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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · May 23

Thank you - good to hear & much appreciated. The Polish work supporting Ukrainian refugees was difficult listening.

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SACASR Stirling @sacasrstir.bsky.social · May 19

🌲 Join us next Wednesday 28th May at 11am for a webinar exploring Dr Wendy Masterton (& team)'s research on how nature-based programmes support mental health & substance use challenges.

📝Learn from new research
📂Access practical guidance docs

Register now!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-bas...

Nature-based programmes for mental health and drug/alcohol problems

An online information sharing webinar exploring nature-based programmes for people with substance dependence and mental health challenges.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · May 17

@rsno.bsky.social *Wagner's Ring Symphony* in Glasgow tonight was just excellent. Shout-out to Nikita and all in the double bass section for their kinetic energy throughout.

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · May 15

The gift that keeps on giving 🎁

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Apr 25

Fully-funded #PhD studentship with a great team at Glasgow Caledonian Uni to explore risks of opioid use disorder #OUD in individuals prescribed #opioids for pain relief in Scotland. Analysis of electronic health records to define and identify risk factors for OUD.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Predicting the risk of opioid use disorder in non-cancer chronic pain (Reference: SHLS24133) at Glasgow Caledonian University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Predicting the risk of opioid use disorder in non-cancer chronic pain (Reference: SHLS24133) at Glasgow Caledonian University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Apr 15

Doctors working in Gaza have made urgent pleas, saying that they feel abandoned by the world amid renewed Israeli airstrikes.

Justice in healthcare means actively supporting the people of Gaza and helping to rebuild the health system, say
@mohammadrazai.bsky.social et al
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Apr 4

We are hosting a webinar on European responses to vicarious #trauma among people working in mental health and #addiction services. Including work from Ireland, Poland, Denmark & Ukraine. Thu 22 May, 1600-1800 BST. With ENTER European Mental Health Network.
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/digitas/trau...

Trauma-informed care, vicarious trauma, and resilience webinar

The Baldacchino Lab is organising the next European ENTER mental health network webinar titled: Supporting Others, Sustaining Ourselves: Trauma-Informed Care & Resilience. This event will focus on the...

medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk

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Prof Viv Hope @vivprof.bsky.social · Mar 3

We have a funded PhD Studentship at LJMU with an amazing supervisory team (incl. @markamericana.bsky.social ), deadline 30/03/25.
"How can UK services best support children and young people (0-18 years) who experience drug or alcohol related parental bereavement: a mixed methods study" FindAPhD.com

PhD Programmes, Research Projects & Studentships in the UK & Europe

FindAPhD is a comprehensive guide to PhD studentships and postgraduate research degrees

FindAPhD.com

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Mar 28

Wow!

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National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social · Mar 26

"If I do not strive towards introspection with clarity and humility – and the discomfort that brings – my lived experience is meaningless."

C. C. da Cunha Lewin explores the implications of clinical researchers claiming LE without critically examining it.

www.nsun.org.uk/referring-to...

Referring to your lived experience without self-reflection and accountability

C. C. da Cunha Lewin explores the implication of clinical researchers claiming a LE without critically acknowledging it as embedded within psychiatric positionality.

www.nsun.org.uk

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Andrew McAuley @arjmcauley.bsky.social · Mar 18

Latest opioid dependence prevalence estimates for Scotland published today.
publichealthscotland.scot/media/32049/...

publichealthscotland.scot

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Mar 16

An unsustainable racket.

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Feb 28

Exciting development. Congrats on securing funding and driving this forward. Looking forward to contributing and learning from this network 👍

Lisa Schölin @lisaangelica.bsky.social · Feb 28

Very excited to today have launched our @royalsoced.bsky.social funded Acute Responses to emergency Mental Health and Substance use (ARMHS) Research Network with @lizhughesdd.bsky.social and @gearoidbrennan.bsky.social! Lots more to come on this so stay tuned!

www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Feb 21

Thanks for sharing - really interesting read and series. Their "Capitalist mental health" post is excellent - reminds me of the best of Mad Pride <3 I hope someone responds to their call for posts on the professionalisation of ‘lived experience’ too. www.nsun.org.uk/capitalist-m...

Capitalist mental health: how CBT is failing us

CBT is marketed as a neutral and objective tool whilst it quietly perpetuates colonial assumptions, including the binaries of ir/rational, normal/abnormal, healthy/ill, good/bad.

www.nsun.org.uk

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Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney.bsky.social · Feb 14

ARE YOU A UK MEDICAL STUDENT OR DOCTOR?

Please take part in this short survey about medical education in the UK.

Thankyou!

standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

standrews.eu.qualtrics.com

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Andrew McAuley @arjmcauley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Looking forward to giving evidence this week (Wed 0930) at UK Parliament Scottish Affairs Committee Inquiry into Glasgow's Safer Drug Consumption Facility. In good company with @catrionamath.bsky.social @gwshorter.bsky.social and @vkatikireddi.bsky.social

committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...

Committee examines the case for Glasgow’s pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility - Committees - UK Parliament

The Scottish Affairs Commitee will begin its inquiry into Glasgow’s pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF) by hearing from public health and substance abuse specialists. 

committees.parliament.uk

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Amy Chandler @amychandler.bsky.social · Feb 10

Upcoming seminar from Queer Minds Scotland featuring @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social on "Investigating How Societal Narratives and Social Networks Shape LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Risk"

26th Feb 4-5pm GMT - online/free!

events.bookitbee.com/university-o...

Dr Kirsty Clarke - Queer Minds Scotland Network - February Event

Investigating How Societal Narratives and Social Networks Shape LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Risk

events.bookitbee.com

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Feb 6

"I immediately encountered injuries far beyond what I had been exposed to at medical school: open chest wounds with the heart exposed, 100% body burns, eviscerated organs."

Hosam Shaikhkhalil writes on his experience as a medical intern in Gaza
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Feb 4

"A law enforcement driven response to drug taking and overdoses is ineffective and exacerbates existing health and social inequities in minoritised communities."

Declining US drug overdose deaths show that public health approaches work, say Vincent Ramos and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

US border control inspect a van with a sniffer dog

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Jan 30

.. and only now do I discover #DerekJarman did a 12 minute film in 1979 for 3 tracks from Broken English (#1 & #3 are great). youtu.be/f2tbc81Ujno?... @gham73.bsky.social

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (Short Film by Derek Jarman) [1979]

YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Jan 30

Bye, #MarianneFaithfull. Thanks for the best interpretations of Weill & Brecht (wish I'd seen you in The Threepenny Opera), and some cracking torch songs on '20th Century Blues' - one of my absolute favourite albums. "Keep the memory, but keep your powder dry too..." youtu.be/jGzXddhIFCc?...

Don't forget me

YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull - Topic

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Jan 29

#ChildPoverty lower in Scotland 24% than England 30%, Wales 29%. Role of policy choices incl. Scottish Child Payment. @jrf-uk.bsky.social note +ve impact of scrapping 2-child limit & investing in social security & affordable housing. More to do, but encouraging news. www.jrf.org.uk/news/scottis...

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Jan 28

Report credible intervals for all p-values 🤯

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Joe Schofield @joeschofield.bsky.social · Jan 28

10% decrease in suspected #DrugDeaths and drug-related A&E attendances in Sep-Nov 2024 compared to previous quarter. Encouraging, but ongoing harms, incl. presence of #cocaine among decedents. publichealthscotland.scot/publications...

Infographic reporting decrease in suspected drug deaths in Scotland September to November 2024. 10% lower than previous quarter. 15% lower than same period in 2023.

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