‘Seem to lose their manners and moral compass’
Passages from: TALKING POINT by John Launer, BMJ, 16 March 2024 in which he considers social media and professionalism: Launer continues:
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‘How to maintain professionalism in public’
The above paragraph is from this week’s BMJ. I have redacted the name of the professional involved as the issue is one that reaches across all professions, not just healthcare. … Continue reading ‘How to maintain professionalism in public’
‘Unwillingness to challenge unacceptable behaviour found within’
Credits: [1] A headline from yesterday’s Scotsman [which was NOT about the Royal College of Psychiatrists] [2] An incomplete logo of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [in the background] In … Continue reading ‘Unwillingness to challenge unacceptable behaviour found within’
Not a true picture.
I recently received a message that included this sentence: I replied to the sender: There is a need to correct this view. The truth is that UK psychiatry is enmeshed … Continue reading Not a true picture.
“For doctors on social media”
This opinion by Daniel Sokol was published in the BMJ, 26 July 2023:
unanswered
I sent the following letter to the Royal College of Psychiatrists on the 20th January 2021 . A date that was significant for me as it marked the 1 year … Continue reading unanswered
Depression: pills and dependence [a timeline following a letter in the Times]
On the 25 February 2018 the following letter by Professor Wendy Burn, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [RCPsych] and Professor David Baldwin, Chairman of the RCPsych Psychopharmacology Committee, … Continue reading Depression: pills and dependence [a timeline following a letter in the Times]
On the values of trust and kindness
In recent times, the reporting of UK politics has focussed on the values guiding the behaviour of those in power. The following comment is from a newspaper editorial:This is the … Continue reading On the values of trust and kindness