Dr Adam G W Burley 💜 “Relational Injury” Profound, underrecognised (invisible) & impacts on ability to access healthcare
Trauma is traumatic
As HCPs we may find these interactions difficult, hard, unrewarding
The intervention is not “technical”, it’s relational & may be LIFELONG #DeepEndIntConf2024

Wonderful first day at #DeepEndIntConf2024
Inspirational, thought provoking presentations, really enjoyed it and looking forward to the 2nd day today! Am also still smiling from all the dancing at the ceilidh last night Deep End GP Scotland LinksWorkerProgramme The ALLIANCE #makeslinks

Fantastic #DeepEndIntConf2024 - ‘excluding exclusions and building relationships through inclusive healthcare’ David Blane UofG School of Health & Wellbeing @mmcallum81 Frances Mair. Incredible speakers and connections. A joy to capture #visualnotes Visual Inquiry

Reducing the injustice of poverty and reaching our net zero ambitions are linked priorities.

In wealthy Scotland, Scottish Government can raise investment to make good on our climate promises, and create the sustainable, wellbeing economy that people want and need.

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📉 The housing emergency explained in one graph.

This downwards trend cannot continue. We need more social homes, and we need them now. #BuildSocialHousing

Poverty is taking a heavy toll on the UK’s health and #NHS services, and tackling it should be as much of a priority as bringing down waiting lists, The King's Fund has said
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Recruitment has begun for the Safer Drug Consumption Facility. More information and details on how to apply can be found on the NHS Scotland Job portal:

💻 Operational Manager ow.ly/yk6Z50QXwLb
💻 Nurse Team Leader ow.ly/gFUE50QXwLa

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Read and enjoy.
Chris Morris on excellent form- and appears to know more about General practice than Wes Streeting MP pulsetoday.co.uk/views/special-…

'When med students or doctors are told to subscribe to certain norms under the pretext of professionalism, it can feel like being held to ransom by outdated ideas of who a doctor is.'

Marina Politis (she/her) & Nicholas Phillips question the concept of professionalism
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Scottish Government ministers can’t claim they are serious about ending homelessness or tackling child poverty when they are taking a hatchet to the affordable housing supply programme.

Our annual Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health 2024 Conference on 13-14 March is coming up fast! The theme is ‘Evidence into Action’, with expert speakers including Sir Michael Marmot Kamila Hawthorne and Jenny Drife. Full programme details and tickets here 👉bit.ly/3HBQX3F

Shocking 23% rise in rough sleeping the night before making a homeless application reflected in the six monthly homeless stats. gov.scot/publications/h…

A staggering 1400% increase in 6 months in the number of times local authorities could not find any accommodation for people legally entitled to a safe home. Scotland’s housing system is utterly broken

Government policy—not personal decisions—drives homelessness and its associated poor health.

New policies are urgently needed to reduce #homelessness and save lives, Andrea E Williamson (she/her) Homeless Network Scotland
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📈 For 6 million people living in very deep poverty, on average doubling their income would be necessary to escape poverty.

👫🧒🧒 This equates to an additional £12,800 a year for a couple with two children under 14.

Our #UKPoverty report shows hardship is deepening.

Homelessness and precarious #housing have a profound effect on people’s health, wellbeing, and survival.

New policies are urgently needed to reduce #homelessness and save lives, Andrea E Williamson (she/her) Homeless Network Scotland
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It’s to our shame as a country that this is going on. We know the answers:

1. Housing (first)
2. Support
3. Prevention

We know what doesn’t work:
1. Criminalisation
2. Scapegoating
3. ‘Non Priority’ homelessness

Govt did great things during the pandemic. Let’s build on that

“The UK’s complicity must end”

Do you have any idea what it takes for these household names to take such a step?

If you are concerned that someone you know may be suicidal, please ask them directly whether they have been thinking about suicide.

It could save a life #TimeToTalk

As part of our new Youth Navigator pilot Taylor High School we asked young people to imagine their ideal community. We often think young people are self-centred but these young people are also thinking about their elders, their families, their pets & those who are struggling.