On the 17th November I visited Navigo, which really is a remarkable organisation. It is an NHS funded social enterprise that provides mental health care across north Lincolnshire. They have three…
The Growing Better Lives Project.Growing Better Lives is a social enterprise based in a yurt at an environmental centre near Uxbridge. Weekly therapy groups are based on principles of modified…
George Monbiot introduced this lively presentation by George Marshall of key points from his book. The presentation gives us plenty to think about in terms of communicating Climate Change and is worth…
The Summit Consensus statement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Sustainability Summit and videos of six of the speakers are now available to view. Speakers include RPsych President Professor…
During the mental health sustainability summit last week at the Royal College of Psychiatrists we presented and discussed a consensus statement. The aim was for people to have an idea about what…
Apologies if this has been discussed in the past.The journals that we get from our Royal College (RCPsych) could be an electronic journal. Most of us tend to accumulate the journals which end up being…
A new report from from UEA's Norwich Medical School and the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York shows that people's wellbeing is improved if they walk or cycle to work - or even take…
Interesting article by George Marshall in New York Times in run up to release of his new book Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate…
Clinical decisions are often complex. There are many factors to take into account and many pressures within the health care context that pull us in different ways. Worryingly, there is increasing…
This month saw three big events on three subsequent days. On the 26th March I gave the evening lecture at the new college premises, Dame Sue Bailey introduced me and said some really positive words…