Well done to our Dr Cathryn Rodway and colleagues for winning the The Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre Research Excellence Award 2024 for their paper in PLOS Medicine on #Suicide after leaving the armed forces journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a… louis appleby Dr Pauline Turnbull Lana Bojanić

Must admit to feeling envious of those who saw the #Auroraborealis last night. So here is my photo from #Iceland a few months before the pandemic began.

New analysis of suicide figures over the last decade.

Showing (1) rise in under 25s, (2) highest rates in middle age in both M&F, (3) regional variation, with London rates lower.

Data from Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.

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We are watching both (you knew that).

Noticeable that #TheThirdMan had more votes. Do its themes - betrayal, Cold War, inhumanity - touch a nerve?

#Vienna 🇦🇹

Two great films - comes down to moments:

Salieri, tho eaten up with Mozart envy, describing the transcendental beauty of the oboe in his woodwind serenade.

Or Harry Lime pointing to the “dots” way below the Ferris wheel: “Would you really feel any pity if they stopped moving?”

Congratulations Leah Quinlivan Caroline Clements Dr Pauline Turnbull and all the team. Our work on “Improving care for people who have self-harmed” was highly commended for outstanding benefit to society through research: #MaDAwards

After a trip to #Vienna , which film to watch? 🇦🇹

This is me meeting a nurse today who looked after me in intensive care. I am so grateful. This is Stefania from the Whittington Whittington Health NHS Trust
#InternationalNursesDay

30 year anniversary of my travel book. Still the publication I am most proud of, the title channelling Daniel Defoe.
Julian Loose Faber Books

Beautiful day in Manchester, mandarins still adorning my local park. #urbanwildlife

Congratulations to Rob Behrens, stepping down from crucial role as Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, an unflinching supporter of patients and their families.

Online content that promotes suicide, self-harm or eating disorders is in the most harmful category in today’s Children’s Safety Codes of Practice.

Age checks, safer algorithms & content moderation are proposed.

Consultation until July 17.

Molly Russell's father says the process of getting tougher social media measures passed has been 'frustrating'

Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan tells #BBCBreakfast that in a perfect world the new legislation would be in place tomorrow but it needs to be 'bulletproof'…

Our most important event of the year today & it seemed to go well.

Updating evidence on suicide by #mentalhealth patients - inpatients, autism/ADHD, students, public places.

Recommendations for safer care across the UK.

And many excellent q’s from our audience of almost 600.

.louis appleby notes that clinicians do not typically enquire about gambling in their patients. However, gambling is now part of the 2023 #SuicidePrevention strategy and awareness has increased #NCISH2024

The full report, an easy read version, key messages sheet and an animated video of key findings and recommendations are available on our website sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/reports/… #NCISH2024

Finally, louis appleby mentioned the 2023 Suicide Prevention Strategy & reiterated the key message: anyone can be at risk and everyone has a part to play. People’s lives are complex and clinical care should reflect this complexity. Our job is to be constantly vigilant #NCISH2024

.louis appleby discussed suicide prevention in the cost of living crisis. Economic hardship is dangerous for mental health patients and frontline services should be aware and work alongside agencies providing economic support #NCISH2024

3,894 patients died in public locations over the report period. The use of parks/woodlands increased over the report period, particularly in people aged under 25. Local suicide prevention plans should address high risk locations #NCISH2024

Between 2016-2021, there were an average of 167 patient deaths/year in those who had received a one-off assessment. Many had experienced recent adverse life events but were not offered further treatment. Awareness of risk and care is needed when considering discharge #NCISH2024