@charitablemark

CEO at Rethink Mental Illness, Trustee of Mental Health UK & AMHP and Chair of IAOG at NHSE . Fan of F1, Strictly and travelling. Views are purely personal 🇪🇺

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I fear the amendments by many peers are not intended to make the Bill safer but are designed to thwart the will of the Commons and the majority of the population by talking it out of time
Luciana Berger@lucianabergerMar 13
Supporters of Assisted Dying remain silent on how the Bill should be improved. The proposed amendments are trying to make the Bill safer, informed by medical colleges, professional groups and experts. And yet they are all dismissed. This is not how safe & workable laws are made.
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Jeff Dye
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😂. Who made this. This is great.
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We are enormously sad to see Amanda step down and wish her every success. We hope her successor will continue to prioritise MH not only to support those waiting for treatment but as part of a wider drive to improve the nation’s mental health
Claire Murdoch@ClaireCNWL25 Feb 2025
A phenomenally decent, smart, values-driven woman. Very sad news after Amanda has achieved so much through some of the NHS’s toughest times. Resolutely NHS. She will have a great future ahead of her but I hope she has a rest first.
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We at Rethink are enormously sad to see Amanda Pritchard step down from her role as NHS CEO and wish her every success.  Despite unprecedented challenges she managed to maintain a strategic commitment to mental health and in particular to those who are living with mental illness
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🚨 Take part in this new consultation to make sure mental health is prioritised in the future of the NHS. With your help, we can fight for better care. Take part 👉 change.nhs.uk/en-GB/
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Pleased to see the Committee shine a spotlight on community services for adults with severe mental health needs. The inquiry’s findings will be invaluable in identifying what is needed to make the shift from hospital to community and ensure everyone gets the support they need.
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@CommonsHealth17 Dec 2024
We're investigating community mental health services and we want to hear from you 📢 We want to know what you think high-quality care looks like for people with severe mental illness. Tell us here 👉 committees.parliament.uk/wor…
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We must all come together to a stop short sighted approach to mental health. Strengthening mental health investment is right for those with mental illness and their families, but also for wider society. Investing in mental health will play a key role in delivering govt’ missions
Rethink Mental Illness@Rethink_10 Dec 2024
🚨 Mental health services are already stretched beyond capacity. Yet there are reports that the government may axe vital safeguards for mental health funding. Alongside 17 organisations, we've written to the PM asking to protect funding for services 👇
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An image of the letter we have sent, alongside 17 mental health organisations, to the Prime Minister calling for government to protect funding for mental health services. Organisations who have written the letter include: Rethink Mental Illness Mental Health UK Centre for Mental Health Young Minds Samaritans MQ Mental Health Research Black Thrive Global Mind Anna Freud Mental Health Foundation Place2Be The Mix Mental Health First Aid England Association of Mental Health Providers Royal College of Psychiatrists Mind Forward Alliance Student Minds

ALT An image of the letter we have sent, alongside 17 mental health organisations, to the Prime Minister calling for government to protect funding for mental health services. Organisations who have written the letter include: Rethink Mental Illness Mental Health UK Centre for Mental Health Young Minds Samaritans MQ Mental Health Research Black Thrive Global Mind Anna Freud Mental Health Foundation Place2Be The Mix Mental Health First Aid England Association of Mental Health Providers Royal College of Psychiatrists Mind Forward Alliance Student Minds

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📚 We have scoured the Mental Health Bill over the last 24 hours. There’s lots in it to talk about. Some good, some bad. We've outlined all the detailed analysis you need to know into one handy article on our website 👉 bit.ly/3UGEVwM
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🧵THREAD We are becoming increasingly concerned about proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment. We understand that the government needs to make difficult decisions. But these changes would be unequivocally the wrong choice. Here's why 👇
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Still early days for this administration and we are awaiting delivery of the step change trailed pre election. However, if this piece is correct, it’s deeply troubling, and the govt needs to restate its commitment to appropriate policy, practice and resources to transform lives
Health Service Journal@HSJnews1 Nov 2024
Mental health is not a priority for this government ift.tt/lwWz5Ti

Mental health is not a priority for this government

This government is fond of declaring it is committed to "three shifts" in health and care policy: hospital to community, analogue to prevention, and treatment to prevention.

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🚨 The government has today launched a new consultation to help shape the future of the NHS over the next decade. Find out our thoughts on the new NHS ten-year plan, and how to get involved in it, on our website 👉 bit.ly/4dU0UXK
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🚨 Negative attitudes towards mental illness are ruining lives. Let's end the judgement. Let's Rethink Mental Illness. Download your guide to help us end the harmful cycle of stigma surrounding mental illness 👉 bit.ly/4ewDkBe #LetsRethink
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I’m finding the NHS App such a wonderful tool in my interactions with staff whilst an impatient here @GSTTnhs . I hadn’t realised how extensive the data is. It’s been transformative and will help make my discharge better for me and the hospital. Analogue to digital in action!
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More people are talking about mental health. But awareness and understanding about mental illness is still so far behind. #LetsRethink
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Great short ad. Glad it is going out on national TV from today. But also download the @Rethink_ guide on the issues it raises, with practical advice on how better to understand mental illness. #LetsRethink
Rethink Mental Illness@Rethink_25 Sep 2024
Let's end the judgement. #LetsRethink
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Join us @rethink in our crucial campaign to challenge the stigma around mental illness and help make a difference to people’s lives ⬇️
Rethink Mental Illness@Rethink_25 Sep 2024
Living with a mental illness can be hard. The negative attitudes of others makes it harder. That's why we're launching our new anti-stigma campaign, #LetsRethink. Download your free guide to help us end the judgement around mental illness 👉 bit.ly/4ewDkBe
Infographic by Rethink Mental Illness indicates that three in five UK adults would feel uncomfortable sharing a diagnosis of severe mental illness with colleagues. It includes stylized figures in orange and teal, with corresponding statistics in text form.

ALT Infographic by Rethink Mental Illness indicates that three in five UK adults would feel uncomfortable sharing a diagnosis of severe mental illness with colleagues. It includes stylized figures in orange and teal, with corresponding statistics in text form.

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ALT Image showing a statistic from Rethink Mental Illness, with large text "35%" indicating that percentage of UK adults would reconsider being someone's friend if they had a diagnosis of severe mental illness. The background is blue with additional details about the survey's sample size and dates.

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💬 Would you like to take part in an exciting new project looking at what quality-of-life means for people living with schizophrenia? If you have lived or caring experience of schizophrenia, take a look at our website to register your interest 👉 bit.ly/4dHS3cz
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I voted for L. NORRIS as #F1DriveroftheDay. Make your vote here: formula1.com/en/vote.html df0603krefnld.cloudfront.net…
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Let’s support people’s goals/needs. Neither write them off or diminish their illness. Employers may reject them based on diagnosis, even though they want to work and have the necessary support. Those who can’t work shouldn’t be forced to or be sanctioned. 1 size doesn’t fit all
Claire Murdoch@ClaireCNWL24 Aug 2024
I know that skilled nhs and 3rd sector colleagues think carefully about such decisions…when to explore what a person wants, what their goals are, what help they want. When and whether to explore employment, when to advise someone they are too poorly but to bring hope etc.
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