Dr Phoebe Averill
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
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillHow does patient experience compare across different #NHS services? In the latest surveys, #cancer patients responded most favourably of all the patient groups, while respondents to the Community Mental Health Survey rated their overall experience the lowest. Find out more: buff.ly/QoEDiCE
- 📣 Pleased that our published paper is now live in JMIR, based on work completed during my prior role at @imperialmed.bsky.social 🔎 We wanted to find out whether videos, embedded within the electronic patient record, may support improved care for older adult inpatients with frailty #geriatrics 1/
- ⚠️ The problem: clinical notes or verbal handovers seldom capture the nuance of a person's functional abilities. In this pilot study, video-recordings of individual participating patients were embedded securely into the electronic patient record (e.g. to show mobility baseline or support needs) 2/
- ✅ Acceptability: Most participating patients, carers, and acute hospital ward staff found the intervention to be highly acceptable. Participants felt that so long as privacy safeguards and dignity were maintained, video-based records could provide a more person-centered view of the patient 3/
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View full thread⚠️ Take home messages: Video-based patient records show evidence of promise for use in the care of older adults with frailty, but implementation challenges remain. Improved intervention uptake relies on better integration of the technology into daily clinical workflows 🔗 www.jmir.org/2026/1/e77318
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillMe making sparkling smalltalk at parties #TheTraitors
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillThe BBC tells the story of Britain in a way Netflix simply cannot. In the year to come, please remember that | Tony Hall
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillThanks @the-polyphony.bsky.social for sharing your platform with us to give people a sense of what's in the new edited collection 'Recalibrating Stigma: sociologies of health and illness' Available as a free e-book or relatively inexpensive paperback 5/5 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe Averill✨ New publication! Pleased to share a new commentary co-authored with @jackandrews.bsky.social. We explore how adolescent social isolation is conceptualised and measured in school-based social network research. jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillHappy to share this paper just out: qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl... The Stable Shift Algorithm is a new tool to help people using Statistical Process Control decide when to re-establish control limits. 📈 #statisticalprocesscontrol #spc #qualityimprovement #improvementscience #datascience
- A really good day at the @mhrincubator.bsky.social gathering in Manchester!
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillHi, I'm v new to bsky. I'm a PhD student focusing on harm in UK mental health services, & I would like to hear about your experiences of harm in services between 2010-2025. (Mental health services includes NHS, charities, companies, private therapists & other orgs) 1/7 tinyurl.com/yt2ydvxx
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillJoin us for an all day, free event tackling inequalities in maternal and perinatal mental health. Where: ORTUS, SE5 8SN When: 4 Nov, 10am-5pm 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1720417397...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillNew publication! ✨ "Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study" Published as part of my PhD research at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kingscsmh.bsky.social). 📄 Full paper here 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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- Reposted by Dr Phoebe Averill*Journal editors*: we're looking for a suitable outlet for our paper which provides an indepth analysis of what happened at three of the anti-immigrant riots in the UK last year. Would your journal consider this paper? Please share? www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillWe strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillDelighted to have this publication out at Patient Experience Journal This shares some of the findings from my PhD at @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social, funded by @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk pxjournal.org/journal/vol1...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillThanks google AI but I meant to type “shut”…
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillThe future of health & care is inclusive, sustainable and community-led. Join us 10 Sept in London for the Better Health & Care Summit. 🎟 buytickets.at/betterhchub/...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillBild has signed a joint letter sent to Health Secretary Wes Streeting today, calling for urgent action to get the LeDeR programme back on track and help save lives. Read the full letter at: autismaction.org.uk/statement/jo...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillInequity in action: Why minoritised ethnic patients are more often rapidly tranquilised & what needs to change New review shows minoritised ethnic patients are 32% more likely to get rapid tranquilisation in mental health hospitals. It’s a stark example of systemic racism & bias in care. 🧵 THREAD
- #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.
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillNew paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillWe started working on this in 2021 and there is *finally* a physical copy of the book in my hand. It feels great that other people can now read all the great work that's in this collection. It is available as a free e-book and in paperback: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillExcited to read this! Congratulations to @oliwilliams.bsky.social and colleagues for the publication of their new book: Recalibrating Stigma. May be of interest to colleagues working in eating disorders and mental health more broadly. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe Averill📣 New paper alert! My new study shares how we used #artificial intelligence to evaluate inclusive recruitment efforts in one of the largest #NHS acute Trusts in England to increase ethnic diversity in senior leadership roles. doi.org/10.1186/s129... #workforce #medsky #discrimination #EDI 1/4
- Well worth registering, for those in London on the 19th June! #academicchatter #AcademicSky
- Really looking forward to the London launch of our new book and very grateful to @twiterney.bsky.social for hosting this within the BSA London MedSoc Study Group activities. If you're in London, or willing to travel to London, it would be great to see you at this event - register via link below.
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillSCIE - Get me to hospital: When and how to use the Mental Capacity Act to convey a person to hospital for physical health treatment - May 2025 www.scie.org.uk/mca/practice...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillThis post introduces a new blog about a produced project to improve maternity care for Black families. This is part of a PhD study by one of my fantastic students. Have a read and subscribe to the blog!
- 🚨New blog: Break the Barriers!🚨 For my PhD, my lived experience partners & I are co-producing research to address #racism in maternity care for Black families in NW London, and we want to share our journey! 🔗 First post + subscribe: bit.ly/3Hw2If4 #BlackMaternalHealth #coproduction #healthequity
- Super interesting thread 💡
- Anticholinergics are associated with worse cognition: it’s time to take a serious look at our prescribing buff.ly/7DhhNKS Eleanor Dawkins considers more careful monitoring and review of anticholinergic medications that may lead to cognitive impairment in people with psychosis. 🧵 THREAD
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillWant to learn more? Read the blog! buff.ly/KWzylIa It's an evidence-based summary of this new paper, written by an expert who has critically appraised the research so you don't have to. All blogs are short (1,200 words) & easy to read, so ideal if you just have a few mins.
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillMost people receive support from community mental health services, but how safe are they? buff.ly/KWzylIa #CommunityMentalHealth #Safety #PatientSafety #MixedMethods 🧵 THREAD
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillOur 2025 GROW programme is perfect for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career #researchers! Build a network of peers at the same career stage, connect with senior researchers, plan goals with 1-to-1 coaching sessions & much more in this fully-funded programme👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/
- On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱 Applications for our GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. 💫 APPLY NOW 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/
- Very much looking forward to catching up on this webinar from @kingsbetterhchub.bsky.social later this week.
- We're launching our new webinar series! Spearheading Change: Tackling Inequity, Multimorbidity, and Complex Conditions 📅 1 May 🕐 1:00 PM BST 💻 Microsoft Teams Join leading experts to discuss creating equitable, sustainable health & care systems. 🎟️ buytickets.at/betterhchub/...
- Looking forward to this session
- We're pleased to be joined by @doritbraun.bsky.social from @m-f-c.bsky.social at our upcoming webinar, where we'll explore our recent series of mental health inpatient care investigations. Register for your free place now: www.hssib.org.uk/news-events-... #HSSIBWebinar
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillMental health patient safety requires a unique approach, different from physical health or other care settings. These findings allow clinicians and researchers a framework to begin to understand how patient safety is conceptualised in community mental health services.
- 🆕Delighted to see this lovely blog by @samwoodnutt.bsky.social for @thementalelf.bsky.social on our recent paper focusing on safety incidents and harms within community mental health services. 📈Full paper here: doi.org/10.1017/S003... 💭Service user and carer views here: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
- Most people receive support from community mental health services, but how safe are they? buff.ly/KWzylIa #CommunityMentalHealth #Safety #PatientSafety #MixedMethods 🧵 THREAD
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillHelp! "Learning disability (LD) nurses have always been central to the care of PWLD and valued highly by them and their families and carers" (DH, 2013). #saveourprofession #chooseldnursing #ouldnurses Please support the future of #LearningDisabilityNursing petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe Averill📢📢 Qualitative researchers 📢📢 Does your research involve an interpretative approach? Are you working on a topic connected to public health? Submit an abstract to our one day FREE to attend symposium in Bradford in October 👇👇 Can't wait to read your abstracts 😍
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillWe're holding a symposium at the University of Edinburgh to kick off the discussion we hope to ignite with our new book on stigma. There's limited places so if you'd like to attend please register ASAP, details in link below. Bursaries available for ECRs.
- Free symposium, 'Recalibrating Stigma', on 26.06.25 at at University of Edinburgh. Funded by SHI Foundation. Speakers: Katharine Cheston, Harriet Cooper, Fay Dennis, Janice McLaughlin, Jennifer Remnant, and more! Details: jumpshare.com/v/bzZYybtCP9.... Register by 30/04. Email at thomasg23@cf.ac.uk.
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe Averill1 in 4 women in England have serious reproductive health issue, survey finds In The Guardian, Melissa Palmer discusses 'stark findings' as almost 3/4 surveyed reported #reproductive or #MenstrualHealth issues, & ethnic inequalities revealed. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillWe're launching our new webinar series! Spearheading Change: Tackling Inequity, Multimorbidity, and Complex Conditions 📅 1 May 🕐 1:00 PM BST 💻 Microsoft Teams Join leading experts to discuss creating equitable, sustainable health & care systems. 🎟️ buytickets.at/betterhchub/...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillContinuing antipsychotic medication during pregnancy associated with reduced risk of schizophrenia relapse www.nationalelfservice.net?p=214633 🧵 THREAD
- Super job, @sarindiary.bsky.social and Carole! 😊
- BRC Public Involvement in Research Competition winner 24 receives the trophy 🏆 at the Annual Event. @sarindiary.bsky.social’s exceptional work addresses inequality in maternal mortality among Black women. @profhelenward.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/2024/12/10/w...
- Happy World Down Syndrome Day! Very happy to be working with some wonderful adults with Down's Syndrome to raise awareness about #patientsafety risks of falling and the importance of keeping moving. Thankful to @dsa-uk.bsky.social for all of their work! #WorldDownSyndromeDay
- Happy World Down Syndrome Day everyone! We can't wait to see your #LotsOfSocks shots and all the different ways your celebrating, calling for change and raising awareness. #ImproveOurSupportSystems #WorldDownSyndromeDay
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillFree #UCLan conference for people working with victims of child exploitation.
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillMental distress among people receiving benefits: new evidence. The majority of people receiving benefits report mental distress, many have recently thought about self-harm, and reported work limitations are considerable. inequalities.substack.com/p/welfare-an...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillWe're putting together a starter pack to link all those who work in mental health research and interested/working in youth involvement. Please share and invite people to our starter pack! If you'd like to be added to our starter pack, let us know 😊 go.bsky.app/EFACehfat://did:plc:n6k6b4miiugfm24g5htyxl57/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lik4msy37b2v
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe Averill"53% of voters today think Britain should prioritise Europe over the US if needed, compared with 31% who chose the US. In 1967, the public favoured America over Europe by 53% to 33%." The Guardian highlights our recent study of political attitudes throughout the 20th and 21st centuries
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillUK research staff ‘unable to plan for the future’. Research staff in ‘limbo’ as only 65 per cent on fixed-term contracts, UCU finds. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillNursing associate job ad calls for ‘registered nurse’ ability NHS trust removes ad for nursing associate to take on ‘all tasks normally undertaken by a registered nurse’, as concerns raised over risk to patient safety and the workforce rcni.com/nursing-stan...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillPlease RT & help Hannah with her important PhD about staff experience of self-harm management on mental health wards.
- 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
- Study added to the hub this week - Patient safety incidents within adult community-based mental health services in England: A mixed-methods examination of reported incidents, contributory factors, and proposed solutions www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety #mentalhealth
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillChildren and young people in England with serious mental health problems are still being sent for treatment many miles away from their homes because bed shortages in some areas remain so severe, despite a pledge to end such practices eight years ago. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- Thanks, @aidancscott.bsky.social!
- Thanks for sharing, David!
- "Patient safety incidents within adult community-based mental health services in England: A mixed-methods examination of reported incidents, contributory factors, and proposed solutions" - Averill P, Sevdalis N, Henderson C. Psychological Medicine. 2025 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- What are the harms incurred by users of community-based mental healthcare, as reported by staff in these services? In this paper from my @thisinstitute.bsky.social PhD, we characterised the nature of #patientsafety incidents using data from English services doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724003532 1/
- 1️⃣ At each harm level (judged by reporting staff) from ‘No harm’ through to ‘Death’, harmful patient outcomes such as self-harm, attempted suicides, or suicides, were modal reporting foci. Potential for services to prevent such events was unclear, but shortfalls in care were sometimes described 2/
- 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 3/
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View full threadWe 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. 6/
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe Averill‘Blame culture’ preventing learning from mental health deaths A culture of blame and fear across mental health services is preventing staff from learning and reflecting following a patient death, according to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. #nhs www.nursingtimes.net/mental-healt...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillAnd here's a starter pack that includes our wonderful fellows, past and present - or the ones I could find on BlueSky, at least. go.bsky.app/Ei5VaUQ (Again, please let me know of any omissions or new arrivals and I will update.)at://did:plc:mjfoj4rimmrby4wo2hg25tud/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lh2352luqa24
- Important and concerning findings from @martinpedersen.bsky.social's new study
- 💪 First phd paper out. 📝 We aimed to investigate the association between ethnicity and rapid traqullisation use i adult mental health inpatient settings. 💡 We found that the odds were 49% higher in ethnic minorities. @bmj.com @gildberg.bsky.social @abricca.bsky.social @drjohnabaker.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillFantastic editorial responding to my 1st PhD paper on importance of embedding community co-production to address ethnic inequities in #maternity care. Communities have unique & important perspective of health services. Together we are greater than just the sum of our parts. #medsky #academicsky
- Co-production in maternal health services: creating culturally safe spaces, respecting difference and supporting collaborative solutions Jennifer MacLellan, Carmen Byrne, @cjpope.bsky.social qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl...
- Interesting and important paper qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl... #patientsafety
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillHello, we're new to @bsky.app! We support children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to live gloriously ordinary lives. We'd love you to follow us #learningdisabilities #autism #SEN #SEND #FurtherEducation #AdultSocialCare
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillSharing our review that suggests traumatic experiences in mental health inpatient settings - and far more insidious than just restrictive interventions - can worsen outcomes. We urge redesign of environment, processes and autonomy to improve care. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillQualitative researchers' experiences of methodologically incongruent peer review feedback w/ @ginnybraun.bsky.social @jeffnz.bsky.social @janeemcallaghan.bsky.social @andrealamarre.bsky.social & @joannasemlyen.bsky.social psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
- Mornings will not be the same #r4today
- Mishal Husain’s last day on #r4today this morning. She’s the best of their presenters by far in my opinion. Capable of balance, & of rigorous, devastating interviews, without ever getting shrill, or hectoring & speaking over her interviewees. A real loss for the BBC.
- An intereresting read 📑 journals.plos.org/mentalhealth... #patientsafety
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillIf you are in London and have Down's syndrome or have a relative who does, please have a look at this project. At SquarePeg Training, we are always keen to support others developing new staff training videos!
- 'Academic housework' is real www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/we-ne... #AcademicChatter #Academicsky
- Reposted by Dr Phoebe AverillWord of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work. I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
