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Geth Rees

@gethrees.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Newcastle University. Interested in understanding the intersection of medicine and criminal justice, but also likely to be talking about Japanese Roleplaying Games (JRPGs), running and Star Wars.

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Michael Brown 🌍@mentalhealthcop.bsky.social · 6d ago

NEW BLOG - “Overly Rigid” The first PFD report citing Right Care, Right Person where a jury has returned a “possibly contributed” finding for “overly rigid” application of the approach. mentalhealthcop.com/2026/07/30/o...

Overly Rigid

The latest PFD to mention “Right Care, Right Person” was published this week, after the death of Catherine Morgan in Kent in September 2024.  The PFD is primarily about the Metropolitan…

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Geth Rees@gethrees.bsky.social · last wk.

First paper from the police custody healthcare project has been published in Journal of Health Services Research and Policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/.... Using a Human Rights approach, we show how the understaffing of healthcare in police custody suites potentially breaches... (1/2)

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2w ago

'the Humanities and Social Sciences....disciplines ask not just “what works?” but “for whom?”, “at what cost?”, “under what assumptions?” and “towards what kind of society?” They are central to good policy, democratic accountability and social mobility.' Essential reading. Read it. 3/3

Inequality News@inequalitynews.bsky.social · 2w ago

📢 True, but the nation's health will need to be fixed "upstream" by reducing #inequality and #poverty. All else is just tinkering... #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #ReadTheEvidence #EvidenceBasedPolicyMaking www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says

Health Foundation paper argues health is an economic asset and improving it could generate £72bn for public finances

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Rosie (she/her)@airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 3w ago

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of: improved recognition changing help-seeking behaviour institutional incentives pressures within existing service pathways Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including: real increases in distress in some groups improved recognition of previously unmet need changing expectations about support systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services. The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.
Geth Rees@gethrees.bsky.social · 3w ago

In the interests of reporting failures as well as success, @deecooke.bsky.social and I just ran the Kingston Park races. Fitness is low given insufficient training this summer and too many nice meals while away, so knew I wasn't in PB shape. Thought 48min for 10k would be respectable. Didn't take...

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Geth Rees@gethrees.bsky.social · last mo.

Sorry for the poor picture, but delighted to have just pressed the submit button on the following manuscript. It has taken over five years, but (if all goes well) our book "Care Detained" should be out with Routledge early next year.

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Phil Crockett Thomas@philcrockettthomas.bsky.social · last mo.

If you're researching justice related topics and keen on creative writing please take a gander at this call. Feel free to get in touch if you want to talk an idea through before submitting. We're running a couple of writing workshops too in case you're looking for some pointers/ time to play!

Stirling Criminology@stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📝 CfP: Dr @philcrockettthomas.bsky.social, Dr Martin Cathcart Fröden, and Prof Alistair Fraser are Editors of this Special Section Crime, Media, Culture: Special Section Call for Papers: Rewriting Crime Stories: Criminology and Creative Writing #CrimSky #Criminology www.linkedin.com/pulse/crime-...

Geth Rees@gethrees.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"He told them that he had been stabbed four times. The response from one officer was: "I don't think you have mate"." Horrific consequence of the scepticism and Testimonial Injustice that we saw as institutionalised with the police and support services. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Murdered student Henry Nowak told police 'I can't breathe' while handcuffed

An investigation into the police's actions by the Independent Office for Police Conduct is ongoing.

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Geth Rees@gethrees.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Brilliant analysis countering much of the "education is failing young people" and screen-phobia of the Milburn Report. It is 20 years of zero growth that means the job market is not there to support students and young people. Political class should look internally for the problem and not scapegoat.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

'Ages ago I suggested we think of the Labour Force Survey as a giant net dragged across the whole working population. It is bad enough at counting the population as a whole. But it has huge holes in it shaped exactly like a student.'

Plashing Vole@plashingvole.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The underlying assumption is that Manchester students are rich enough not to be already working. My own university is bringing in compulsory placements: one of the issues not raised AT ALL is that nearly every single student has a job already, quite often full-time. Are they meant to quit?

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

'Students will be expected to use the period after exams in the summer term to take part in internships, placements, joint projects or exchanges – across all disciplines.' That will be popular. Not. 2/3

Geth Rees@gethrees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New chapter on sleep defences in sexual offence cases and burden of proof. Part of a fantastic new collection edited by @drrhianelinor.bsky.social, @adelinemou.bsky.social, and @emmajyapp.bsky.social. Thanks to co-authors @jazzmoose.bsky.social and Natalie Wortley. Link share.google/401OhyNGMQeS...

Sleep Medicine Expertise and Sexual Offences: An Unsettled and Unsettling Alliance

The decision not to prosecute the individual alleged to have raped Jade McCrossen-Nethercott in London, 2017, is the result of the uncertainties that surround the sleep condition, sexsomnia (a parasomnia in which a person engages in sexual activity, either solo or...

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Geth Rees@gethrees.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Preparing for the N8PRP Innovation Event on Policing and Health. Very excited to bring people together to hear latest research in the area. Information to attend available at link below, also still places available for poster presentations for PhD/ECRs. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/n8-prp-pol...

N8 PRP Policing Innovation Forum : Policing, People and Health

Featuring key policymakers, influential research, and innovative projects - a day of knowledge exchange, innovation, and collaboration.

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