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Dr Agnes Ayton

@agnesayton.bsky.social

Eating disorder Psychiatrist. IMG in Oxford. Democratically elected vice chair of the Faculty of Eating Disorders at RCPsych. Keen to learn, interested in science and evolution

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Andrew Ayton@andrewayton.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Psychiatric Educator of the Year award for my brilliant wife @agnesayton.bsky.social. So pleased to trumpet this achievement to a broader constituency than would normally hear about such things. 4th photo: Agnes & two colleagues (see ALT text) who contributed to this work.

Agnes standing at the lectern at the RCPsych awards ceremony last Thursday, giving her acceptance speech.The citation for Agnes's award which emphasises her 'contributions at national level. Her most impressive contributions have been her leading on the rollout of UK's first Credential in Eating Disorders and Treating Patients Well - the first national guidance to formally recognise eating disorders as a required area of learning for all medical professionals are significant pieces of work which impact on training, leadership and patient safety.'The award - a transparent column, with an inscribed details - standing on a table.Agnes at the awards ceremony, flanked by Dr Ali Ibrahim (left), with whom she has published a number of important papers that contributed to the work leading to this award; and (right) Dr Ashish Kumar, with whom she has shared the leadership of the Eating Disorders Faculty of RCPsych for about ten years.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists@rcpsych.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The #rcpsychawards celebrates the brightest teams and individuals in psychiatry and #mentalhealth care. If you missed yesterday's ceremony, you can catch up with the winners, and watch the Lifetime Achievement Award tribute to Sir Robin Murray. 🖥➡️ https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/rcpsych-awards

Andrew Ayton@andrewayton.bsky.social · last yr.

The end of a few days at Woodspring Priory, Somerset. Of all the Landmark Trust properties that we’ve stayed at, few can match this former Augustinian Priory for grandeur. Significant portion of the church attached, as a ‘museum’, to the the spacious living quarters. A wind-swept, memorable weekend.

View of the Priory, with the nave, crossing tower, and remains of the cloister wall on right, and later, lower range (former farmhouse) attached to NW corner of nave. Greyish sky, green lawn, tree to left edge of view.View of nave and tower (65 feet) of the Priory from S. Bedrooms located on what is now first floor of nave. Original architecture of 15th century - Perpendicular Gothic style windows - with later, ground floor windows inserted after the Dissolution of the monasteries. Blue sky with dappled clouds. Lawn and yew tree to left.Interior of the ‘museum’ part of the Priory: under the tower (crossing), restored fan vaulting and upper part of south-facing, four light window.Information board in the museum part of the Priory: outline of building history, 13th century to Dissolution of the Monasteries, with reconstructions and cut away ground plan. Some of the contents: Woodspring Priory developed over several centuries and reached its greatest extent around 1530. We do not know what the earliest chapel looked like, but the surviving buildings contain fabric from the 13th-century onwards. Extensive archaeology helps us understand what the priory looked like at various phases in its development. This museum room is in part of the nave and the 'crossing under the tower. Both date from the 13th century. The main altar was in the chancel of the priory church, which extends beyoed the tower to the east. The 13th-century chancel was much larger than the nave but it seems it was destroyed by a disastrous fire in the 14th century. Today even its replacement has long since disppeared. The basic shell of the nave survives today though is much altered and had extra floors inserted when the site became a farmhouse. Woodspring Priory was at its richest and most developed around 1530, just before the Dissolution. The priory had recovered from the setbacks of fire and the Black Death in the 14th century, and had received generous endowments. Through the 15th century, it was redeveloped in the Perpendicular style. A north aisle was added to the nave. In 1536 work was still going on to build fine lodgings for the prior leading off the northwest corner. The adjacent west front, the main entrance to the church, was embellished with statues of saints and fine carvings. The tower was its current height. A gatehouse, perhaps doubling as a guest house, stood in front of the priory complex. A fine infirmary with its own chapel had been built at the southeast corner of the site, next to a refectory (or dining hall). The chancel, however, was now only about half the length of the original 13th-century one, destroyed earlier in a fire or other disaster.
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Joan Silk@jbsilk.bsky.social · last yr.

GreatAdaptations: Female bonobos team up to boss males around. One more awesome piece of data to add to the enduring mystery of why bonobos and chimps are so different. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Drivers of female power in bonobos - Communications Biology

In mammals, documented female dominance is rare, but females can hold high status even with male-biased dimorphism. In wild living bonobo groups, female coalition formation best explains the observed ...

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Space VFX@spacevfx.bsky.social · last yr.

A celestial whisper: a planetary nebula’s ring of ionized gas cradles a white dwarf star, as radiative shock waves etch delicate secrets, shimmering through a starry expanse.

A striking digital artwork of a space scene depicting a planetary nebula, with a ring of ionized gas surrounding a central white dwarf star. Radiative shock waves extend outward, creating intricate patterns against a starry background.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last yr.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

John Burn-Murdoch@jburnmurdoch.ft.com · last yr.

The key chart right now: Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers. This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.

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Andrew Ayton@andrewayton.bsky.social · last yr.

Given the dramatic decline (in many places, disappearance) of the House Sparrow in the UK during my adult life, it’s heartening to encounter a noisy colony of these gregarious birds, as here, by the Trent & Mersey canal, near #Shugborough (sound on).

Helen Salisbury@helensalisbury.bsky.social · last yr.

Although GPs have not been granted everything on their wish list, major steps have been made towards making good the losses of the past few years, which may at least pause the closure of general practices. But the real prize is the promise of a comprehensive new contract. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

Helen Salisbury: The promise of a comprehensive new GP contract

For the first time in four years, negotiations between the Department of Health and Social Care and GP representatives in England have resulted in agreed changes to the GP contract, rather than fundin...

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Mark Cuban@mcuban.bsky.social · last yr.

This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.

A Siegel@asiegel.bsky.social · last yr.

More accurate, fewer words; "There are plenty of contractors going under". A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary. PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 2y ago

What does the #NHS staff survey tell us about the changing behaviours and motivation of health care staff? 👨‍⚕️ Our new analysis reveals a widening gulf in job satisfaction between the NHS’s youngest and oldest staff. 👇🧵 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wh...

What does the NHS staff survey tell us about the changing behaviours and motivation of health care staff?

Over the past decade younger NHS staff have reported lower job satisfaction, higher stress levels, and greater dissatisfaction with pay than their older colleagues, according to this new analysis of o...

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Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 2y ago

It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it.

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Barbara Rich@barbararich.bsky.social · 2y ago

After making judicial oversight by the High Court a principal ornament of her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to encourage MPs to vote for it at Second Reading, Kim Leadbeater MP now proposes to abandon that provision www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’m changing my bill to ensure people have the right to a dignified death – here’s how | Kim Leadbeater

I’ve listened to the evidence, and believe that the new safeguarding process will protect terminally ill people and their families as best as possible, says Kim Leadbeater MP, sponsor of the assisted ...

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