfriday #cats

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

@evenables1006 @salterfry Oh goodness, phew that that kitten is ok

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

@salterfry Aww totally; She is indeed getting all the treats now 😆😊

[Wendy Smethurst (prev Morgan) @psychdrwend]

@evenables1006 @salterfry That is indeed true- she does improve everything 🥰; we were pretty confused ourselves when we saw her in there 😆