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Dr Phoebe Averill

@phoebeaverill.bsky.social

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Current @kingsbetterhchub.bsky.social ‬Postdoctoral Research Fellow with an interest in improving mental healthcare. Previously: @imperial-ighi.bsky.social‬ postdoc and @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk PhD student at @kingsioppn.bsky.social 📚 📍 London

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Dr Phoebe Averill @phoebeaverill.bsky.social · Feb 7

What are the harms incurred by users of community-based mental healthcare, as reported by staff in these services?

In this paper from my @thisinstitute.bsky.social PhD, we characterised the nature of #patientsafety incidents using data from English services

doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724003532

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Patient safety incidents within adult community-based mental health services in England: A mixed-methods examination of reported incidents, contributory factors, and proposed solutions | Psychological...

Patient safety incidents within adult community-based mental health services in England: A mixed-methods examination of reported incidents, contributory factors, and proposed solutions - Volume 55

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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London @arc-southlondon.bsky.social · 14h

Join us for an all day, free event tackling inequalities in maternal and perinatal mental health.

Where: ORTUS, SE5 8SN
When: 4 Nov, 10am-5pm

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1720417397...

Developing holistic approaches to maternity and perinatal mental health

Join our collaborative ARC research teams to hear how research, lived experience and community insight can come together to shape fairer care.

Who is this event for?

Anyone passionate about improving maternal mental health equity, including health-care professionals, researchers, patient and public involvement members, policymakers, service commissioners, and charity or community organisation representatives.

ORTUS, SE5 8SN

4 Nov, 10am-5pm

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Dr Holly Crudgington @hollycrudgington.bsky.social · 5d

New publication! ✨

"Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study"

Published as part of my PhD research at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kingscsmh.bsky.social).

📄 Full paper here 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study - Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence - Peer-relationships are critically important for adolescent behavior, but how peer-friendship network composition and structure influence adolescent self-harm is...

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Sep 8

*Journal editors*: we're looking for a suitable outlet for our paper which provides an indepth analysis of what happened at three of the anti-immigrant riots in the UK last year. Would your journal consider this paper?
Please share?

www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP

Understanding the 2024 Summer Riots in the UK: Three Case Studies

The wave of riots in England in summer 2024 were followed by swift policy responses before any detailed empirical investigation had been carried out. This paper presents case studies of the disorders ...

www.qeios.com

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Nov 18

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

Action Intent Links | Bluesky

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

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Dr Phoebe Averill @phoebeaverill.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great news, Amy! Hope all is good with you :)

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Dr Phoebe Averill @phoebeaverill.bsky.social · Aug 11

Great stuff, Emma!

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Emma Berry @emjberr.bsky.social · Aug 11

Delighted to have this publication out at Patient Experience Journal

This shares some of the findings from my PhD at @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social, funded by @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk

pxjournal.org/journal/vol1...

Paper title - "Why should anyone want to make things better for me particularly?" - A qualitative exploration of Care Opinion and NHS Care Improvements.
Authors: Emma Berry, Zoe Skea, Marion K. Campbell and Louise Locock. The authors are based at the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation at the University of Aberdeen.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thanks google AI but I meant to type “shut”…

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Better Health & Care Hub @betterhchub-kcl.bsky.social · Aug 8

The future of health & care is inclusive, sustainable and community-led.

Join us 10 Sept in London for the Better Health & Care Summit.

🎟 buytickets.at/betterhchub/...

Select tickets – Better Health & Care Summit – Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre

Join us for the Better Health & Care Summit, a half-day event exploring how we can scale inclusive, sustainable and communi...

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Bild @bild.org.uk · Jul 21

Bild has signed a joint letter sent to Health Secretary Wes Streeting today, calling for urgent action to get the LeDeR programme back on track and help save lives.

Read the full letter at: autismaction.org.uk/statement/jo...

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Jul 11

Inequity in action: Why minoritised ethnic patients are more often rapidly tranquilised & what needs to change

New review shows minoritised ethnic patients are 32% more likely to get rapid tranquilisation in mental health hospitals.

It’s a stark example of systemic racism & bias in care.

🧵 THREAD

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Dr Phoebe Averill @phoebeaverill.bsky.social · Jul 9

#NewPost

🎉 Excited to be heading back south of the river to begin a new role as a @kingsbetterhchub.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow, hosted jointly by @kingsnmpc.bsky.social and @kingsioppn.bsky.social!

📚 I'll be developing new research focusing on #patientsafety in mental healthcare.

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Dr Gemma Hughes @gemhughes.bsky.social · Jun 26

New paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Iatrogenic injustice: an institutional ethnography of Fitness to Practise hearings

The public has an important role to play in the regulation of health and social care, including raising concerns about harms caused by health and soci…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Oli Williams @oliwilliams.bsky.social · Jun 18

We started working on this in 2021 and there is *finally* a physical copy of the book in my hand. It feels great that other people can now read all the great work that's in this collection.

It is available as a free e-book and in paperback:

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...

A copy of the book 'Recalibrating Stigma: sociologies of health and illness' edited by Gareth M. Thomas, Oli Williams, Tanisha Spratt, and Amy Chandler. The front cover of the book depicts a person out at night, lit by the light from a lamppost and looking at posters pasted onto a brick wall that are in the style of the 'WANTED' posters famously associated with the Wild West era of American history. The word 'UNWANTED' has replaced the word 'WANTED'.

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Helen West RD @helenlouwest.bsky.social · Jun 17

Excited to read this!

Congratulations to @oliwilliams.bsky.social and colleagues for the publication of their new book: Recalibrating Stigma.

May be of interest to colleagues working in eating disorders and mental health more broadly.

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...

Recalibrating Stigma

Recalibrating Stigma - Sociologies of Health and Illness; Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Featuring original analyses from emerging leaders in medical sociology, this book r...

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

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Sarindi Aryasinghe @sarindiary.bsky.social · Jun 13

📣 New paper alert!

My new study shares how we used #artificial intelligence to evaluate inclusive recruitment efforts in one of the largest #NHS acute Trusts in England to increase ethnic diversity in senior leadership roles.

doi.org/10.1186/s129...

#workforce #medsky #discrimination #EDI

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Dr Phoebe Averill @phoebeaverill.bsky.social · Jun 10

Well worth registering, for those in London on the 19th June!

#academicchatter
#AcademicSky

Oli Williams @oliwilliams.bsky.social · May 22

Really looking forward to the London launch of our new book and very grateful to @twiterney.bsky.social for hosting this within the BSA London MedSoc Study Group activities.

If you're in London, or willing to travel to London, it would be great to see you at this event - register via link below.

Front cover of new book 'Recalibrating Stigma: sociologies of health and illness'. The cover depicts a person out at night, lit by the light from a lamppost and looking at posters pasted onto a brick wall that are in the style of the 'WANTED' posters famously associated with the Wild West era of American history. The word 'UNWANTED' has replaced the word 'WANTED'.

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David Cochrane @dlgcochrane.bsky.social · May 29

SCIE - Get me to hospital: When and how to use the Mental Capacity Act to convey a person to hospital for physical health treatment - May 2025
www.scie.org.uk/mca/practice...

Get me to hospital - SCIE

When and how to use the Mental Capacity Act to convey a person to hospital for physical health treatment. Download PDF.

www.scie.org.uk

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Helen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · Jun 8

This post introduces a new blog about a produced project to improve maternity care for Black families. This is part of a PhD study by one of my fantastic students. Have a read and subscribe to the blog!

Sarindi Aryasinghe @sarindiary.bsky.social · Jun 7

🚨New blog: Break the Barriers!🚨

For my PhD, my lived experience partners & I are co-producing research to address #racism in maternity care for Black families in NW London, and we want to share our journey!

🔗 First post + subscribe: bit.ly/3Hw2If4

#BlackMaternalHealth #coproduction #healthequity

Introducing Break the Barriers

Co-producing better maternity care with and for Black, African, Caribbean, and mixed-Black families—grounded in lived experience, advocacy, and research.

open.substack.com

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Dr Phoebe Averill @phoebeaverill.bsky.social · May 30

Super interesting thread 💡

The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · May 30

Anticholinergics are associated with worse cognition: it’s time to take a serious look at our prescribing buff.ly/7DhhNKS

Eleanor Dawkins considers more careful monitoring and review of anticholinergic medications that may lead to cognitive impairment in people with psychosis.

🧵 THREAD

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Apr 28

Want to learn more? Read the blog!
buff.ly/KWzylIa
It's an evidence-based summary of this new paper, written by an expert who has critically appraised the research so you don't have to. All blogs are short (1,200 words) & easy to read, so ideal if you just have a few mins.

Most people receive support from community mental health services, but how safe are they? - National Elf Service

Most people receive help in community settings but little is known about safety. This first of its kind study provides new evidence.

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Apr 28

Most people receive support from community mental health services, but how safe are they? buff.ly/KWzylIa

#CommunityMentalHealth #Safety #PatientSafety #MixedMethods

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Most people receive support from community mental health services, but how safe are they? - National Elf Service

Most people receive help in community settings but little is known about safety. This first of its kind study provides new evidence.

www.nationalelfservice.net

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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · May 6

Our 2025 GROW programme is perfect for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career #researchers! Build a network of peers at the same career stage, connect with senior researchers, plan goals with 1-to-1 coaching sessions & much more in this fully-funded programme👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/

Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · Apr 16

On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱

Applications for our GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫

APPLY NOW 👇

mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/

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Dr Phoebe Averill @phoebeaverill.bsky.social · Apr 30

Very much looking forward to catching up on this webinar from @kingsbetterhchub.bsky.social later this week.

Better Health & Care Hub @betterhchub-kcl.bsky.social · Apr 7

We're launching our new webinar series!

Spearheading Change: Tackling Inequity, Multimorbidity, and Complex Conditions
📅 1 May
🕐 1:00 PM BST
💻 Microsoft Teams

Join leading experts to discuss creating equitable, sustainable health & care systems.

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Select tickets – Spearheading change: Tackling inequity, multimorbidity and complex conditions through the Better Health & Care Hub – Microsoft Teams

Join us for the first session in our Better Health & Care webinar series, where we’ll introduce the Better Health & Car...

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