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| Plus: Crick first for KHP surgeon; funding for Long COVID research; KHPeople; and all the latest events. No images? Click here Subscribe King’s Health Partners News In this edition: Mind & Body leadership trio confirmed for KHP Annual Conference 2023; Crick first for KHP surgeon; funding for Long COVID research; KHPeople; and all the latest events and opportunities. 7 September 2023 Hear from new Mind & Body leadership We are pleased to announce KHP Mind & Body Programme Academic Director Prof Mark Edwards, and Co-Clinical Directors Dr Siobhan Gee, and Dr Mike Dilley will join a panel discussion at the KHP Annual Conference 2023. With a wealth of experience across the partnership, the trio will discuss the benefits of a Mind & Body approach as a golden thread throughout our health system, exploring how integrating mental and physical health care has huge potential to improve outcomes for people in our communities. The virtual event will be the first opportunity to put questions to KHP Mind & Body’s newly appointed leadership team. Register here for the 12 October event ➝ Crick first for KHP surgeon KHP speaks to Mr Foad Rouhani, the first surgeon to secure a Group Leader position at the world-leading Francis Crick Institute. Read about his tissue regeneration work ➝ Funding for Long COVID research Dr Caroline Jolley says the grant will accelerate our understanding of the psychophysiological mechanisms of breathlessness and fatigue. Find out more about her research ➝ How to provide holistic care Join a five-day course that gives staff working in physical health care the mental health skills needed to deliver whole-person care. Know the benefits ➝ Mind of the Matter Dr Başak İnce Çağlar, Postdoctoral Research Associate at King’s College London, explains the causes of Binge Eating Disorder and how to seek help – in the latest of our Mind of the Matter series on mental health. Watch the full video here ➝ Candidates for research design prize King’s Health Partners hosts a Clinical Research Training Programme to prepare students for writing robust clinical research protocols. About the course ➝ Know your numbers High blood pressure is known as the silent killer, find out how important it is to measure our blood pressure and how we can even do it at home. Find out more ➝ Ask the Institute Neurosciences Discover a new responsive research advisory service for clinical and managerial staff in neurosciences, and how to make an enquiry. How it works ➝ KHPeople The new KHPeople series shares work highlights, motivations, and career top tips from staff and students across the partnership. Would you like to showcase your KHP work? Please email: kingshealthpartners@kcl.ac.uk Dr Sabrina Bajwah The Clinical Senior Lecturer explains why she is determined to focus on research alongside her clinical work. Full profile ➝ Dr Nazia Matto The haematology postdoc describes a world-first in-human trial, and what gives euphoric moments in her working life. Full profile ➝ The King’s College London ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health is appointing a Post-doctoral Research Associate in Young People and Social Change. Closing date: Monday, 11 September. Apply here. South East London ICS is recruiting for two NHS Band 8d Professional Clinical and Care Leads to provide strategic advisory support to its team one day a week for a term of two years. One role will focus on Education – apply here, and the other on Innovation – apply here. For more information email SELICSWorkforce@gstt.nhs.uk. Closing date: Sunday 17 September. Interviews: Monday 2 October. King’s Health Partners is recruiting for a Band 8a Programme Manager (fixed term 12 months maternity cover) for managing the development and delivery of distinct projects and initiatives in relation to the wider Population Health & Equity Programme. Closing date: Monday, 18 September. Apply here. Events and opportunities Population Health and Equity The first webinar in our jointly hosted series is on 19 September at 12pm and is titled ‘Introducing approaches to improving social and health equity in Central Denmark Region and south east London’. Register your place via Eventbrite. Academic Surgical Grand Round Join us for the next Grand Round on Thursday 28 September, 5:30pm – 6:30pm. We will hear from specialists leading advancements in Breast Surgery. More information and register here. Primary Care webinar The seventh in this year’s King’s Health Partners Primary Care Webinar series is titled ‘Palliative Care and health equity’. Join us on Wednesday 1 November at 1pm – book your place Eventbrite. PhD Programme in mental health Applications are now open for the King’s College London PhD Programme in Mental Health Research for Health Professionals. Deadline is 1pm on Wednesday 15 November. Apply here. Data Led Prioritisation – managing wait lists in diabetes outpatients through effective clinical prioritisation and service optimisation, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT and the Institute of Health & Social Care Management. Tuesday 12 September 9am-10:30am. Register here. What Matters Most: Patient Outcomes Learning Event ‘Vital 5’. Wednesday 13 September, 1pm-2pm. More information and registration via Eventbrite. Cardiovascular research conference, Wednesday 13 September, 5pm-6pm. More information and joining link here. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Diabetes (Module 1). Lead by Dr Amy Harrison and Prof Khalida Ismail. Apply before 18 September 2023. Interactive, hybrid seminar ‘Qualitative research methods with a focus on diabetes’, led by Dr Bryan Cleal, Steno Diabetes Center, Copenhagen. Thursday 21 September, 1pm-2pm. Register here. Mind & Body, Share and Learn, ‘A Conversation about Personality Disorder’, Thursday 21 September, 1pm-2pm. Hosted by Consultant Nurse Psychotherapist, Penny Cutting. Book a space. Spotlight on The Integrated Care System with Dr Jonty Heaversedge and Dr Toby Garood, joint Medical Directors of the South East London Integrated Care System, Tuesday 26 September, 9am-10:30am. Contact charlotte.tilouche@gstt.nhs.uk to register. We invite you to the KHP Cardiovascular & Respiratory Partnership’s Primary Care Short Course on Lung Cancer. Thursday 28 September, sign up here. Centre for Nephrology, Urology and Transplantation, ‘Frontiers in Transplantation: Clinical Excellence through Innovation’. 28-29 September. Apply here. Centre for Adherence, Research, and Education: ‘Principles and practice of medication adherence support’. Tuesday 3 October, 1pm-5pm, in-person at Waterloo. More information and book your place here. Invasive Tracheostomy Ventilation at Home – Multiprofessional, skills-based training in tracheostomy care, delivered by King’s Health Partners colleagues. Two day course, Chelsea Football Ground Stamford Bridge, Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 October, book your place here. ‘Neuroanatomy for Imagers’, this course is designed for people working in imaging but with no neuroanatomical background. Thursday 12 October. More information and registration here. Active Involvement in Research, Friday 13 October, 12:30pm-5pm. ARC South London brings together local people, research staff, health and care staff to explore how research might influence health and social care. Save the date. Fetal Medicine Research Institute’s Annual Strategy Meeting, Friday 20 October, 12pm-5pm. The event will focus on patient participation and experiences in research. Find out more. Centre for Nephrology, Urology and Transplantation, ‘Optimising Kidney Utilisation Symposium’, Friday 17 November. More information and registration here. Centre for Nephrology, Urology and Transplantation, ‘Renal Pregnancy Symposium’. Thursday 23 November. More information and register here. News from across the partnership Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust NHS England Deputy Director of Children and Young People’s Nursing visits Royal Brompton Hospital.Smokers who identify as LGBTQ+ and live in Lambeth can get free support to help them quit smoking. New IT platform prioritises ‘hidden risk’ diabetes patients. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Diagnostic Mammographer Cara Nagle is the #NewProfilePic for September. The Trust’s 2023 Annual Members’ Meeting will take place on Tuesday 26 September, from 6:30pm. King’s College London IoPPN welcomes new Executive Dean Prof Matthew Hotopf. Underutilised antidepressant treatment for postnatal depression associated with improved child outcomes at age five. New Co-Heads of Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. Tianrui Zhao awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship, for his research into new methods to improve diagnosis of breast cancer. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Implementing Right Care, Right Person in London, by Chief Executive David Bradley. Register for the Strategy in Action update event and Annual Members Meeting. London Care Record goes live. NIHR Maudsley BRC Inflammation may influence weight loss surgery outcomes, new study reveals. PhD studentships in Eating Disorders and Obesity. Tweet Share Forward Published by King’s Health Partners © 2023 King’s Health Partners. All rights reserved. Preferences | Unsubscribe |
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6 September 2023 Black History Month Poems
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Decriminalisation of Mervelee Myers 2023
1. D – Dearest Lord Mervelee Myers has been to
Deaths Door because of DISCRIMINATION
DAD was stricken with Parkinson’s
Disease and my life disintegrated into danger
Discrimination has taken a toll each time I experience
DEATH and Bereavement that
DAMAGES me beyond repairs in 2023
2. E – Ervin Julius Emster Nembhard my baby brother is
Even more affected by the impact of disabilities and POVERTY
Everyone deciding to keep a stiff upper lip pretending
Everything will fall into place if we act as if
Ervin’s son Jevon is defined by his Multiple Disabilities the
EQUALITY Act Protected Characteristics is my guide
3. C – Mervelee Myers was made a
CRIMINAL needing Emotional Regulation Treatment to
Cover up the miscarriages of justice by the
Criminal Justice Systems the
CROWN Prosecution Services because I
CHALLENGE the Judiciary of England and Wales
CAREER Criminals at all levels of the Corrupt Legal Systems
4. R – Ratty Nembhard is a Rare Gem one Surviving Girl
RACISM has taken tolls on my health and wellbeing.
Reeling from 31 years of RACE RELATIONS in the UK
Reaffirm the Realities of the Race Riots and
Reasons I was brought to the media’s attention at the
ROYAL Courts of Justice when Extinction
REBELLION stage their protest and I sing and dance.
5. I – I Know Who I Am
I am Mervelee Ratty Nembhard-Myers-Tomlinson
INSPIRED by my Intuition to challenge the
Institutional Systemic Discrimination leaving me
INSTITUTIONALISED by a Criminal Record because of my
IDEAS, Ideologies, Inspirations, and Instructions to
INFORM others via my Open Book Lifestyle
6. M – Mervelee Myers was born for a PURPOSE
My MOTHER an Older Mum was unable to communicate.
Many Women were not able to MANAGE their Emotions.
MAMA Lou was one such person but my
MEMORIES of her is captured in the Eulogy I wrote about her.
Motherly Love for Families and Friends
7. N – NEMBHARD is my Family Name of which am Proud
Nembhard Family came out of Aberdeen St. Elizabeth
But what’s in a NAME as Mum used to say only one
Joint is Nembhard but I know more about my
Nembhard Family than Chambers because
Ivan Sandyman Nembhard was a Storyteller.
8. A – Most of my Brothers have a name beginning with A
ASHTER is the Brother who made the biggest impacts
ASHTER died in jail a CRIMINAL because no one listened.
To Anyone when we raised concerns
All my life I am the victim of ANGER and the
ALLEGATIONS that dogged my life from I developed
Chronic ANXIETY from Childhood Traumas
AGE when I was going through AGONY of Dad’s Disabilities
For more than a decade.
AMBITION that carried me through the world
Denied me my ABILITIES to have my ENTITLEMENTS.
9. L – LEYF must be charged with LYING
Labelled Me UURICA-LE after the death of
Mama Lou with Dementia after I fronted Ofsted at BIB
Because I wrote on LINKEDIN about
LEYF on My Doorstep in January 2015
I was the LEADER of LEYF EYFS SENCO and Multigenerational
Curriculum the Practitioner who Developed the
LISTENING Ethos making LEYF a BEACON across the WORLD
10. S – Soon the truths will be revealed about the
SYSTEMIC Discrimination of Mervelee Myers that changed the
SOCIAL Butterfly and Cultural Ambassador who was the
SENCO the Parents give Glowing References Into the
SCARED SHY Little Girl from Childhood that is causing me
To reflect on why I am been judged when not
All Disabilities can be SEEN with the Naked EYES
11. T – They say TIME is the Master and
Time alone will TELL my stories about how Mervelee Myers
Used Writing as THERAPY from Papa was stricken with
Parkinson’s Disease and my THOUGHTS focus on
How I tried to hide the TREMORS that changed
My life even more than they did DAD
As I am Slowly Dying of TORTURE, I wrote to LEYF in 2015.
12. O – Overcoming the Oppression of 31 years is my
OUTCOME as I wrestle with the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
I manage until I was made an OUTCAST denied my
OCCUPATION as an OVERCOMER who was
OUTGOING now when I did not become
HCT Group Impact Report 2016 statistics of
1 in 5 of all SUICIDES are associated with unemployment.
My HUSBAND and I are 100,000 older people in the UK
SAY they leave their home once per week or less
13. Mervelee Myers must use my STATUS as the
Expert Authority on Subjects from the Cradle to
The Grave to use my Open Book Lifestyle as the
Early Years Practitioner who develops the
Listening Ethos to share the Outpouring of my
Passion of CARING and SHARING to tell the WORLD.
Am a Victim of the Systems but refuse to be the
Voiceless, Vulnerable of once a MAN twice a CHILD
My Husband and I continue the FIGHT4JUSTICE.
Mervelee's Advocacy Pearls in the Sand
Building an Immigrant & Youth Led, Independent, Integrated, Civil & Immigrant Rights Movement
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Exploring What Captivates, Inspires, and Intrigues.
Depression, suicide, addiction, recovery, from a literary social worker
Welcome to Bicolandia! A region located in the Southern part of the Philippines. This blog is dedicated to anything and everything we love about Bicol. Let me tell you about the things that I find interesting in my side of the world.
Mervelee's Advocacy Pearls in the Sand
Building an Immigrant & Youth Led, Independent, Integrated, Civil & Immigrant Rights Movement
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Breaking down barriers and promoting inclusion
Exploring What Captivates, Inspires, and Intrigues.
Depression, suicide, addiction, recovery, from a literary social worker
Welcome to Bicolandia! A region located in the Southern part of the Philippines. This blog is dedicated to anything and everything we love about Bicol. Let me tell you about the things that I find interesting in my side of the world.