Many of us do research 'on' the people;

Some do it 'for' the people;

Few are able to do research 'with' the people.

Inspiring piece by Dr Abhay Bang explains the difference:

idronline.org/putting-people…

📢📢Great to see this published from our NIHR School for Primary Care Research #Stoma support study- we gained consensus on young ppl's priorities for a future resource to support self-management of #mentalhealth needs post-stoma surgery #IBD @ostomy 👇👇👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/he…

Pls RT Lucy Bray ProfessorCarolynCG TamsinFisherResearch Brookfield Herbal 🌿 Kay Polidano 🐝Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford🌱Patient Advocate🩺 #IBDSuperHeroes IA (Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association) Crohn's and Colitis Young Adults Network Crohn's & Colitis UK ColostomyUK

A plastic washing-up bowl in this sink. I'm still waiting for a valid explanation as to why it's needed.

Q&A Webinar: Master of Arts in Social Impact Assessment
um.edu.mt/newspoint/even… #SocialImpactAssessment #Sociology University of Malta

University of Malta to introduce new degree in Social Impact Assessments: mikes-beat.blogspot.com/2023/09/univer… #Malta #SocialImpactAssessment #Sociology University of Malta

Join us on Oct 24th for a public seminar by Prof Jonathan Gabe about the pharmaceuticalisation of society. University of Malta MSA_SociologyMalta #sociology #health

Great to see this published from our NIHR School for Primary Care Research #Stoma Support Study - a rapid review of self-management interventions to address distress in young ppl with LTEs, led by Brookfield Herbal 🌿 Our brilliant #PPIE grp had a big role in helping interpret findings.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/he…

Suicidal patients shun Mount Carmel Hospital due to notorious reputation, NGO says maltatoday.com.mt/news/xtra/1244…

Anyone in a position of power and responsibility in NHS Mental health care should ask themselves if this is something they would believe to be acceptable for a member of their family or other loved one.

Kindness can be life-saving. We should never underestimate its power.
From 'The Suicide Prevention Pocket Guidebook'.

Thanks to those who joined our webinar last night: Supporting young people living with a #stoma .
This is now available on the link below for anyone who'd like to watch the recording 👇👇👇
youtube.com/watch?v=oMLNWc…

ColostomyUK #IBDSuperHeroes Crohn's & Colitis UK IA (Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association)

It’s officially been a year since Branston and I left the UK… A year since a chihuahua escaped on an AirMalta flight and me having to run down the aircraft aisle trying to apprehend him, sweating anxiously and apologising to everybody for the inconvenience caused.

📣📣 We're hosting a free public webinar open to all - **Supporting young people living with a #stoma ** - pls click the link below to sign up if interested #IBD #ostomy #Crohns #colitis #mentalhealth 👇👇👇

The definition of mental health has been widened so much that it’s now almost meaningless | Martha Gill theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'If you're in the bottom 10% of household income, to follow NHS healthy diet guidance you'd have to spend **74%** of your income on food; IMPOSSIBLE'

Sir Michael Marmot emphasises that #IncomeInequality is the key driver of #HealthInequality .

When will Govt hear this?

#newsnight

Morning coffee before an 8am lecture #mediterranean #malta

Just printed off an official doc for my boyfriend. He not only gets a new passport colour but an entirely ‘new’ nationality to flaunt…. #BrexitDisaster

As a cyclone is battering the Maltese islands, we are having to get creative to salvage our front room. Serious doubts if our balcony doors will make it through the night… I need some beer. #stormhelios #medicane

The life of an introvert really just boils down to working up the energy to act like an extrovert, until you can go home and be comfortably introverted.