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Essex NHS mental health trust fined £1.5m over deaths of 11 patients
There was an article on the BBC News site last week which detailed how a mental health trust has been fined £1.5 million for safety...
Tom Robinson
Jun 29, 20218 min read
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“My doctor prescribed rambling for lockdown anxiety”: how social prescribing can promote well-being
There was a nice story on the BBC News page a couple of weeks ago, involving a widower who was prescribed rambling for his anxiety in...
Tom Robinson
May 27, 20214 min read
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Prince Philip: how deaths of public figures can affect the mental health of others
It’s been such a beautiful spring weekend and I’ve spent so much of it outside reaping the benefits of vitamin D and fresh air. Not once...
Tom Robinson
Apr 19, 20216 min read
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Mental health unit suicide ‘didn’t need to happen’: why are patients dying on our psychiatric wards?
There was another article on the BBC News page a couple of weeks ago, which once again, highlighted the terrible shortcomings of the...
Tom Robinson
Apr 14, 20214 min read
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Blind student’s emotional reunion with guide dog after seven months lonely and isolated
I thought I would write a less involved post today to balance out the rather difficult topics I generally discuss on here. Committing to...
Tom Robinson
Apr 9, 20214 min read
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Lockdown binge eating and inactivity a 'health time bomb' according to Yorkshire council
It's been an interesting week with lots of mental health stories being published once again. I think the media are going to have to be...
Tom Robinson
Mar 13, 20214 min read
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Social anxiety disorder: will the lifting of restrictions pose problems?
I read an article yesterday which discussed the potential problems for people with anxiety disorders, which could stem from the lifting...
Tom Robinson
Mar 10, 20214 min read
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£79 million allocated to children's mental health as a result of increased problems due to COVID-19
There was an article on the BBC News page on Friday which detailed the government spending on children's mental health, with a figure of...
Tom Robinson
Mar 8, 20215 min read
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PTSD: Dispelling a few misconceptions
An article that was published on the BBC News page on Monday discusses the impact that the pandemic is having on hospital staff, and...
Tom Robinson
Feb 25, 20213 min read
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Isolation and lack of work/life balance cited as factors in poor mental health rates by U.K farmers
I wasn't going to write about farmers again until I'd watched the 'Under the Soil' documentary that was mentioned on a recent Countryfile...
Tom Robinson
Feb 20, 20213 min read
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