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  1. What did people think of Gerry Robinson looking at running care homes for those with #dementia on tv last night?
  2. Read Julie's latest blog at http://www.obmh.nhs.uk/blog/
  3. The social and financial costs of #mentalhealth are immense...recent estimates put the cost at £77billion, mainly due to lost productivity.
  4. At any one time, just over 20% of women and 17% of men of working age are affected by depression and anxiety. (New Horizons).
  5. Over half of all adults with mental health problems will have begun to develop them by the time they were 14. (New Horizons) #mentalhealth
  6. New Horizons is published today setting out policy direction on #mentalhealth http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_109719
  7. Trailers for New Horizons on BBC website and news this morning http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8396147.stm
  8. New Horizons launches today setting out future direction for #mentalhealth. Details asap.
  9. RT TimetoChange How one employer responded positively to an employee with schizophrenia http://digg.com/u1HVCH
  10. Believe it or not, we are already planning next year's Annual Report. We will mention how we've used #twitter to connect with people.
  11. Thanks for all the good #mentalhealth descriptions, please keep them coming - we will use them
  12. RT@stephenfry I get quite a number of tweets asking me about mental health books. A great resource is http://tinyurl.com/yksrqd9 do try it
  13. @TweeetStreet Thank you for the #charitytuesday - much appreciated
  14. Tell us what good #mental health means to you in 140 characters. A selection will be on the cover of our next AnnualReport.
  15. Tell us what good #mental health means to you in 140 characters. We'd like to know, and a selection will be on the cover of our AnnualReport
  16. congratulates @OxfordRadcliffe on their HSJ Award 2009. Well done you!
  17. marks #WorldAidsDay and is grateful for the steps forward with research and treatment which prolong many lives.
  18. @AvrilAutopsy Thank you so much - really appreciated!
  19. read Julie's (our Chief Exec) first blog on our values at http://www.obmh.nhs.uk/blog/ and let us know what you think
  20. This BBC article about depression & stigma references Oxford GP & Professor of Psychiatry http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8321168.stm