Helen Minnis
profminnis.bsky.social
Helen Minnis
@profminnis.bsky.social
Academic child psychiatrist @UofGlasgow @GillbergCentre @LSHTM-alum. Loves a challenge! Complex interventions, neurodevelopment, trauma, stirring it
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Fundamental changes to Scotland’s care system are needed say researchers, following a study of almost 500 young children in foster and kinship care led by @profminnis.bsky.social & @nspcc.bsky.social

#FosterCare #ChildrensHearings #InfantMentalHealth

gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
May 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Looking forward to kicking off the UCL Health of the Public Annual Symposium talking about the interplay between neurodivergence and childhood adversity @UCLHealthPublic.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Heading out shortly for day 3 of Scotland's Whacking Weekender. So much joy. So much community. So much DANCE 🥰
April 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Jill's research is always ahead of the curve 👏🏾
New UofG research finds brisk walking may reduce risk of heart rhythm abnormalities by up to 43%.

The study led by UofG's School of Health & Wellbeing Professor Jill Pell has been published in the journal Heart.

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Brisk walking pace and time spent at this speed may lower risk of heart rhythm abnormalities
A brisk walking pace, and the amount of time spent at this speed, may lower the risk of heart rhythm abnormalities, such as atrial fibrillation, tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), and bradycardia (very sl...
www.gla.ac.uk
April 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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April 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Some surprising NHS statistics (unless you follow me)
Since 2019:
- GP appoints increased by 5m to 31million/month

- 111 calls total 1.7m/month
- Ambulance calls and transfers unchanged 750k / month
- A&E attendances 2.2million/month
GPs providing more extra appts than total of all others combined
April 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The US gets less safe by the minute. We shouldn't be surprised but this is incredible in the place formerly known as "land of the free"
US judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for his views
White House has claimed that Khalil’s ‘beliefs and associations’ are counter to US foreign policy interests
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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I haven’t stopped singing this since I first heard it. And no, I don’t speak French😂
April 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Such important work - an example of really making a difference 👏🏾
Delighted to share development of Scotland's national Distress Brief Intervention

New way of responding to people in distress

>82,000 people across Scotland have received DBI since its inception & currently being trialled in Australia & England.

bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
April 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I've recently joined this Bluesky and seem to have landed in the US. Nothing against Americans but is there anyone from anywhere else in the world on this platform?
March 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Hi all, finally got myself a bluesky account after months in the doldrums because of that Musky smell on twitter. I hear this is a much friendlier community:)
March 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM