Verity Chester
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Research Associate @HPFT_NHS | Manager @RADiANTCRG | Editor @AdvancesAutism | PhD Candidate @uniofeastanglia | Intellectual Disability/Autism/CJS/Mental Health
Burnley or Norwich
Joined October 2011
Some of the @RADiANTCRG team including @EPatteril and our Research Observer Joshua presenting their QRISK Cardiovascular health in intellectual disability poster @rcpsychEastern conference today (bottom right)
Some of our poster presenters at the Eastern Division Autumn Conference 2025. @Kallur_Suresh @aaraoof @AconwayM @chrisol1 @drapathak
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🧠 Join the @RoySocMed & RADiANT on 20 Nov 2025 for a one-day online conference: Maintaining best practice in the healthcare of people with neurodevelopmental disorders. Explore neurology, immunology & patient experience. 🔗 https://t.co/AaM8DCkv8D
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Last year, our research found high rates of hypothyroidism among people with intellectual disabilities, highlighting the need for greater awareness. This topic is now featured in the @RADiANTCRG Physical Health e-learning course, freely available from: https://t.co/BsS1K2q4Mm
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Adults with learning disabilities & carers, please join us at our friendly event for interesting talks about research, lunch, a performance, and the chance to share your views. 📅18 Nov 2025 | 10am–2:30pm 📍The Colonnades, AL10 8YE 🎟See below to book your free space.
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Upcoming event between @RADiANTCRG and @RoySocMed Maintaining best practice in the healthcare of people with neurodevelopmental disorders: Neurology, immunology and patient experience
rsm.ac.uk
Get updated on the current developments in epilepsy care, innovations in psychiatry and neurodevelopmental conditions.
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📢 Call for Papers! Advances in Autism journal welcomes submissions for the special issue on 'Autism and Personality Disorder', guest edited by Deborah Morris @CDCT_Updates Deadline: 31st of December 2025.
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@regalexadelivering the Jose jancuar lectur#IDFaculty conference reflecting on past &trajectory of ID Psychiatry @InderSawhney1 @modiyoor @rcpsych @LadeSmith @idtraineesuk @haritsa1 @KenCourtenay
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Our latest paper explores the prevalence of autistic people with forensic settings. It is available open access from @JFoPsychPsychol
https://t.co/cH3PINYESM
@p_langdon @BunningKaren @regalexa @uniofeastanglia @HPFT_NHS @HPFT_Research
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Our latest paper explores the prevalence of autistic people with forensic settings. It is available open access from @JFoPsychPsychol
https://t.co/cH3PINYESM
@p_langdon @BunningKaren @regalexa @uniofeastanglia @HPFT_NHS @HPFT_Research
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📢 We are pleased to share the programme for the 50th RADiANT CPD meeting. Now in its sixth year, RADiANT continues to offer one of the longest-running free CPD sessions. We hope you can join us to mark this special milestone. #RADiANT50
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After much consideration, I am pleased to announce that I will stand for election as RCPsych President in 2026. Mental health services today, face challenges that need to be addressed with integrity, courage and passion. With your help, I will lead efforts to do precisely that.
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Collaborative Risk Assessment and Management across the secure mental health pathway in England - the CORAS study. For more information please email Catherine.Jeynes2@nottshc.nhs.uk
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Why the antagonism over the rise in autism diagnoses? It’s actually good news https://t.co/KgoXUWGaRX
theguardian.com
A ninefold increase is the result of huge advances in our understanding – and brings the hope of fulfilling lives to many more people, says author Gina Rippon
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Our new-style-newsletter went out today, did you get your copy? If not, please check your junk folders as it is from a new provider ✉️✉️✉️
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Our paper on the Mental Health Bill (2025) & its unintended consequences. It features views from concerned professionals and family members including a mother's 1st person account. @psychiatryofid @idtraineesuk
https://t.co/CQYDfRfC9N
cambridge.org
The Mental Health Bill (2025) for England and Wales: professional and carer consensus statement summarising concerns and unintended consequences from proposed changes to autism and learning disability
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We are very honoured to be part of the professional and carer consensus statement regarding proposed changes to the Mental Health Act coproduced with our RADiANT experts by experience led by Dr Peter Beazley @uniofeastanglia. Freely available from: https://t.co/hpBZJmTJa9
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Our publication investigating how clinicians are adapting autism assessments for women and girls is published in @AutismAdulthood
https://t.co/SLjsy6tyjl
@GraceTrundle @CDCT_Updates @RADiANTCRG
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Very important research in @_JARID_ I’ve seen too many vulnerable people exploited on hoarding programmes
Prevalence and Characteristics of Hoarding Behaviour and Domestic Squalor Among Adults With Mild Intellectual Disability Receiving Residential or Outpatient Care - Kaal - 2025
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