Peta Coulson-Smith
@petacs.bsky.social
Consultant Paediatrician 👩🏻⚕️ Principal Teaching Fellow Medical Ethics & Law 👩🏻🏫
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Exciting opportunity for someone with clinical experience of working with children with life limiting conditions in the UK to undertake a PhD. Funded by the Kentown Support charity. Please share
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117146-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117146-...
PhD Fellow - Kentown
www.kcl.ac.uk
June 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Exciting opportunity for someone with clinical experience of working with children with life limiting conditions in the UK to undertake a PhD. Funded by the Kentown Support charity. Please share
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117146-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117146-...
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Holy smokes! Our article is on the cover of The Lancet!!!!!!!!!! Nbd 💅
June 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Holy smokes! Our article is on the cover of The Lancet!!!!!!!!!! Nbd 💅
What a great few days at #EAPC2025 An honour to stand with awesome female clinicians, sharing experiences surrounding complexity in decision making for CYP with life limiting conditions #MedicalEthics #MedicalLaw #Paediatrics #PaediatricPalliativeCare
May 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
What a great few days at #EAPC2025 An honour to stand with awesome female clinicians, sharing experiences surrounding complexity in decision making for CYP with life limiting conditions #MedicalEthics #MedicalLaw #Paediatrics #PaediatricPalliativeCare
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Happy 5 year anniversary of the worst Mother’s Day gift I have ever given my wife: The opportunity to perform chest compressions on me for 10 minutes.
May 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happy 5 year anniversary of the worst Mother’s Day gift I have ever given my wife: The opportunity to perform chest compressions on me for 10 minutes.
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Preventing verbal abuse is essential for healthy brain development and lifelong wellbeing.
As a neuroscientist, I’ve seen the impact of harsh words on children’s brains. We need to prevent childhood verbal abuse
Preventing verbal abuse is essential for healthy brain development and lifelong wellbeing.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Preventing verbal abuse is essential for healthy brain development and lifelong wellbeing.
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How can we improve mental health care for autistic people?
Simple actions like using affirming language, and accommodating sensory needs can make a huge difference.
Discover 5 ways we can humanise mental health care for autistic people #AutismAcceptanceMonth: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Simple actions like using affirming language, and accommodating sensory needs can make a huge difference.
Discover 5 ways we can humanise mental health care for autistic people #AutismAcceptanceMonth: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
April 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
How can we improve mental health care for autistic people?
Simple actions like using affirming language, and accommodating sensory needs can make a huge difference.
Discover 5 ways we can humanise mental health care for autistic people #AutismAcceptanceMonth: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Simple actions like using affirming language, and accommodating sensory needs can make a huge difference.
Discover 5 ways we can humanise mental health care for autistic people #AutismAcceptanceMonth: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Pupils from poorer backgrounds – those eligible for free school meals – made less progress in their schooling than their peers.
Children from poorer families do worse at school – here’s how to understand the disadvantage gap
Pupils from poorer backgrounds – those eligible for free school meals – made less progress in their schooling than their peers.
tcnv.link
April 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Pupils from poorer backgrounds – those eligible for free school meals – made less progress in their schooling than their peers.
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Go Nature! Truth to power.
A Comment article in Nature Medicine argues that clinical research should recruit participants from LGBTQIA+ populations, which requires specific actions and policies to create affirming and welcoming environments. https://go.nature.com/3WILuQi 🧪
February 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Go Nature! Truth to power.
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www.cogora.com/cogora-gener...
Right
There are only so many ways to say this
The demand problems in the NHS won't be sorted by narrowly defined schemes focused on frequently admitted cohort
It basically needs well resourced primary, community and social care
Ends.
Right
There are only so many ways to say this
The demand problems in the NHS won't be sorted by narrowly defined schemes focused on frequently admitted cohort
It basically needs well resourced primary, community and social care
Ends.
Cogora General Practice Workforce White Paper - Cogora
Our General Practice Workforce White Paper is a major development in Cogora’s editorial and insight.
www.cogora.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
www.cogora.com/cogora-gener...
Right
There are only so many ways to say this
The demand problems in the NHS won't be sorted by narrowly defined schemes focused on frequently admitted cohort
It basically needs well resourced primary, community and social care
Ends.
Right
There are only so many ways to say this
The demand problems in the NHS won't be sorted by narrowly defined schemes focused on frequently admitted cohort
It basically needs well resourced primary, community and social care
Ends.
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We need to be educating people about #trans kids now more than ever.
I hope you’ll consider sharing a copy of my book with someone this holiday season.
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I hope you’ll consider sharing a copy of my book with someone this holiday season.
a.co/d/b2LEzmG
Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity
Amazon.com: Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity: 9781668017043: Turban MD, Jack: Books
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December 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
We need to be educating people about #trans kids now more than ever.
I hope you’ll consider sharing a copy of my book with someone this holiday season.
a.co/d/b2LEzmG
I hope you’ll consider sharing a copy of my book with someone this holiday season.
a.co/d/b2LEzmG
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One of the most important things we uncovered in 2024 is how people with learning disabilities are missing out on potentially life-saving preventive healthcare.
We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
Preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young
Around 1.3 million people in England have a learning disability and may need more support to stay in good health. But are they able to get access to the services they are entitled to in order to…
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December 23, 2024 at 8:19 AM
One of the most important things we uncovered in 2024 is how people with learning disabilities are missing out on potentially life-saving preventive healthcare.
We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
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Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation from 2019 to 2023, finds this new study
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
December 12, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation from 2019 to 2023, finds this new study
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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My new blog post
Would love to hear people's views on treating anorexia this way. It's not something I'd come across before.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/12/14/a...
Would love to hear people's views on treating anorexia this way. It's not something I'd come across before.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/12/14/a...
Anorexic teenager in 10-day induced coma for re-feeding: What next?
Doctors gave her a general anaesthetic, ventilated and sedated her, and fitted her with an NG tube, believing this to be in her best interests. She did not consent to any of this – there was …
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
December 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
My new blog post
Would love to hear people's views on treating anorexia this way. It's not something I'd come across before.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/12/14/a...
Would love to hear people's views on treating anorexia this way. It's not something I'd come across before.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/12/14/a...
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Today @gmcuk.bsky.social starts regulating non-doctors as it opens voluntary registration of AAs and PAs. It does so without any national agreement in place to confirm scope of practice for these roles, and so puts patient safety at risk.
Read our full statement: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Read our full statement: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
December 13, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Today @gmcuk.bsky.social starts regulating non-doctors as it opens voluntary registration of AAs and PAs. It does so without any national agreement in place to confirm scope of practice for these roles, and so puts patient safety at risk.
Read our full statement: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Read our full statement: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
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Despite similar #ADHD symptom levels, disadvantaged families were less likely to report impacts or progress from diagnosis to medication. Findings suggest potential intervention points for professionals to ensure adequate support for all acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
December 13, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Despite similar #ADHD symptom levels, disadvantaged families were less likely to report impacts or progress from diagnosis to medication. Findings suggest potential intervention points for professionals to ensure adequate support for all acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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**Black UK PhD students**
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Black heritage PhD scholarships | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol
We welcome applications for full scholarships to postgraduate research programmes starting in 2025.
www.bristol.ac.uk
December 8, 2024 at 5:55 PM
**Black UK PhD students**
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Under-resourced child/adolescent mental health services lead to many secondary consequences, not least a significant impact on young people's sleep which is difficult to compensate for without adequate CAMHS assessment/support
Early intervention is essential
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Early intervention is essential
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Long wait for NHS mental healthcare has ‘stark consequences for children’s life chances’
Consultant psychiatrist on why early intervention is key and why delays are unacceptable
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Under-resourced child/adolescent mental health services lead to many secondary consequences, not least a significant impact on young people's sleep which is difficult to compensate for without adequate CAMHS assessment/support
Early intervention is essential
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Early intervention is essential
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...