Sam Jones

Children’s mental health is everyone’s business and paediatricians are particularly well placed to make a difference. From our new position statement - here are five ways paediatricians can continue to support children’s mental health 👇🧵 #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

Online course: Attention healthcare professionals! Our new course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to confidently manage child mental health presentations. Enrol now and become a more effective advocate for your young patients bit.ly/RCPCH-CMH-Apr24

@nataliemitton Thanks for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed it and to #rcemcpd for inviting me to speak!

Talking about how we're feeling can make the world of difference. This #HelloYellow we are partnering with @ITV to help #BritainGetTalking.

Excellent talk by Hannah Ha, a medical student on 16-17-year-old preferences on adult vs. paeds spaces. The group is diverse, even the year difference between 16 and 17 year old. 54% opted for Paeds but many also would prefer adults. Why not have them choose? #RCEMasc #ascAPEM

Admitting to yourself that you're struggling does not mean you're weak. It's a massive step in the right direction. Life can be hard. We will all struggle from time to time - and that's okay.

@hannahsyha @Damian_Roland All the hard work was yours - including putting yourself out there despite the stage fright to ensure the voice of 16 and 17 year olds are heard! Huge congratulations on your first presentation!! @AssocPEM @Leic_hospital @ED_Paeds @Damian_Roland

And forever grateful to @Damian_Roland @SJisinterested for their incredible support at every stage for this study. This wouldn’t have been possible without the support of both of you - thank you both for looking after me today and helping me with my terrible stage fright!

Thank you @AssocPEM for having me at their #APEMasc! It was a huge honour to be selected to present, and definitely a highlight of my career. Thank you to all those that welcomed me! I hope to be back again one day :) #RCEMasc

Number of studies finding that adolescents are taking longer to recover from concussion than younger children and adults - Dr. Newcombe #APEMasc

@Damian_Roland @hannahsyha @Leic_hospital Listening and advocating for CYP at a National meeting! Well done @hannahsyha @Leic_hospital #apem

Fantastic work by medical student @hannahsyha on presenting in the Elizabeth Molyneux stream at #APEMasc Do 16-17 years prefer to be admitted to adult or children's wards? [Approached over 90 young people attending our department @Leic_hospital !] #RCEMasc

"Community paediatrics, speech and language and mental health services have some of the highest waiting times across the whole health system, yet seem to have been forgotten about in wider recovery plans" RCPCH Officer @CheungRonny in @thetimes thetimes.co.uk/article/nhs-sh…

We are deeply concerned by the experiences of children with mental health needs being placed in general paediatric wards. Read our full response to the interim report from @hsib_org: rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/ne…

Children in Mental Health Crisis are on Paediatric Wards all the time. What we need to is make them safer and more suitable. @PaedMHAssoc Young mental health patients 'at risk' in child wards bbc.co.uk/news/health-65…

Paediatric restrictive practices & NG feeding guidance has just been published- found here ngt-restrictive-practice.nhs.uk.     We would be grateful if you could share. 🙏 to Alison Robertson & @ShanleyOliver leading this @RCPCHtweets @pyewoman @beatED @KathEvans2 @WeCYPnurses @theRCN

The heavy stuff @BobKlaber #rcpch23 🔴Kindness is a choice. We choose to be not kind 🔴Leading with kindness reduces workplace burnout 🔴Kindness is critical for psychological safety 🔴Challenging unkind behaviour is crucial

Exciting opportunity to join us here in the midlands if you are a general paediatrician with an interest in CYP mental health. If you’re interested but want to know more, get in touch!!! bmj.com/careers/job/18…

@JCQcic Can you advise when your website will be up and running again please @JCQcic ?

Top tips to help students prepare for exams #exams2022 #gcses2022 #alevel2022. You can find more information on our website: jcq.org.uk/exams-office/i…

@Hambofoundation Incredible@work Geraldine - and she was singing your praises too the other day at work @Hambofoundation !!

A few weeks ago in physio, we tried to progress Gez from 2 sticks to 1. She tried but wasn’t quite ready, finding it challenging to control her hips due to her ataxia with just 1 stick. Today, however, she gave it another go and just look at the results!! This woman is EPIC 💪🏼✨

MindEd eLearning: 4 tip sheets developed for professionals working across child health care. Sheet 1 has quick access learning on feeding or eating disorders in CYP. Confront the myths and misconceptions of eating disorders and avoid negative outcomes bit.ly/MindEd-Feed-Ea…

@DoctorRach13 Thanks @DoctorRach13

@SJisinterested South West deanery - district generals see up to 18, tertiary childrens hosp in Bristol see’s up to 16 unless well known to a speciality team and not transitioned to adult care yet - then up to 18.

Quick poll for those of you working in acute paediatrics in the UK. Up to what age paediatric patient does your service see and where are you based? Trying to get an overview of current provision for 16-18’s. Thabks in advance for any help!