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Why do people living with severe mental illness (SMI) face one of the greatest health equality gaps in the UK?

Why do people living with severe mental illness (SMI) face one of the greatest health equality gaps in the UK?

Update: 2025-06-13
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Grab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom.  In the first of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: 


  • Glue ear: should we refer as soon as we suspect?
  • Contraception after a diagnosis of breast cancer: supporting choice.
  • Physical health and severe mental illness: can we reduce significant health inequalities?


Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. 


The rest of the Pearls from May will be covered next week.


Glue ear: should we refer as soon as we suspect?  

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng233 

Videos 

https://www.littleears.soton.ac.uk/nasal-balloon-instructions 

https://www.redwhale.co.uk/bytes/otitis-media-with-effusion-in-under-12s-glue-ear  

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Contraception after a diagnosis of breast cancer: supporting choice  

 https://www.fsrh.org/Common/Uploaded%20files/documents/fsrh-cadbc-guidance-document-15-nov-2023.pdf 


Physical health and severe mental illness: can we reduce significant health inequalities?  

 NHS England, 2024; Improving physical healthcare for people living with SMI in primary care). 

'Being Bothered About Billy' - The RCGP James Mackenzie Lecture 2012 with Professor Helen Lester 


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Why do people living with severe mental illness (SMI) face one of the greatest health equality gaps in the UK?

Why do people living with severe mental illness (SMI) face one of the greatest health equality gaps in the UK?

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