Chief Medical Officer @MaudsleyNHS. Adjunct Professor @KingsIoPPN & Hon Prof @BrunelUni Med School. Editorial Board @TheBJPsych

London, England
Joined June 2013
Research Methods in Mental Health: our new book from @CambridgeUP & @rcpsych is out now - cambridge.org/core/books/res…
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Great to welcome our consultants to today’s Start Well event. We’re privileged to have Professor Tracy and Professor Bowden-Jones joining us & sharing their expertise. An inspiring morning of learning, connection & collaboration. #StartWell #MedicalEducation #NHS #Psychiatry
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(1/7) Interesting new Reich pre-print (biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…). Archaeological and geographical claims can be questioned imo though. Some kind of population contact between an early Homo sapiens population & Neanderthals is evident, but there are different possible scenarios
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Strange how something I wrote nearly 40 years ago suddenly seems relevant again [nobody realised the title was a twist on a Bob Dylan song though]..
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A new computational approach that can detect ancient hominin ancestry in modern humans without requiring archaic reference genomes reveals a more complex picture of human evolution than previously imagined. Leveraging this approach, researchers report in Science that an unidentified "ghost" population contributed DNA to the ancestors of all modern humans before they dispersed out of Africa. Learn more: scim.ag/4q0of1S
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🎉 That's a wrap on Induction Day 1! It was fantastic to meet all of our new Residents today 🤩 A huge thank you to our speakers for helping to make the day such a success & giving our Residents a warm welcome. 👏 Next stop: Local Site Inductions tomorrow! ✅ #MedicalEducation
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🎉 Welcome to Our New Resident Doctors! We're delighted to welcome 75 Core, GP & Higher Resident Doctors to training. We look forward to an engaging day of induction, providing key information, meeting colleagues & supporting you as you develop your skills & career in Psychiatry
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Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National Associations

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We stand shoulder to shoulder with our European colleagues and fully support the collective view. We oppose FIFA’s plans. The FIFA World Cup belongs to football and always will. uefa.com/news-media/news/02a…
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Traumatic head injuries from collision and combat sports disrupt the blood-brain barrier and trigger inflammation for years after retirement, shows a new MRI and transcriptomic analysis of retired athletes. Find out more in @ScienceTM on #WorldBrainDay: scim.ag/40AguUm
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We were delighted to host our first Annual Postgraduate Medical Education Faculty Afternoon Tea in the beautiful gardens at Maudsley Hospital ☕🍰 🪴☀️ Great company, great conversation, & a chance to say thank you to our fantastic faculty. 🥳 #MedicalEducation #PGME #Teamwork
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Did you attend 'Learning from preventable deaths - inquests and the coroner's court' at #RCPsychIC? Read A Clinician's Brief Guide to the Coroners Court and Inquests by the speakers @Derektracy1 and @PendlesGabriel here: tinyurl.com/3ehxxfkf @CambUP_Psych @rcpsych
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📣 New research @bmjmentalhealth 👇🏼 #Oralhealth is often neglected in people with severe mental ill-health. New national research priorities highlight how better integrated care could reduce inequalities & improve health outcomes. Link: mentalhealth.bmj.com/content… @JouryEaster
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