Chair, Forensic Psychiatry Faculty at RCPsych. This is my personal X account and all opinions are my personal ones.
England, United Kingdom
Joined December 2011
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Community forensic teams can have a key role, and interface w/both general MH and secure inpatient services. But consensus on their precise scope & function has been elusive. We used FOIs to map the picture in England. Out open access @TheBJPsych Bulletin. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Congratulations to Quinn Collins - winner of the medical student essay competition for her essay titled “Risk aversion and the restriction of liberty in forensic psychiatry”. Congratulations! #rcpsychforensic26
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Dr Hannah Cappleman discusses inquest support for psychiatrists, sharing local and national work being undertaken. Importance of both practical and emotional support highlighted and need for inquest supervisor roles and training #rcpsychforensic26
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Dr Kevin Murray and Dr Laura Janes discuss mental health and parole boards. Importance of clarity of S117 aftercare and community MH follow-up emphasised to inform decision-making. Questions asked re how we can better support patients and parole boards #rcpsychforensic26
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Dr Whiting, Dr Deshpande and Prof Taylor discuss forensic psychiatric research - thinking about future research priorities, streamlining approvals processes, and maximising patient and public involvement #rcpsychforensic26
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Excellent feedback from the medical student essay presentations by Quinn Collins, Saadi Karim Robinson, Maliha Shakir, and Abbey Venables covering risk, ethics, rights and liberty. A remarkable achievement and contribution to the academic programme by all #rcpsychforensic26
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Congratulations to all resident doctors selected to present their research at the conference. The judges noted that the future of academic forensic psychiatry is bright.
Special mention to Dr Carol Norton for winning the research prize! #rcpsychforensic26
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Dr Louise Robinson, Dr Tom Hewson, Dr Daniel Whiting, Dr Sandeep Mathews & Dr Mayura Deshpande discuss “who is a forensic psychiatric patient” covering global, historical, and future perspectives, impacts of MHA and sentencing reform, and workforce changes #rcpsychforensic26
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Dr Sandeep Mathews and Dr Mary Davoren opening the #rcpsychforensic26 conference….
A fantastic 3 day programme with attendees across Europe and talks spanning various clinical and academic topics.
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Artwork created by service users on Andersen Ward, our Mother and Baby Unit (MBU), has won an art competition hosted by the @rcpsych Perinatal Quality Network (PQN). 🎨🏆
Read more on our website.
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🧵What Doctors Do When the Evidence Runs Out 🚨
Evidence-based medicine is the mantra.
But what happens when there’s no evidence?👇1/9
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Joining #ICP2025 online (UK 9–10pm / BD 3–4pm) on developing Forensic Psychiatry in Bangladesh
Forensic patients face double stigma — we must do better. @BBPAUK @rcpsychINTL @rcpsychForensic @vmsmathews @aluzri1 @wendyburn @bdnews24com @rcpsychWM @RCPsychViPSiG @subodhdave1
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Great sense from my friend and RCPsych Presidential election rival, @regalexa. Until we find ways to fix the workforce issues that affect the supply of trained Consultants, the arguments for substitution are going to be difficult to successfully resist.
To maintain some services, employers have resorted to task shifting for sometime. It will get much worse if we don’t speak up calmly and constructively. Safe patient care requires acknowledgment that psychiatry is more than a mere collection of skills.
#JozeJancarLecture2025
Sandeep Mathews retweeted
To maintain some services, employers have resorted to task shifting for sometime. It will get much worse if we don’t speak up calmly and constructively. Safe patient care requires acknowledgment that psychiatry is more than a mere collection of skills.
#JozeJancarLecture2025
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Booking is now open for the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry 2026! The conference will take place from Wednesday 4 - Friday 6 March next year at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. Visit our website to book -
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#rcpsychforensic26 @rcpsychForensic
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Our Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic Service is holding their next community drop-in session on Thursday 21 August!
Sessions are for individuals awaiting assessment and diagnosed autistic people aged 16+ from the Wigan and Leigh area.
Find out more: buff.ly/EOsQb6z
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Valuable and insightful work done recently by @prisonadvice on how investing in community mental health services can:
🌟Ease the strain on prison mental health teams
🌟Reduce reoffending rates.
Check out the full paper!⬇️
Investing in community mental health services would help to ease the pressure on prisons and reduce reoffending. That’s the conclusion of a new paper we’ve published today with Centre for Mental Health. 🔗 Link below.
#MentalHealth #PrisonReform #CriminalJusticeReform
