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Tamsin Ford

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Epidemiologist at University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry & Hughes Hall; Honorary Consultant at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

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Government needs to generate better evidence on SEND provision as part of the reforms The government is about to announce major changes to the SEND service, but how strong is the evidence for the principles guiding the reforms?

Findings from the HOPE study suggest the Government needs to generate better evidence on SEND provision as part of the SEND service reforms. UCL news item here: ucl.ac.uk/population-h... and full report here ijpds.org/article/view...

19.02.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The forecast is for snow

14.02.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Evaluation of special educational needs and disability provision in English primary schools using administrative health and education data in the ECHILD database | International Journal of P...

Really proud to involved in this work

ijpds.org/article/view...

12.02.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tamsin Cromwell I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

www.winterrun.co.uk/s/27912/110578

11.01.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tamsin Cromwell I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

Please give generously if you can and repost - 1/2 of us will experience cancer

www.winterrun.co.uk/s/27912/110578

30.12.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tamsin Cromwell I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

Please give generously if you can and repost - 1/2 of us will experience cancer

www.winterrun.co.uk/s/27912/110578

30.12.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tamsin Cromwell I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

www.winterrun.co.uk/fundraisers/...

Please donate to cancer uk’s winter run if you are able

20.12.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tamsin Cromwell I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

www.winterrun.co.uk/fundraisers/...

Please donate to cancer uk’s winter run if you are able

20.12.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Head of Dept @tamsinford.bsky.social responds to claims that ADHD is overdiagnosed:

Evidence shows ADHD is underdiagnosed. Around 1 in 20 people meet diagnostic criteria but never receive a diagnosis or access services.

🚫Restricting support harms those already underserved
🧠 bit.ly/48Flieu

08.12.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Excellent work from @kirstieohare.bsky.social demonstrates just how many additional children and young people are being seen by CAMHS now compared to 20 years ago www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

10.12.2025 10:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Many congratulations @fassiluisa.bsky.social - it has been so great to watch you fly

04.12.2025 12:14 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds fun!

02.12.2025 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup - only once sadly & Hammersmith Odeon - now the Apollo sitting down bit fabulous despite that

Have been to so many great gigs over the years and should really go to more!

02.12.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cake
Gomez
Dead Kennedy’s
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Gil Scott Heron

02.12.2025 22:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

Are you a UK mental health professional working with children with mental health issues - we are asking for help designing a study for social robots to complete mental health questionnaires with children aged 8 to 10 - more infor here cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

05.11.2025 12:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have:

πŸ”Ž carried out over 3,300 research projects
πŸ“° published over 9,000 papers
🀝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations
πŸ’° leveraged about Β£1 billion in external funding!

πŸ‘‰πŸΏ Explore a selection of our work:
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

πŸ’« #ARCimpacts

31.10.2025 08:15 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Person using a laptop computer. A web page titled "Recognising and responding to self-harm in schools" is open on the screen. #ARCimpacts logo

Person using a laptop computer. A web page titled "Recognising and responding to self-harm in schools" is open on the screen. #ARCimpacts logo

Improving school support for students who self-harm

@arceastofengland.bsky.social -supported training has reached 2,500 school staff across 370 schools and has improved the staff’s understanding of self-harm

Read more here: arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/b...

πŸ’« #ARCimpacts

22.10.2025 12:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was student initiated and led and I am so proud of what they have done

16.10.2025 10:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Naga Munchetty - 08/10/2025 - BBC Sounds Naga Munchetty features news, experiences, and big name interviews from around the UK.

@tamsinford.bsky.social, Prof of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @cam.ac.uk, speaks to BBC 5 (from 2hr 20:20) to raise concerns about the impact of government decisions on children during the pandemic, a current focus of the UK Covid Inquiry.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social

09.10.2025 11:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to welcome Prof Vicky Bird as the new @nihr.bsky.social Mental Health Research Leader at the University of Essex

08.10.2025 08:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to welcome @vickybir

08.10.2025 08:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you were unable to join our online Innovation Breakfast with Paul Fletcher last week, the recording is now available on our website.

Harnessing the potential of video game design for psychiatry: cambridge-biomedical.com/event/cbc-in...

29.09.2025 09:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to present our progress on our @NIHRresearch funded WAIT LESS work @ the @rcpsych CAP faculty conference - co-development & intellectually stimulating if bureaucratically challenging- but most of all a fabulous team - thank you all

25.09.2025 21:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A real privilege to present epidemiological data about eating disorders, eating difficulties & service use, young people’s experiences of social media in relation to eating disorders & a novel clinical model @rcpsych CAP faculty meeting

25.09.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent morning @ the @rcpsych.bsky.social Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty conference - strong academic content content and great discussion

25.09.2025 11:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tamsin Cromwell I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

www.winterrun.co.uk/fundraisers/...

24.09.2025 21:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So proud to have helped to edit the 7th edition of the Rutter textbook

17.09.2025 06:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tamsin Cromwell I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

Dear all
I am doing the winter run to raise funds for Cancer UK - if you can please consider donating www.winterrun.co.uk/s/27912/110578

11.09.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tamsin Cromwell I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

Dear all
I am doing the winter run to raise funds for Cancer UK - if you can please consider donating www.winterrun.co.uk/s/27912/110578

11.09.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to speaking at the Hong Kong Jockey club’s child mental health conference today

26.08.2025 08:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0