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Dr Sarah Hughes

@drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social
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CEO of Mind Charity 🙏🏼 Founder The Muse Nine 💡 Views always my own, especially the brilliant ones 😏 #OnlyThoughts linktr.ee/drsarahhughesceo

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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"No long waits anymore for mental health support growing up" So good to hear this from @andyburnham.bsky.social today At @mind.org.uk, we believe the best way to respond to rising need is a 'same-day open access' mental health system, rather than more rationing and gatekeeping 1/2
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
substack.com/@themusenine... Relieved the bill has been voted down. #AssistedDying
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The Muse Nine (@themusenine)
As the #AssistedDyingBill returns to the House today, I am sharing this again. I cannot, in all good conscience, support it. I understand the deeply personal reasons why others do. But I do not belie...
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hot take. Why are we making live action versions of animated films? I don’t understand it. Why are we remaking instead of creating new stories? It can’t be laziness as a production is a production, but, it is weird right? Or am I being a curmudgeon? 🎬🍿
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Obviously I didn’t really enjoy Ann Widdecombe, her views often unpalatable to me. What we see from Adam Boulton’s interview is misogyny plain and simple, nothing but disdain and hostility for women, I doubt very much this would be said about a man murdered so brutally. Appalling!
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My two pence worth on the Farage shenanigans 🫣 substack.com/@drsarahhugh...
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‘If I win. You win.’
Before you read on please note so I don’t get into trouble that these are my views, not those of my employer or any organisation I’m associated with.
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Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Starting a petition to demand that when commentators talk about the number of British prime ministers since 2010 they have to point out a) they were changed for difference reasons and b) that sometimes those reasons were not exactly synonymous with the will of the British people
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A few thoughts about the social media ban… substack.com/@drsarahhugh...
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Muse Nine - Dr Sarah Hughes (@drsarahhughes)
My kids are livid about the social media ban. The thing is that I agree with them. I’m not a soft touch on this, believe me. I share almost every fear the ban is meant to answer, and some. I have wat...
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I’ve written a short note about the Katie Price & Lee Andrews Saga - I think it’s a social experiment… substack.com/@drsarahhugh...
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Muse Nine - Dr Sarah Hughes (@drsarahhughes)
A confession before I go on: I love a bit of celebrity gossip. I’m of the News of the World generation, when Sunday mornings involved a cup of coffee and some lurid revelation about a footballer, a s...
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Best interview on @goodmorningbritain.bsky.social with the brilliant Steve Backshall about the Orcas in Cornwall - made my morning! Brilliant. 👏🏼
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The scandal at St Andrew's hospital should be a watershed moment for the quality of mental health inpatient care, but it's far from clear it will be. Important intervention from @mind.org.uk CEO @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social in @hsj.co.uk on what needs to happen next www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...
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If cancer services were as bad as some mental health care, there would be outrage
Concerns over patient safety at St Andrew's reflect wider systemic pressures, including staffing shortages, outdated facilities, and limited alternative care provision
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Association of Mental Health Providers @assocmhp.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Could you be our new Independent Trustee? Join the Board of the Association of Mental Health Providers and help shape strategy, strengthen governance, and support the VCSE mental health sector. 📅 Apply by 13 April 2026 here: amhp.org.uk/about-us/tru... #Trustee #MentalHealth #VCSE
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Trustee Vacancy
The Association of Mental Health Providers is seeking a committed and strategic individual to join our Board as an Independent Trustee. About Us We are a registered charity and company limited by…
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
On a packed train carriage, I’m the only woman - 8 boys about 17/18 chatting about girls in the most despicable way. I got up walked over and said ‘Lads stop talking about women like this, you need to watch the Manosphere documentary because that’s how ridiculous you sound’
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We have taken Travelodge off our list of accommodation providers for all staff and volunteers. I wasn’t impressed with their response. As a woman who travels a lot on my own & has experienced a man trying to get into my hotel room - I need to see some urgency and clear action!
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Baroness Louise Casey giving one of the best speeches I’ve heard about #SocialCare in a decade! #ntsummitt 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
This month, Society Diary asked @breastcancernow.bsky.social CEO Claire Rowney about fast food jobs, warm weather and biscuits
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Society Diary interviews... Claire Rowney
This month, Civil Society’s fearless interviewer asked Breast Cancer Now’s CEO the important questions...
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
AI offers such amazing opportunities in health and care. But, let’s not pretend it’s the hero of the piece, we need proper guardrails and so @mind.org.uk has entered the chat - we are going hard on the evidence - www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation
Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed ‘very dangerous’ advice on Google AI Overviews
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Important moment this morning as @mind.org.uk CEO @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social gives evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry on the impact of the pandemic on people with mental health problems, mental health services & the mental health of the nation. Watch from 10am here: youtube.com/@ukcovid-19i...
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry
This is the independent public inquiry to examine the UK’s preparedness and response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and to learn lessons for the future.
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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Interesting new report from @ipprscotland.bsky.social Focused on Scotland but relevant across the UK in making the case for social security investment. 1. High social spending is compatible with economic success. Evidence shows European countries with high levels...1/4 www.ippr.org/articles/mor...
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More than a safety net: The welfare state as springboard to economic success and a better country | IPPR
It is widely proposed that higher social spending – especially in the form of social security benefits – is damaging to the economy. Yet the evidence prese
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🖋️ I’ve finally published a piece I’ve been circling for a while. Partly because time. Partly because grief + menopause is… a leadership context. And partly because writing about leadership right now requires sitting with discomfort, not rushing to certainty.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I don’t think a blanket ban on social media for under-16s will crack the harm. It may sound decisive, and it might make adults feel better, but it dodges the real issue.
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Mind @mind.org.uk · 10/12/2025
Remember, healing is not linear 🩵 What’s one small win you’ve had recently, despite the ups and downs?
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
This is a welcome & reflective intervention. 'Overdiagnosis' is a simplistic & stigmatising explanation for what, in reality, is a complex interplay of health, social & economic factors. The focus should be on getting people the right support at the right time www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence | Wes Streeting
The surge in mental ill health is hugely distressing. That’s why I’ve commissioned a review to find out what’s driving it, says health secretary Wes Streeting
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
People keep asking: “Why another mental health review?” Our own major report already shows rising prevalence, deepening distress, and a system stretched to breaking.
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The Big Mental Health Report
The Big Mental Health Report from Mind is for anyone looking for trusted information on how mental health problems affect people in England and Wales.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Scrapping the two-child cap is an extraordinary moment of political courage — one that will change the lives of hundreds of thousands of children.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This week, charity CEOs signed a joint letter to chancellor Rachel Reeves, urging her to ensure her upcoming autumn budget “doesn’t place further burdens on the voluntary sector”
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Chancellor urged not to ‘place further burdens’ on voluntary sector in budget
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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Mind @mind.org.uk · 16/10/2025
Today, we launch the annual Big Mental Health Report with a series of worrying findings about the state of the nation’s mental health. www.mind.org.uk/about-us/our...
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The Big Mental Health Report
The Big Mental Health Report from Mind is for anyone looking for trusted information on how mental health problems affect people in England and Wales.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
You know when papers say things like ‘blah blah broke their silence’ all they mean is that they’ve gone to the shops! #FYI
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
🕊️ It’s called Assisted Dying: A Nation’s Choice. It’s about love, loss, morphine pumps, and the quiet moments that change how you see life itself. If we legislate for death, we must first legislate for dignity.
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Assisted Dying - A Nations Choice
Content note
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
When 2/3 of our furries are pleased to see me… the other one is too busy guarding my plants! #PetsForYourMentalHealth
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Coverage of @mind.org.uk's new report on youth mental health Government plans for 50 youth hubs are welcome, but a serious response to the scale of the crisis requires services like this in every local authority, as part of a wider youth mental health strategy www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Government ‘must go further and faster on hubs for youngsters’ mental health’
A report by mental health charity Mind said many young people are reaching crisis point before they receive any kind of care.
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Heartbreaking figures. The causes will, of course, be complex. But a caricatured debate about 'overdiagnosis' is a dangerous distraction when, as @mind.org.uk's @gemmabyrne.bsky.social says here, over half a million under-18s are on mental health waiting lists www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Suicide rates among young people in England rose 50% in 10 years, figures show
Charities accuse government of ‘sliding backwards’ on child mental health after ONS findings
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Have you ever rolled your eyes at your mum when she asked for tech support?! If so this blogs for you 🙌🏼
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Tech Rubicon
Every Generation Updated the System (and Occasionally Broke It)
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I get why people want to bring loved ones back. I’ve wanted that too. But AI doesn’t heal grief — it loops it. Ghosts in the Machine is about the fantasy of resurrection and the cost of not letting go.
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Ghosts in the Machine…
When my dad died thirteen years ago, I couldn’t look at him, listen to his voice, or even be in the house where he died — the house my beautiful mum still lives in.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
#Wisecrack is one of those rare podcasts that manages to be both brutally compelling and heartbreakingly tender. It drags you into the raw desperation of the story and yet, somehow, leaves you feeling cared for in the telling.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
🎭 Party conferences = theatre. But what about leadership? My five tests: Gravitas Polls Language Bedfellows Performance Most leaders fail at least one. Some fail them all. #Politics #Leadership #ConferenceSeason
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Political Panto: Five Tests Behind the Curtain
Dear Politicians,
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Relieved not to be attending party conferences this year - sorry @jemimaolchawski.bsky.social but it’s over to you! 🙏🏼
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Anyone else reading #QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling - errrrrrrrr it’s extraordinary, disturbing and funny - dystopian storytelling at its best - deep enough but not so deep I can’t sleep!
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/09/2025
"Trustees need to know, if they don't already, the pressure that third sector leaders are facing around the country right now." @markrusselluk.bsky.social on the important role for trustee boards in promoting the wellbeing of senior leadership teams. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4mgVYk7
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
This is such a classic, terrifying to watch as a child - even more terrifying to study I Claudius for Classics A Level - deep trauma and the lengths people go to for dominion over others. This TV production was groundbreaking!
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The fact is Dianne Abbott walks the corridors of power knowing that people are saying despicable things about her. If ever you need inspiration about resilience, mission and sheer power of will - there she is. Shame on those who colluded, you couldn’t deal with even a tenth of what she has!
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Leadership isn’t a popularity contest. My latest Women in Charge blog is about the likability tax, the myth of thick skin, and why “difficult women” often make the best leaders. Revolutions aren’t run on likes. #TheLikabilityTrap #WomenInCharge
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The Likability Trap
In the last few weeks I’ve been asked how I tolerate not being liked, triggered by the multiple dissenting stories about women leaders.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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Claire Murdoch’s resignation marks the end of an extraordinary chapter for mental health in England. Over the last nine years she has been a pioneering force, leading through immense challenges and… |...
Claire Murdoch’s resignation marks the end of an extraordinary chapter for mental health in England. Over the last nine years she has been a pioneering force, leading through immense challenges and of...
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Simon Jones @seimon76.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Published our work today on young people’s experiences of the ‘missing middle’ of mental health support. We were told of the emotional impact of struggling to access help. You can read the overview of what we heard here👇🏻 English: lnkd.in/eQmHwf4D Cymraeg: lnkd.in/enmV76Dt
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Angela Rayner’s “scandal” shows how shame is weaponised — through impossible standards, public humiliation, and the new shame economy that turns vulnerability into clicks. My piece about leadership and shame 👇🏼
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Unpolished and Unapologetic: Shame, Class and Women in Power
When I saw the Sun’s front page meme about Angela Rayner, my stomach turned.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Immigration the great political red herring of our times, distracting from the real crises: housing, healthcare, poverty, injustice. Patriotism should mean trestle tables, Victoria sponge, samosas & jollof rice. A flag that says you belong here, the kettle’s on. open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
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Flags, Fear and the Cost of Hate
Last summer, I was abroad watching my phone light up with images of racist and Islamophobic riots back home.
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Out of office, still in charge. Burnout isn’t just tiredness, it’s a political issue. Bubble baths won’t smash the patriarchy — but refusing to burn out just might. New Women in Charge blog ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh... #WomenInCharge #RestAsResistance #Burnout
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Out of Office, Still in Charge
Self-Care Won’t Save Us (But It Helps)
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Are we sleepwalking into a future where bots replace priests, lovers, and friends. Dystopias don’t start with a bang — they start with a whisper. 👉 New blog: The Algorithm Will See You Now 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh... #Sutopian #AIandEthics #DigitalCulture
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The Algorithm Will See You Now
I’ve been MIA for a while.
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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
@oxfamgb.bsky.social has taken the Overall Award for Excellence at this year’s Charity Awards, for its pilot Women’s Rights Fund project supporting grassroots women’s rights organisations in four countries
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Oxfam named overall winner at the Charity Awards 2025
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