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Sara Robinson (she/her)

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Loving all things Emergency Medicine, Medical Education and 3rd sector related…. EM doctor Chair Penumbra Mental Health

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Penumbra Mental Health @penumbra-scot.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We're so proud of our SHNS team! 💜 Visit our website and read more about what they're doing to support people who self-harm in #Scotland 👇 bit.ly/3OYKDKd #SHNS #OnePenumbra #40Years
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Penumbra Mental Health @penumbra-scot.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
A week on from celebrating 40 years of @penumbra-scot.bsky.social 💜. Grateful to everyone who joined us - here's to the next chapter! @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social @maggiechapman.bsky.social @mareetodd.bsky.social sky.social @slr-ed.bsky.social
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Penumbra Mental Health @penumbra-scot.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🔗 penumbra.org.uk/40years/
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Celebrating 40 years of Penumbra Mental Health - Penumbra Mental Health
Celebrating 40 years of Penumbra Mental Health We’re taking a moment to reflect on our journey, how far we have come, and what continues to matter most as we look
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Penumbra Mental Health @penumbra-scot.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We have moved through the years with the belief that people can find their own way forward, and it’s our job to walk alongside them. We know it’s important to listen to people when they talk about their mental health, and that support should be personal, flexible, and built on real experience.
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Penumbra Mental Health @penumbra-scot.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Hope for a better future. 💜
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Close the Gap @closethegap.org.uk · 01/12/2025
Employers play a key role in tackling all forms of VAW. This starts with understanding the impact it can have on women and their experience at work. Our #16DaysOfActivism blog discusses what needs to be done to make workplaces safer for victim-survivors of sexual violence. 📖
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Blog | 16 days of activism: What workplaces can do to support victim-survivors of sexual violence
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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Two of our Discovering Liveability researchers, Dr Emily Yue and Dr Sarah Huque (@sarahhuque.bsky.social), have recently published a paper as part of the Edinburgh Mental Health funded Sea to Spruce project 📄 You can read the paper in Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy via the link below!
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“We’re Here, We’ve Got Changed, We’re Going Out”: Wild Swimming Groups as Ecologies of Care | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
“We’re Here, We’ve Got Changed, We’re Going Out”: Wild Swimming Groups as Ecologies of Care
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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
'Some colleagues fear that a surgeon with a disability might compromise patient safety.... I argue the opposite: surgeons who have faced both sides of the operating table know suffering and recovery intimately.' Well said, Mr Aftab. 👏 #TenCompetencies publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/full/10....
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Are you fit to practise? | The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
A surgeon's journey through illness reveals that skill, compassion and resilience outlast even the steadiest hands.
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Following the trend I’m off to walk the Great Glen Way. Day 1 complete, beautiful canal walk, lots of engineering history and a stoat that joined us for lunch! #Miles4Minds
Sara and her husband at start mark for Great Glen WayView of canal and towpathView of canal and towpathPile of rocks with brown and white stoat peering out
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Did you see our Penumbra CEO Mike Burns walked the West Highland Way to raise awareness of our 40 years of service, reflect on what we deliver &raise funds? Blog here: sway.cloud.microsoft/d331U1QCIJ3g... & sponsor: www.justgiving.com/page/penumbr... #Miles4Minds www.linkedin.com/posts/penumb...
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Walking 96 miles for mental health: lessons from the West Highland Way | Penumbra Mental Health♾ posted on the topic | LinkedIn
This past week, Michael Burns, CEO Penumbra Mental Health, walked 96 miles. Not to prove he could. But to reflect on what it truly means to lead with purpose. To mark 40 years of Penumbra Mental H...
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
You can read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/19BdO...
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Hope Point 2-Year Review.pdf
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Great day visiting the fab team at Hope Point, celebrating 2yrs & hearing from those involved in planning & implementation of this innovative service. It is a showcase of what strong teamwork and collaboration can deliver. There is always help; There is always hope. @penumbra-scot.bsky.social
Photo of 2 year review which can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19BdOjjy957zQNOd4km9AmDOU0MWMjb0O/view

Also linked in post below!
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Sarah, manic pixie dream MILF @goatsarah.org · 29/08/2025
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset. In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia. In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
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Ken Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
SGEM Xtra: Illusion - What you Don't Know & Why It Matters with @CaulfieldTim thesgem.com/2025/08/sgem...
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MedEdPORTAL @mededportal.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
This peer-led training for first-year medical and dental students from @harvardmed.bsky.social teaches skills & resources to help students support themselves & peers experiencing mental health distress & burnout. #Medsky #MedEd www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...
A group of doctors speak to each other around a small table. White text at the bottom of the image reads "Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Training: A National Model for Peer Support for Medical and Dental Students."
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
1/7 Edinburgh university has released a report on its institutional complicity in slavery & colonial exploitation. A few observations on why its ‘shocking’ findings shouldn’t surprise us, & how History Reclaimed & their right wing media allies will likely react: www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories
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The Edinburgh Reporter @edinreporter.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Greenpeace abseil from Forth Road Bridge The Forth Road Bridge was closed on Friday afternoon following a protest by members of Greenpeace, the environmental organisation. Around ten people (described by Greenpeace as highly trained) abseiled over the side of the bridge aiming to demonstrate…
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Greenpeace abseil from Forth Road Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge was closed on Friday afternoon following a protest by members of Greenpeace, the environmental organisation. Around ten people (described by Greenpeace as highly trained) abseiled over the side of the bridge aiming to demonstrate against a tanker heading for Grangemouth docks with what protesters believe is a cargo of fracked gas. The Ineos Independence is believed to be carrying the cargo to the INEOS plant in the port but Greenpeace say the company and its owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe have opposed efforts by UN Member States to secure a Global Plastics Treaty to curb plastic pollution.
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Cliff Reid @cliffreid.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Registrar (Advanced Trainee), Emergency Medicine. Post available in 2026 in our Emergency Department in Sydney Enquiries to JMOrecruitment@healthscope.com.au (not to me) healthscope.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/registr...
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Registrar (Advanced Trainee) - Emergency Medicine in Northern Beaches Hospital, Sydney
Advanced Trainee (Registrar) – Emergency Medicine (Clinical Year 2026) Northern Beaches Hospital provides world-class, Level 5 delineation...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I support Palestine Action. I hate all forms of violence. I wish no harm on anyone. I just want a kinder, fairer, greener world. Apparently this makes me a terrorist. But I am the opposite of a terrorist.
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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 02/07/2025
Are you a trainee, specialty doctor, or consultant within five years of CCT? The RCEM Autumn 2025 Research Grants will help YOU build your academic portfolio. ✅ Leadership ✅ Team-based projects ✅ Potential UKCRN Portfolio inclusion 📧 Apply by 22 Sept 2025 🔗 rcem.ac.uk/research-...
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Research Awards, Grants, and Fellowships
The College's Clinical Studies Group runs various awards throughout the year.
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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Do you know anyone who'd be interested in this? I'd be very grateful if you could share it with them. We've a game-changing plan. ♥️
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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Bezos wedding guest takes us through her extravagant goodie bag from the wedding 💗
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Royal College of Anaesthetists @rcoanews.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Are you starting anaesthetic/ ACCS training this year? If so, register for our FREE webinar on 3 Sept. This interactive session includes: ➡️Core areas of the training programme ➡️Intro to the curriculum and exams ➡️Looking after your wellbeing Register now: ow.ly/p1q950Wej3B #medsky #adsky
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🧵1/ In a new @bmj.com paper, @miriamorcutt.bsky.social & I argue that the erosion of international norms is putting the world’s most vulnerable - migrants, refugees, and stateless people - at unprecedented risk.
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I love this article: “Compassion isn’t an optional extra - it’s the delivery system. It’s how care gets through when everything else is falling apart.” Also highly recommend the book ‘Compassionomics’ that is referenced. #MedSky #EMSky
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SafeLives Charity @safelives.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🧵1/3 🏳️‍🌈 Want to improve how your service supports LGBT+ survivors at Marac? The Marac toolkit for LGBT+ services is designed to help LGBT+ organisations understand and engage with the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (Marac) process.
SafeLives post with Pride flag and form graphic and text that reads "#PrideMonth. Marac toolkit for LGBT+ services. A handy guide with template forms explaining how the process works, how to attend and how to refer".
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Ashley Simpson @avsimpson.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Thank you, Sara. The programme wouldn't have been possible had it not been for people like you sharing your time & career insights. Indeed, I'm grateful to all @nhslothian.bsky.social staff - Doctors & AHPs alike - who joined us to inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals.
A female doctor in purple scrubs gives a talk to a lecture theatre full of young people who are aspiring to a career in medicine.
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Talat Yaqoob @talatyaqoob.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
A huge loss to Scotland, Prof. Palmer was an intellectual powerhouse and exceptional advocate on anti-racism and the need for honest recognition of Scotland’s role in slavery. www.scotsman.com/education/si...
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‘Intellectual giant’ and academic Sir Geoff Palmer dies aged 85
Sir Geoff Palmer - a professor emeritus at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh - has died.
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Delighted to be taking part in the @nhslothian.bsky.social Step into Medicine programme welcoming S4-6 students in to hear more about studying Medicine. Fantastic programme brought together by @avsimpson.bsky.social Photo shows 2 of our current Y5 medical students Maggie and Robbie presenting.
Maggie and Robbie Medicine UG Y5 students talking to our S4-6 Step into Medicine school students.
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Really inspiring day with our new @penumbra-scot.bsky.social board members and leadership team. So much great work going on and lovely mix of stories and data to onboard our new team. You can follow Penumbra’s work here: penumbra.org.uk
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Seth Trueger @mdaware.org · 20/05/2025
getting rid of "hypertensive urgency" is a great move to help deescalate a lot of unnecessary care and hopefully trickle down to medical floors we should get rid of "hypertensive emergency" as a concept too so this is a great step great discussion in the post by my vice chair Danielle McCarthy
Within the above referenced 2024 article by the AHA, the authors advocate for no longer using the term hypertensive urgency. Rather, the new term asymptomatic markedly elevated BP replaces hypertensive urgency and a new category of asymptomatic elevated BP (for SBP>130 and DBP >110) exists. One of the rationales for proposing this new terminology was to remove the “emotive label of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive urgency” which may be leading clinicians to reach for parenteral medications to treat a blood pressure number even in the absence of concerning symptoms indicating end organ damage. A growing body of literature suggests that treatment of asymptomatic elevated BP in the acute care setting may carry risks.

Although it can be frustrating to change terminology midcareer this is not the first time it has happened, nor it will not be the last. Sometimes these terms are changed to mitigate bias (e.g. pseudoseizures > psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, alcoholism > alcohol use disorder) or for historical reasons (e.g. Reiter’s arthritis > Reactive Arthritis, previously named after member of the Nazi party). In this case, it seems to me that we as the providers are the target of the wording change. Removing urgency and crisis will hopefully help us all to pause, take a deep breath, and remember that a number is NOT an emergency and we do not need to reach for parenteral medications. There is some hope amongst emergency physicians that these guidelines may also minimize referrals to the ED for those with asymptomatic hypertension. I’m not necessarily optimistic that those referral patterns will change
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rcemevents.bsky.social @rcemevents.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
@GreenED_uk is thrilled to be at the Scottish Emergency Medicine Conference! Come visit us to learn how we're supporting sustainable practices in emergency care 💚 #GreenED #SustainabilityInEM #ScotEM2025
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Lachlan Dick @lachlandick.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Pleased to see this one in print 📖 ➡️ Professional identify formation 🧑‍⚕️ 👩‍⚕️ and the influence of media 📺 Exaggerated skills risk fostering unrealistic expectations 📉 ‘Everybody lies’ asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @avsimpson.bsky.social
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House: Practical Abilities Represented on Television and Impact on mEdical Students (‘House PARTIES’)
Introduction Medical dramas, such as House, often depict exaggerated skills and procedures that may influence medical students' perceptions of health care. The true extent to which doctors' competen.....
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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Mentalisation-based therapy for anti-social personality disorder shows promise in rare prison-based trial buff.ly/BMf2b8s 🧵 THREAD #BIGSPD25 #MBT #ASPD #MentalisationBasedTherapy #AntiSocialPersonalityDisorder #PersonalityDisorders #Prison #Probation #Forensic
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
“Analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPysch) estimates around two-thirds of early deaths of people with SMIs are due to preventable physical health conditions.” We know diagnostic overshadowing is a big problem- how can we be more systematic in avoiding it? #MedEdSky #MedSky #EMSky
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Gill Steele @squirreltower.eurosky.social · 17/05/2025
Michael Rosen saying it beautifully
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Penumbra Mental Health @penumbra-scot.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
To kick off #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek our CEO Michael Burns shares the ways that he protects his own mental health. We want to hear from you about steps you take to support your mental health. What will you be doing today, this week and beyond?
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
"A crushing blow" is how Care England has described government plans to scrap the social care visa scheme, which allows carers from abroad to work in the UK. It is a move which care providers say makes the crisis in social care even worse news.sky.com/story/restri...
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Restricting staffing during shortage has the care sector worried
Like in the NHS, there is a chronic shortage of carers, with an estimated 70,000 domestic care workers leaving the sector over the last two years.
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Nick Ward @nickmward.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Thank you to @edinburghminute.bsky.social for doing such a big feature on the proposed mental health cuts. They really will be devastating for so many in the city and seem so incredibly short sighted and ultimately self defeating. It is good a light is being shone on this potential tragedy!
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Neil Pettinger @kurtstat.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
The number of patients spending longer than 12 hours in Scottish A&Es began to increase sharply in the summer of 2021. The increase continued through 2022, and it’s been averaging about 5,700 a month since the beginning of 2023. #rstats #ggplot2 1/5
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Great article, how can we amplify the voices of those who are not being heard? As a colleague observed ‘people are shouting, but no-one is listening’. TY @drdmacaskill.bsky.social
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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
At an exclusive event, @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social's #YouthBefriending staff & volunteers received the #KAVS crystal & certificate from Robert Aldridge, Rt. Hon. Lord Provost & Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh. #KAVS #award #KingsAward #volunteering #volunteer #Space #BroomhouseHub
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
What a brilliant initiative. Really shows the value of social enterprise but more importantly the benefits of listening and ‘working with, not doing to’ #personcentredcare #socialenterprise www.socialenterprise.org.uk/health-and-s...
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The Jean Bishop Centre - a social enterprise transform healthcare
Discover how one clinic in Hull cut emergency admissions for frail people by 50% through its ethos of 'doing with' patients and staff rather than 'doing to'
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Ashley Simpson @avsimpson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Really important work from #NHSLothianMED
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Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Please share! 🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start. Open to UK students only. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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A Returning Doctor @returningdoctor.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
What an utterly brilliant letter. Bravo, and very well said 👏 #MedSky
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Jackie Dunbar SNP @jackiedunbarsnp.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The Asda Foundation are offering grants of £10,000 to £20,000 to local community groups that provide a safe space for folk to meet and be together Applications can be made between 7 and 28 May 2025 More information, including how to apply, can be found at asdafoundation.org/our-grants/l...
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Local Community Spaces Fund | Asda Foundation
Supporting grassroots community groups to transform spaces at the heart of their local community
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
‘It’s outrageous and short-sighted that vulnerable people will not be getting the support they need’ Agree @nickmward.bsky.social @changemh.org 👏🏼
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Foysol Choudhury MBE @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Check out North Edinburgh News' piece on local services cuts. It's crucial that we prioritise mental well-being and ensure accessible support for all. #MentalHealthMatters #SupportServices Read more 👇
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Foysol Choudhury MSP calls for pause on mental health service cuts to allow for Strategic Review
Lothians list MSP, Foysol Choudhury, has called for an immediate pause on proposed cuts to vital community mental health services in the city, urging the Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board (EIJB) to …
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Sara Robinson (she/her) @slr-ed.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Delighted to see a summary of our work on Sexual Misconduct in Healthcare published Personal view- the human side of the story is in the supplemental materials! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Review our web resource: www.med.scot.nhs.uk/wellbeing/se... We'd love feedback for improvement!
Diagram describing our journey in allyship moving from awareness to advocacy through study, discussion, use of critical friends, development of resources- web-based and workshops.
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