It is nearly impossible to get into secondary MH services these days. Even if you do, you still get the same old advice: “If you can’t keep yourself safe, dial 999 or get yourself to A&E.” People with longstanding MH conditions are literally instructed to behave in a way that creates this problem
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IMO #MAID should never become an option for MH patients, especially if our services already routinely fail to treat the treatable safely and effectively.
I suppose the above example is extreme and oversimplified, but not entirely unforseeable. The slope appears to be slipping already in other parts of the world.
Hypothetically - where patient is suffering from a mental disorder alone, and also with suicidality -
Pt: I want to kill myself
Psych: We may be able to help with that?!?
Given that access to #MH services is universally poor across the UK, I think it would be a huge disservice to mental health patients if #MAID was introduced and then ever extended to #MH in a careless manner.
Royal College of Psychiatrists have maintained a neutral position - but have specifically stated that if sole mental disorder were to come into the scope of the eligibility criteria, they’d want to “participate comprehensively” in this process. ✅
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I support #MAID being an option afforded to patients with a terminal condition nearing the end of life, but many have expressed valid and significant concerns about the way the proposed bill is written.
On #MAID - in 2027, Canada will extend their criteria to include “grievous and irremediable” mental health conditions.
www.camh.ca/en/camh-news...
City, St George's University of London was an early supporter of the PA project, launching the UK's first PA programme in 2008.
It now faces scrutiny following revelations from a 2023 revalidation report and FOI data by @idrsunny.bsky.social 🧵
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My MP has joined Bluesky! ⬇️ I’m still insanely excited and happy to even have a Green MP instead of the Tory she spectacularly unseated!!
Physician Associates are being introduced in UK in ways that are dangerous for patient care. Asif Qasim explains. #medsky
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