Dr Phoebe Averill
@phoebeaverill.bsky.social
Current @betterhchub-kcl.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow with an interest in improving mental healthcare. Previously: @imperial-ighi.bsky.social postdoc and @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk PhD student at @kingsioppn.bsky.social 📚
📍 London
📍 London
#NewPost
🎉 Excited to be heading back south of the river to begin a new role as a @kingsbetterhchub.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow, hosted jointly by @kingsnmpc.bsky.social and @kingsioppn.bsky.social!
📚 I'll be developing new research focusing on #patientsafety in mental healthcare.
🎉 Excited to be heading back south of the river to begin a new role as a @kingsbetterhchub.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow, hosted jointly by @kingsnmpc.bsky.social and @kingsioppn.bsky.social!
📚 I'll be developing new research focusing on #patientsafety in mental healthcare.
July 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
#NewPost
🎉 Excited to be heading back south of the river to begin a new role as a @kingsbetterhchub.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow, hosted jointly by @kingsnmpc.bsky.social and @kingsioppn.bsky.social!
📚 I'll be developing new research focusing on #patientsafety in mental healthcare.
🎉 Excited to be heading back south of the river to begin a new role as a @kingsbetterhchub.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow, hosted jointly by @kingsnmpc.bsky.social and @kingsioppn.bsky.social!
📚 I'll be developing new research focusing on #patientsafety in mental healthcare.
Glad to see our work shared on the hub! @patientsafetylearning.org
💭We explored safety incidents and harms as reported in community-based mental health services.
🧵Reflections on our key findings: bsky.app/profile/phoe...
📄Full paper: doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724003532
#patientsafety
#academicsky
💭We explored safety incidents and harms as reported in community-based mental health services.
🧵Reflections on our key findings: bsky.app/profile/phoe...
📄Full paper: doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724003532
#patientsafety
#academicsky
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Glad to see our work shared on the hub! @patientsafetylearning.org
💭We explored safety incidents and harms as reported in community-based mental health services.
🧵Reflections on our key findings: bsky.app/profile/phoe...
📄Full paper: doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724003532
#patientsafety
#academicsky
💭We explored safety incidents and harms as reported in community-based mental health services.
🧵Reflections on our key findings: bsky.app/profile/phoe...
📄Full paper: doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724003532
#patientsafety
#academicsky
We hope that study findings provide a starting point for understanding #patientsafety incidents within community-based mental health services, including under-recognised harms. Findings should be considered together with the experiences of service users and families to inform interventions.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We hope that study findings provide a starting point for understanding #patientsafety incidents within community-based mental health services, including under-recognised harms. Findings should be considered together with the experiences of service users and families to inform interventions.
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3️⃣ Beyond mental healthcare-specific incidents, incidents seen in all types of healthcare settings were also described.
For example, documentation errors meant that medications could not be dispensed, resulting in a treatment break. This placed service users at risk of relapse
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For example, documentation errors meant that medications could not be dispensed, resulting in a treatment break. This placed service users at risk of relapse
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February 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
3️⃣ Beyond mental healthcare-specific incidents, incidents seen in all types of healthcare settings were also described.
For example, documentation errors meant that medications could not be dispensed, resulting in a treatment break. This placed service users at risk of relapse
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For example, documentation errors meant that medications could not be dispensed, resulting in a treatment break. This placed service users at risk of relapse
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2️⃣ Under NHS England’s Serious Incident Framework, we’ve seen repeated investigations of similar incidents.
Here we shed light on underexplored ‘moderate’ harms, with Mental Health Act assessment cancellation a key incident described. Outcomes included self-harm, deterioration, risks to others
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Here we shed light on underexplored ‘moderate’ harms, with Mental Health Act assessment cancellation a key incident described. Outcomes included self-harm, deterioration, risks to others
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February 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
2️⃣ Under NHS England’s Serious Incident Framework, we’ve seen repeated investigations of similar incidents.
Here we shed light on underexplored ‘moderate’ harms, with Mental Health Act assessment cancellation a key incident described. Outcomes included self-harm, deterioration, risks to others
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Here we shed light on underexplored ‘moderate’ harms, with Mental Health Act assessment cancellation a key incident described. Outcomes included self-harm, deterioration, risks to others
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We need help from adults aged 40+ with Down's syndrome and family/carers to make a film together to train health & social care staff.
We want you to share your experiences of falling & ideas about what helps you to move safely, to help staff to support you.
Please get in touch!
📍London, UK
We want you to share your experiences of falling & ideas about what helps you to move safely, to help staff to support you.
Please get in touch!
📍London, UK
December 11, 2024 at 12:57 PM
We need help from adults aged 40+ with Down's syndrome and family/carers to make a film together to train health & social care staff.
We want you to share your experiences of falling & ideas about what helps you to move safely, to help staff to support you.
Please get in touch!
📍London, UK
We want you to share your experiences of falling & ideas about what helps you to move safely, to help staff to support you.
Please get in touch!
📍London, UK
See our poster for more info! #BGSConf #patientsafety
November 20, 2024 at 8:14 AM
See our poster for more info! #BGSConf #patientsafety
The Isla for Frailty team are presenting at @gerisoc.bsky.social at 10:30 today! Join us to hear about a feasibility trial exploring the use of video-based patient records for supporting assessment and care of older adults with frailty #BGSConf @imperialmed.bsky.social #patientsafety
November 20, 2024 at 8:13 AM
The Isla for Frailty team are presenting at @gerisoc.bsky.social at 10:30 today! Join us to hear about a feasibility trial exploring the use of video-based patient records for supporting assessment and care of older adults with frailty #BGSConf @imperialmed.bsky.social #patientsafety
It was agreed that a broader code of ‘safe care’ is needed, focusing on helping people to live fulfilling lives, rather than just managing risks. Priorities for making care safer included: improved access, smoother transitions, supporting carers, and safer medication practices
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November 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
It was agreed that a broader code of ‘safe care’ is needed, focusing on helping people to live fulfilling lives, rather than just managing risks. Priorities for making care safer included: improved access, smoother transitions, supporting carers, and safer medication practices
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A third perspective recognised that mental health providers can both contribute to harm or help prevent it through their actions. Things like cancelling appointments, not following up patient non-attendance, medication errors, or lacking compassion in consultations can negatively impact safety
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November 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
A third perspective recognised that mental health providers can both contribute to harm or help prevent it through their actions. Things like cancelling appointments, not following up patient non-attendance, medication errors, or lacking compassion in consultations can negatively impact safety
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Another view was that ‘safe care’ equates to managing risks that service users present when very unwell. However, this perspective alone is narrow and does not address other ways that service users may be harmed in their mental healthcare
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November 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Another view was that ‘safe care’ equates to managing risks that service users present when very unwell. However, this perspective alone is narrow and does not address other ways that service users may be harmed in their mental healthcare
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Service users, carers, and staff told us that care routinely departs from safe practice, owing to entrenched systemic issues (e.g. long waiting times, poor crisis care access, and staffing shortages)
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November 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Service users, carers, and staff told us that care routinely departs from safe practice, owing to entrenched systemic issues (e.g. long waiting times, poor crisis care access, and staffing shortages)
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New here, so am sharing some recent work from my @thisinstitute.bsky.social PhD, in hope of finding more #patientsafety people here!
We wanted to understand what ‘safe care’ looks like in community mental health services, as existing safety improvement research mostly relates to inpatient care
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We wanted to understand what ‘safe care’ looks like in community mental health services, as existing safety improvement research mostly relates to inpatient care
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November 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
New here, so am sharing some recent work from my @thisinstitute.bsky.social PhD, in hope of finding more #patientsafety people here!
We wanted to understand what ‘safe care’ looks like in community mental health services, as existing safety improvement research mostly relates to inpatient care
1/
We wanted to understand what ‘safe care’ looks like in community mental health services, as existing safety improvement research mostly relates to inpatient care
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November 10, 2024 at 11:52 PM
It was agreed that a broader view of ‘safe care’ is needed, focusing on helping people to live fulfilling lives, rather than just managing risks. Priorities for making care safer included: improved access, smoother transitions, supporting carers, & safer medication practices. 5/
December 4, 2024 at 1:16 PM
It was agreed that a broader view of ‘safe care’ is needed, focusing on helping people to live fulfilling lives, rather than just managing risks. Priorities for making care safer included: improved access, smoother transitions, supporting carers, & safer medication practices. 5/
A third perspective recognised that mental health providers can both contribute to harm or help prevent it through their actions. Things like cancelling appointments, not following up DNAs, medication errors, or lacking compassion in consultations can negatively impact safety. 4/
December 4, 2024 at 1:11 PM
A third perspective recognised that mental health providers can both contribute to harm or help prevent it through their actions. Things like cancelling appointments, not following up DNAs, medication errors, or lacking compassion in consultations can negatively impact safety. 4/
Another view was that ‘safe care’ equates to managing risks that service users present when very unwell. However, this perspective alone is narrow and does not address other ways that service users may be harmed in their mental healthcare. 3/
December 4, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Another view was that ‘safe care’ equates to managing risks that service users present when very unwell. However, this perspective alone is narrow and does not address other ways that service users may be harmed in their mental healthcare. 3/
Service users, carers, and staff told us that care delivered routinely departs from safe practice, owing to entrenched, systemic issues, e.g. long waiting times, poor crisis care access, and staffing shortages. 2/
December 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Service users, carers, and staff told us that care delivered routinely departs from safe practice, owing to entrenched, systemic issues, e.g. long waiting times, poor crisis care access, and staffing shortages. 2/
🆕On this #WorldPatientSafetyDay, glad to share a new paper. We wanted to understand what 'safe care' looks like in community mental health services, where existing safety improvement directives relate primarily to inpatient care
⏩ https://rdcu.be/dTILy, reflections below 1/
⏩ https://rdcu.be/dTILy, reflections below 1/
December 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
🆕On this #WorldPatientSafetyDay, glad to share a new paper. We wanted to understand what 'safe care' looks like in community mental health services, where existing safety improvement directives relate primarily to inpatient care
⏩ https://rdcu.be/dTILy, reflections below 1/
⏩ https://rdcu.be/dTILy, reflections below 1/
A nice start to the week! Pleased to see our paper amongst the top downloaded articles in Health Expectations https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.iclibezp1.cc.ic.ac.uk/doi/full/10.1111/hex.13660 @WileyGlobal #TopDownloadedArticle
December 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
A nice start to the week! Pleased to see our paper amongst the top downloaded articles in Health Expectations https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.iclibezp1.cc.ic.ac.uk/doi/full/10.1111/hex.13660 @WileyGlobal #TopDownloadedArticle
Reflecting on a great three days at the @imperialcollege postdoc residential last week at @ShendishManor, with this lovely garden for breaks in the rain ☔️
Feeling very motivated and supported by the @ImperialPFDC!
Feeling very motivated and supported by the @ImperialPFDC!
December 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Reflecting on a great three days at the @imperialcollege postdoc residential last week at @ShendishManor, with this lovely garden for breaks in the rain ☔️
Feeling very motivated and supported by the @ImperialPFDC!
Feeling very motivated and supported by the @ImperialPFDC!
Excited to represent the @PSRC_NWL at today's Mental Health Improvement Network event. Looking forward to hearing about lots of great safety and quality improvement work! #MHImprove #qualityimprovement
December 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Excited to represent the @PSRC_NWL at today's Mental Health Improvement Network event. Looking forward to hearing about lots of great safety and quality improvement work! #MHImprove #qualityimprovement
Great to have the opportunity yesterday to share ongoing work led by colleagues within the NIHR @PSRC_NWL, alongside our @ImperialNHS partners, to better understand patient safety challenges and improve safety outcomes for patients and service users
December 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Great to have the opportunity yesterday to share ongoing work led by colleagues within the NIHR @PSRC_NWL, alongside our @ImperialNHS partners, to better understand patient safety challenges and improve safety outcomes for patients and service users
A great day at the @southbankcentre on Friday (finally!) graduating from my PhD programme at @KingsIoPPN🎓
Looking forward to getting the rest of this work out there and glad to have the opportunity to conduct new #patientsafety research with a great team at Imperial @PSRC_NWL!
Looking forward to getting the rest of this work out there and glad to have the opportunity to conduct new #patientsafety research with a great team at Imperial @PSRC_NWL!
December 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
A great day at the @southbankcentre on Friday (finally!) graduating from my PhD programme at @KingsIoPPN🎓
Looking forward to getting the rest of this work out there and glad to have the opportunity to conduct new #patientsafety research with a great team at Imperial @PSRC_NWL!
Looking forward to getting the rest of this work out there and glad to have the opportunity to conduct new #patientsafety research with a great team at Imperial @PSRC_NWL!