am a bit late to this but the "end of theory" thing reminds me of this classic Kitchin paper - still so relevant today doi.org/10.1177/2053...

The NHS is Paying for 'Spy Cameras' in Patient Bedrooms YouTube video by Novara Media

Would you want to be watched in your bedroom while you're ill in hospital? @novaramedia.com

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Untangling the threads: The installation of Oxevision by Oxford Health NHS Trust part two Image from Charlotte Wood Twitter, 2021, showing Oxford Health and Oxehealth winning an award for the Oxvision pilot project On 3rd February we shared part one of a timeline outlining the installat…

Untangling the threads: The installation of Oxevision by Oxford Health NHS Trust part two

Following on from the piece earlier in the week we are now sharing part two of our deep dive into Oxford Health’s seemingly irrational decision to install Oxevision

stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/u...

Accessing gender-affirming care should not be a source of trauma As a child, I had no reason to doubt the motivations of the people and the systems that I was told were there to help me.

"Ten years later and I’m still faced with coercive practice at every turn, both from the gender clinic and the specialists that work with them."

Read 'Accessing gender-affirming care should not be a source of trauma' by NSUN member, Oscar.

www.nsun.org.uk/accessing-ge...

About the PhD: Audits and evaluation of AI systems — and the broader context that AI systems operate in — have become central to conceptualising, quantifying, measuring and understanding the operations, failures, limitations, underlying assumptions, and downstream societal implications of AI systems. Existing AI audit and evaluation efforts are fractured, done in a siloed and ad-hoc manner, and with little deliberation and reflection around conceptual rigour and methodological validity. This PhD is for a candidate that is passionate about exploring what a conceptually cogent, methodologically sound, and well-founded AI evaluation and safety research might look like. This requires grappling with questions such as: What does it mean to represent “ground truth” in proxies, synthetic data, or computational simulation? How do we reliably measure abstract and complex phenomena? What are the epistemological or methodological implications of quantification and measurement approaches we choose to employ? Particularly, what underlying presuppositions, values, or perspectives do they entail? How do we ensure the lived experiences of impacted communities play a critical role in the development and justification of measurement metrics and proxies? Through exploration of these questions, the candidate is expected to engage with core concepts in the philosophy of science, history of science, Black feminist epistemologies, and similar schools of thought to develop an in-depth understanding of existing practices with the aim of applying it to advance shared standards and best practice in AI evaluation. The candidate is expected to integrate empirical (for example, through analysis or evaluation of existing benchmarks) or practical (for example, by executing evaluation of AI systems) components into the overall work.

are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me

apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...

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Ministers leave door open to continuing ‘absolute scandal’ of inappropriate Mental Health Act detention A disabled MP has failed to persuade ministers to show exactly what progress they are making towards ensuring there are enough community services to halt the “scandal” of disabled people being inap…

Ministers leave door open to continuing ‘absolute scandal’ of inappropriate Mental Health Act detention
#MentalHealthBill #MentalHealthAct
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ministers-le...

New Mental Health Act ‘offers no solution’ to abuse, exclusion and racism in mental health system Controversial government legislation that has now become law provides no solution to the culture of abuse, neglect and exclusion within the mental health system, or its continued structural racism,…

Controversial government legislation that has now become law provides no solution to the culture of abuse, neglect and exclusion within the mental health system, or its continued structural racism, say disabled campaigners.
#MentalHealthAct
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-mental-h...

the only thing streeting is good at is exploiting contradictions
no meds because it's not actually medical
no psychosocial because it's not "proven" against disease
100% suffering left

"Each technological advancement that could free up physician time has instead tightened the productivity ratchet: these “efficiency gains” have simply been used to squeeze more visits, more billing, and more profit out of every hour."
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‘Clinical-grade AI’: a new buzzy AI word that means absolutely nothing Chatbot mental health companies are getting into clinical cosplay.

“‘Clinical-grade’” is an example of marketing puffery designed to borrow authority from medicine without the strings of accountability or regulation. It sits alongside other buzzy marketing phrases like ‘medical-grade’ or ‘pharmaceutical-grade’ for things like steel, silicone, and supplements…”

Stop Oxevision (now LIO Health) on the BBC YouTube video by Stop Oxevision

In January the BBC covered a story about our campaign and concerns around the use of Oxevision. This is the video from the BBC South West coverage (although there was other national and regional coverage)

Oxehealth have now rebranded as LIO Health

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It can't be underestimated how important this is.

Like 'SIM', this scandal has been uncovered by survivors themselves, not professionals.

Anyone concerned about patient safety, the merging of the private sector & the state, misuse of technology, research ethics & human rights needs to read this.

the fatigue of listening to the lamprd inquiry

The Lampard Inquiry The Lampard Inquiry (formerly known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry) is a an independent statutory inquiry into the deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex.

This afternoon, @stopoxevision.bsky.social are giving evidence at the Lampard Inquiry into uee of Oxevision in wider context of 2,000 patient deaths at Essex Partnership NHS Trust between 2000-24. You can watch the live stream on YouTube here
www.youtube.com/@thelampardi...

www.turn2us.org.uk/policy-campa...

important work to be done here :) apply!

FYI Universal Credit for a single person is £4,801.68 per annum for which you will be harassed, coerced and threatened constantly via your own mobile phone by the DWP, while in media you will be called scrounging workshy scum by the LABOUR party.

#HousingDiscrimination

Join @shacaction.bsky.social on zoom
Thursday 11th September 2025 at 6.30pm in discussion with Adam Gabsi of @inclusionlondon.bsky.social to discuss discrimination in the housing sector

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Check it out 📢

Finally, inspired by Ruha Benjamin’s call for a radical reimagining of what technoscience might look like outside of carcerality, we imagine how mental health technologies could be otherwise. Enter: FishVision cameras

While drawing attention to the oppressive & violent nature of technologies such as Oxevision (now LIO), we ultimately reject the notion that mental health technologies are, in themselves, either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ but inherently entangled with the violent injustices of psychiatry and its carceral tools

Our paper - ‘Towards a Mad Technoscience: revealing, repurposing, and reimagining carceral mental health technologies’ is out now (limited access here) bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

You can get full access to our original here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Donate to Keep the Ladies Pond Inclusive: Fund Trans Rights, organized by TransLucent Community Keep Hampstead Heath's Ladies' Pond Inclusive: Fund Trans Righ… TransLucent Community needs your support for Keep the Ladies Pond Inclusive: Fund Trans Rights

Sex Matters has managed to raise the 50K to take Hampstead Heath's Ladies' Pond to court for being inclusive. Let's spread the word and encourage people to donate to GoFundMe to help combat this bigotry.

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acceptance is one thing, positive outcome is another
for ex online / digital tech interventions for adults in mh often have very high level of no completion
i get this is about access but digital by default is how iapt was built, also in the name of access, debatable whether that led to + outcomes

Disabled activists warn Labour MPs who vote for cuts: ‘The gloves will be off’ Labour MPs were given their final warning by disabled activists at a sweltering rally outside parliament on Monday that, if they vote for cuts to disability benefits, the “gloves will be off”. Elle…

Disabled activists warn Labour MPs who vote for cuts: ‘The gloves will be off’
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-act...

The NHS Long Term Plan promised all mental health services would be trauma-informed. The Women’s Mental Health Taskforce said the same. Now, the 10-Year Health Plan doesn’t mention trauma-informed care at all. Such a sad, telling step backwards. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686639...

🚨BREAKING: MPs have just voted for cuts to social security - with unwritten promises from the UK Government

This is reckless.

Disability rights aren’t optional. Poverty is a political choice. This Govt chose it tonight.

We'll keep fighting until this cruel Bill is rejected completely.

i think the study dr birhane links to in the thread is a good place to start :)

image is on a black background with white text and black and white logos of supporting organisations of the statement

#WelfareReformBill

Joint statement rejecting “concessions” in the welfare reform bill by @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social
@dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social
@disrightsuk.bsky.social
@nsunnews.bsky.social
Mad youth demand & Taking The PIP