Verity Chester

Call for papers, special issue of Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities on people with intellectual disabilities & forensic/criminal justice issues. More information: emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pape… For informal discussions, please email me on: v.chester@nhs.net

Curious about the future of #mentalhealth and learning disability care? 💡 Join us at HPFT’s Research Showcase to hear about the ideas, interventions and innovations making a difference across our services. Register ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/hpfts-resear… #NHS #NHSResearch #Herts @UniofHerts

We have a fantastic programme on epilepsy and intellectual disability for this months CPD session. If you are not already on our mailing list, sign up on our website and you will be invited: radiant.nhs.uk (very top right of screen). Hope to see you there!

Prof @regalexa addressing the @CANDDID1 conference in Chester this morning with his talk on autism and psychosis

Our project evaluating assertive support for people with learning disabilities to access cancer screening has been published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp… Amazing outcomes which could be replicated nationally. @InderSawhney1 @regalexa @AsifSZia @HPFT_NHS @EPatteril @VerityChester

@haritsa1 @RADiANTCRG 100+ every month, be there or be square! Thank you Rohit that was brilliant 👏🏻

thank you @RADiANTCRG astonished to find 100+ attend. More astonished to find them all still there post talk 🤣 Serious note we need to use neurodevelopmental disorders to not only improve people's lives with it but raise mental illness profile alongside! They go hand in glove!

If you would like to attend the November CPD session, please join the RADiANT mailing list on radiant.nhs.uk. For any queries email elizabeth.patteril@nhs.net.

Actor and comedian Stephen Fry is encouraging more people to get involved in research to help improve treatments and care for everyone. This comes after yesterday's launch of the government's Men's Health Strategy, which outlines how we will fund and support research into areas such as mental health and prostate cancer. Could you take part in research too? Find out more at bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join?utm_sourc… 📷 Claudio Raschella

@cjcrompton This will be an amazing project!

At @rcpsychEastern conference, 3 of our posters were shortlisted for prizes! Joshua Thomas & @EPatteril won 1st prize in the medical student competition for their cardiovascular risk project 🥇 @HollyannaMarler won 1st prize & @VerityChester 2nd in the MDT competition 🥇🥈

@RADiANTCRG presenting our current projects at the @rcpsychEastern division conference in Cambridge 📈📊📄 We had 7 posters presented, on topics including psychotropic medication, dysphagia, easy read health info, cardiovascular health, and forensic interventions @HPFT_NHS

Some of the @RADiANTCRG team including @EPatteril and our Research Observer Joshua presenting their QRISK Cardiovascular health in intellectual disability poster @rcpsychEastern conference today (bottom right)

🧠 Join the @RoySocMed & RADiANT on 20 Nov 2025 for a one-day online conference: Maintaining best practice in the healthcare of people with neurodevelopmental disorders. Explore neurology, immunology & patient experience. 🔗 rsm.ac.uk/events/intelle…

@regalexa @EPatteril @InderSawhney1 @psychiatryofid @WeLDnurses @SteveHardyLDN @HPFT_Research @HPFT_NHS @HollyannaMarler

Last year, our research found high rates of hypothyroidism among people with intellectual disabilities, highlighting the need for greater awareness. This topic is now featured in the @RADiANTCRG Physical Health e-learning course, freely available from: radiant.nhs.uk/learning

@ThyroidTrust @britishthyroid @ThyroidBritish

Adults with learning disabilities & carers, please join us at our friendly event for interesting talks about research, lunch, a performance, and the chance to share your views. 📅18 Nov 2025 | 10am–2:30pm 📍The Colonnades, AL10 8YE 🎟See below to book your free space.

Upcoming event between ⁦@RADiANTCRG⁩ and ⁦@RoySocMed⁩ Maintaining best practice in the healthcare of people with neurodevelopmental disorders: Neurology, immunology and patient experience rsm.ac.uk/events/intelle…

📢 Call for Papers! Advances in Autism journal welcomes submissions for the special issue on 'Autism and Personality Disorder', guest edited by Deborah Morris @CDCT_Updates Deadline: 31st of December 2025.

@regalexadelivering the Jose jancuar lectur#IDFaculty conference reflecting on past &trajectory of ID Psychiatry @InderSawhney1 @modiyoor @rcpsych @LadeSmith @idtraineesuk @haritsa1 @KenCourtenay