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DATE: May 13, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: Opinion: RFK Jr.’s antidepressant deprescribing push gets one thing right — and others dangerously wrong
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
I recently helped a woman in her early 60s taper off fluoxetine (often known by the brand name Prozac), which she had taken for over 35 years, followed by bupropion (aka Wellbutrin), which she had taken for over a decade.
But Kennedy’s initiative conflates that genuine clinical need with claims unsupported by evidence — and some that are actively dangerous.
Read the rest…
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #Deprescribing #Antidepressants #RFKJRaisingQuestions #MentalHealthCare #FluoxetineTapering #Wellbutrin #SSRIWithdrawal #EvidenceBasedMedicine #PatientSafety #ClinicalGuidelines
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DATE: May 13, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: Opinion: RFK Jr.’s antidepressant deprescribing push gets one thing right — and others dangerously wrong
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
I recently helped a woman in her early 60s taper off fluoxetine (often known by the brand name Prozac), which she had taken for over 35 years, followed by bupropion (aka Wellbutrin), which she had taken for over a decade.
But Kennedy’s initiative conflates that genuine clinical need with claims unsupported by evidence — and some that are actively dangerous.
Read the rest…
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
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STAT News reports "from the frontiers of health and medicine".
Learn more at https://www.statnews.com/topic/mental-health/ .
See also their complete Mastodon account at @STAT .
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Since 1991 The National Psychologist has focused on keeping practicing psychologists current with news, information and items of interest. Check them out for more free articles, resources, and subscription information: https://www.nationalpsychologist.com
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #Deprescribing #Antidepressants #RFKJRaisingQuestions #MentalHealthCare #FluoxetineTapering #Wellbutrin #SSRIWithdrawal #EvidenceBasedMedicine #PatientSafety #ClinicalGuidelines
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DATE: May 13, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: Opinion: RFK Jr.’s antidepressant deprescribing push gets one thing right — and others dangerously wrong
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
I recently helped a woman in her early 60s taper off fluoxetine (often known by the brand name Prozac), which she had taken for over 35 years, followed by bupropion (aka Wellbutrin), which she had taken for over a decade.
But Kennedy’s initiative conflates that genuine clinical need with claims unsupported by evidence — and some that are actively dangerous.
Read the rest…
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
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STAT News reports "from the frontiers of health and medicine".
Learn more at https://www.statnews.com/topic/mental-health/ .
See also their complete Mastodon account at @STAT .
This robot is NOT affiliated with STAT news and merely rebroadcasts from their site. Responses posted here are not monitored.
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Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
Unofficial Psychology Today Xitter to toot feed at Psych Today Unofficial Bot @PTUnofficialBot
NYU Information for Practice puts out 400-500 good quality health-related research posts per week but its too much for many people, so that bot is limited to just subscribers. You can read it or subscribe at @PsychResearchBot
Since 1991 The National Psychologist has focused on keeping practicing psychologists current with news, information and items of interest. Check them out for more free articles, resources, and subscription information: https://www.nationalpsychologist.com
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It's primitive... but it works... mostly...
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #Deprescribing #Antidepressants #RFKJRaisingQuestions #MentalHealthCare #FluoxetineTapering #Wellbutrin #SSRIWithdrawal #EvidenceBasedMedicine #PatientSafety #ClinicalGuidelines
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MMA suggests even shorter hours
PETALING JAYA: Even a 60-hour work week is a heavy burden for healthcare workers in the long term.…
#NewsBeep #News #MMA #AU #Australia #Fighting #flexi-worksystem #Healthcareworkers #housemen #MalaysianMedicalAssociation #medicalofficers #patientsafety #sports #staffingratios #systemicissues #workinghours #workloaddistribution
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MMA suggests even shorter hours
PETALING JAYA: Even a 60-hour work week is a heavy burden for healthcare workers in the long term.…
#NewsBeep #News #MMA #AU #Australia #Fighting #flexi-worksystem #Healthcareworkers #housemen #MalaysianMedicalAssociation #medicalofficers #patientsafety #sports #staffingratios #systemicissues #workinghours #workloaddistribution
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Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research
#Canada #Healthcare #HealthCareCrisis #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #DigitalHealth #EHR #HealthTech #AI #TaxpayerMoney #SystemFailure #PatientSafety #Data
https://the-14.com/canadas-fragmented-electronic-health-records-harm-patients-and-cost-taxpayers-billions-new-research/ -
Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research
#Canada #Healthcare #HealthCareCrisis #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #DigitalHealth #EHR #HealthTech #AI #TaxpayerMoney #SystemFailure #PatientSafety #Data
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Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research
#Canada #Healthcare #HealthCareCrisis #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #DigitalHealth #EHR #HealthTech #AI #TaxpayerMoney #SystemFailure #PatientSafety #Data
https://the-14.com/canadas-fragmented-electronic-health-records-harm-patients-and-cost-taxpayers-billions-new-research/ -
Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research
#Canada #Healthcare #HealthCareCrisis #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #DigitalHealth #EHR #HealthTech #AI #TaxpayerMoney #SystemFailure #PatientSafety #Data
https://the-14.com/canadas-fragmented-electronic-health-records-harm-patients-and-cost-taxpayers-billions-new-research/ -
Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research
#Canada #Healthcare #HealthCareCrisis #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #DigitalHealth #EHR #HealthTech #AI #TaxpayerMoney #SystemFailure #PatientSafety #Data
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🦠 Does a hospital’s location shape the microbes in its air?
🔗 Air Bacterial Microbiomes in Hospitals: Case Studies from a Metropolis and a Small City of Thailand. DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0068
📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj
#Microbiome #HospitalInfections #AirQuality #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #Microbiology #EnvironmentalHealth #PatientSafety #AntimicrobialResistance #Healthcare #MedTech
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/204307/ Sister died after a doctor forgot scissors in her stomach #BeadyNnanna #BlessingOkolie #FibroidSurgery #LagosHospital #MedicalMalpractice #MedicalNegligence #Nigeria #OARMedicalCentre #PatientSafety #SurgicalError #WrongfulDeath
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Patient Critical After Alleged Midnight Hammer Assault at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
A 63-year-old man is critical after a hammer attack at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, allegedly over stolen ashes. The accused is in custody.
#SydneyHospitalAttack, #RoyalPrinceAlfred, #HammerAttack, #PatientSafety, #SydneyCrime
https://newsletter.tf/sydney-hospital-hammer-attack-patient-critical/
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A patient is in critical condition after a violent hammer attack in a Sydney hospital ward. This is the first time such an incident has happened at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
#SydneyHospitalAttack, #RoyalPrinceAlfred, #HammerAttack, #PatientSafety, #SydneyCrime
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AI scribes in health care raise risks for patients and privacy
#Canada #HealthCare #AI #Health #ArtificialIntelligence #Privacy #DataProtection #MedicalEthics #Technology #PublicHealth #Policy #DigitalHealth #Innovation #PatientSafety #MedicalCare
https://the-14.com/ai-scribes-in-health-care-raise-risks-for-patients-and-privacy/ -
Why AI health chatbots won’t make you better at diagnosing yourself – new research
#AI #HealthTech #MedicalResearch #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #Tech #AIChatbots #Medicine #Innovation #HealthAwareness #PatientSafety #MedicalAI #AIEthics #Health
https://the-14.com/why-ai-health-chatbots-wont-make-you-better-at-diagnosing-yourself-new-research/ -
Why AI health chatbots won’t make you better at diagnosing yourself – new research
#AI #HealthTech #MedicalResearch #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #Tech #AIChatbots #Medicine #Innovation #HealthAwareness #PatientSafety #MedicalAI #AIEthics #Health
https://the-14.com/why-ai-health-chatbots-wont-make-you-better-at-diagnosing-yourself-new-research/ -
Why AI health chatbots won’t make you better at diagnosing yourself – new research
#AI #HealthTech #MedicalResearch #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #Tech #AIChatbots #Medicine #Innovation #HealthAwareness #PatientSafety #MedicalAI #AIEthics #Health
https://the-14.com/why-ai-health-chatbots-wont-make-you-better-at-diagnosing-yourself-new-research/ -
Why AI health chatbots won’t make you better at diagnosing yourself – new research
#AI #HealthTech #MedicalResearch #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #Tech #AIChatbots #Medicine #Innovation #HealthAwareness #PatientSafety #MedicalAI #AIEthics #Health
https://the-14.com/why-ai-health-chatbots-wont-make-you-better-at-diagnosing-yourself-new-research/ -
Why AI health chatbots won’t make you better at diagnosing yourself – new research
#AI #HealthTech #MedicalResearch #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #Tech #AIChatbots #Medicine #Innovation #HealthAwareness #PatientSafety #MedicalAI #AIEthics #Health
https://the-14.com/why-ai-health-chatbots-wont-make-you-better-at-diagnosing-yourself-new-research/ -
https://www.europesays.com/uk/856347/ Medical Lab Scientists Reject New Health Reform Bills #AMLSN #Health #HealthPolicy #HealthReform #Healthcare #HealthcareSystem #LegislativeBills #MedicalLaboratoryScience #MedicalLaboratoryScientists #MedicalRegulation #MLSCN #MLSCNAct #NationalAssembly #Nigeria #NigeriaHealthcare #PatientSafety #ProfessionalRegulation #PublicHealth #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/158495/ Nigerian Lab Scientists Reject New Health Reform Bills #AMLSN #HealthPolicy #HealthReform #HealthcareSystem #LegislativeBills #MedicalLaboratoryScience #MedicalLaboratoryScientists #MedicalRegulation #MLSCN #MLSCNAct #NationalAssembly #Nigeria #NigeriaHealthcare #PatientSafety #ProfessionalRegulation
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/386954/ India’s ‘midnight doctor’ ChatGPT is getting diagnoses dangerously wrong: Study – The South First #AIHealthAdvice #AiInconsistency #AiReliability #ChatGPT #Éire #EmergencyCare #GPT4o #Health #HealthCare #Healthcare #HealthcareIndia #IE #India #Ireland #LargeLanguageModels #MedicalDiagnosis #MidnightDoctor #NatureMedicineStudy #OxfordStudy #PatientSafety #SubarachnoidHemorrhage
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/827129/ India’s ‘midnight doctor’ ChatGPT is getting diagnoses dangerously wrong: Study – The South First #AiHealthAdvice #AiInconsistency #AiReliability #chatgpt #EmergencyCare #Gpt4o #Health #Healthcare #HealthcareIndia #India #LargeLanguageModels #MedicalDiagnosis #MidnightDoctor #NatureMedicineStudy #OxfordStudy #PatientSafety #SubarachnoidHemorrhage #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Surgical Instrument Found in Patient's Abdomen Five Years Post-Operation Prompts Investigation
Surgical forceps found in Kerala woman's abdomen 5 years after surgery at Alappuzha Medical College. Health Minister orders investigation into patient safety.
#KeralaHealth #PatientSafety #MedicalError #Alappuzha #HealthProbe
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Surgical Instrument Found in Patient's Abdomen Five Years Post-Operation Prompts Investigation
Surgical forceps found in Kerala woman's abdomen 5 years after surgery at Alappuzha Medical College. Health Minister orders investigation into patient safety.
#KeralaHealth #PatientSafety #MedicalError #Alappuzha #HealthProbe
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A surgical instrument was found inside a woman's body 5 years after her operation in Kerala. This is a serious concern for patient safety.
#KeralaHealth #PatientSafety #MedicalError #Alappuzha #HealthProbe
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A surgical instrument was found inside a woman's body 5 years after her operation in Kerala. This is a serious concern for patient safety.
#KeralaHealth #PatientSafety #MedicalError #Alappuzha #HealthProbe
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Missed our #CPCCGWebinar last week with Marie Konge Nielsen from the Syddansk Universitet?
🏥 Watch again as Marie explores how #nurses from three #generations experience #intergenerational exchange as a foundation for #professionalidentity development. She discusses findings that show that the exchange of knowledge and #clinical experiences between the generations will improve not only the #workingenvironment but also #treatment, #care and #patientsafety
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Missed our #CPCCGWebinar last week with Marie Konge Nielsen from the Syddansk Universitet?
🏥 Watch again as Marie explores how #nurses from three #generations experience #intergenerational exchange as a foundation for #professionalidentity development. She discusses findings that show that the exchange of knowledge and #clinical experiences between the generations will improve not only the #workingenvironment but also #treatment, #care and #patientsafety
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Missed our #CPCCGWebinar last week with Marie Konge Nielsen from the Syddansk Universitet?
🏥 Watch again as Marie explores how #nurses from three #generations experience #intergenerational exchange as a foundation for #professionalidentity development. She discusses findings that show that the exchange of knowledge and #clinical experiences between the generations will improve not only the #workingenvironment but also #treatment, #care and #patientsafety
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Missed our #CPCCGWebinar last week with Marie Konge Nielsen from the Syddansk Universitet?
🏥 Watch again as Marie explores how #nurses from three #generations experience #intergenerational exchange as a foundation for #professionalidentity development. She discusses findings that show that the exchange of knowledge and #clinical experiences between the generations will improve not only the #workingenvironment but also #treatment, #care and #patientsafety
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Missed our #CPCCGWebinar last week with Marie Konge Nielsen from the Syddansk Universitet?
🏥 Watch again as Marie explores how #nurses from three #generations experience #intergenerational exchange as a foundation for #professionalidentity development. She discusses findings that show that the exchange of knowledge and #clinical experiences between the generations will improve not only the #workingenvironment but also #treatment, #care and #patientsafety
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Why drug approval in Canada should not rely on foreign regulators
#Canada #Health #DrugApproval #PharmaIndustry #PublicHealth #FDA #EMA #HealthcarePolicy #PatientSafety #MedicalEthics #Regulation #BigPharma #HealthPolicy #Politics #EvidenceBasedMedicine
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Why drug approval in Canada should not rely on foreign regulators
#Canada #Health #DrugApproval #PharmaIndustry #PublicHealth #FDA #EMA #HealthcarePolicy #PatientSafety #MedicalEthics #Regulation #BigPharma #HealthPolicy #Politics #EvidenceBasedMedicine
https://the-14.com/why-drug-approval-in-canada-should-not-rely-on-foreign-regulators/ -
Why drug approval in Canada should not rely on foreign regulators
#Canada #Health #DrugApproval #PharmaIndustry #PublicHealth #FDA #EMA #HealthcarePolicy #PatientSafety #MedicalEthics #Regulation #BigPharma #HealthPolicy #Politics #EvidenceBasedMedicine
https://the-14.com/why-drug-approval-in-canada-should-not-rely-on-foreign-regulators/ -
Why drug approval in Canada should not rely on foreign regulators
#Canada #Health #DrugApproval #PharmaIndustry #PublicHealth #FDA #EMA #HealthcarePolicy #PatientSafety #MedicalEthics #Regulation #BigPharma #HealthPolicy #Politics #EvidenceBasedMedicine
https://the-14.com/why-drug-approval-in-canada-should-not-rely-on-foreign-regulators/ -
Why drug approval in Canada should not rely on foreign regulators
#Canada #Health #DrugApproval #PharmaIndustry #PublicHealth #FDA #EMA #HealthcarePolicy #PatientSafety #MedicalEthics #Regulation #BigPharma #HealthPolicy #Politics #EvidenceBasedMedicine
https://the-14.com/why-drug-approval-in-canada-should-not-rely-on-foreign-regulators/ -
https://www.europesays.com/uk/704609/ Husband Blames Medical Negligence for Wife’s Death in Kano #AbubakarBinji #AishatuUmar #GrievingHusband #Health #Healthcare #HealthcareInNigeria #HealthcareNigeria #HospitalMalpractice #HospitalNegligence #Kano #KanoHospital #LegalAction #Malpractice #MedicalMalpractice #MedicalNegligence #NigerianHealthSector #NigerianHealthcare #PatientRights #PatientSafety #PatientStory #SurgicalError #UK #UnitedKingdom #WrongfulDeath
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Dr. Rohan Krishnan of FAIMA criticizes the NEET-PG cutoff reduction, warning of compromised medical standards, patient safety risks https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/neet-pg-cutoff-reduction-criticism-mi3okfw9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #faima #neetpg #cutoff #medicine #patientsafety
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Nearly 15,000 nurses strike in historic NYC labor action
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Nearly 15,000 nurses strike in historic NYC labor action
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Nearly 15,000 nurses strike in historic NYC labor action
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Nearly 15,000 nurses strike in historic NYC labor action
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Nearly 15,000 nurses strike in historic NYC labor action
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𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬:
A patient in Spain misreads dosage instructions from a poorly translated leaflet.
The brand had passed all QA checks except accessibility.
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞.
According to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), over 30% of product recalls in multilingual markets link back to translation or readability failures in patient materials.
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Seven Diabetes Patients Die Due to Undisclosed Bug in Abbott's Glucose Monitors
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/dec/23/seven-abbott-freestyle-libre-cgm-patients-dead/
#HackerNews #Diabetes #Abbott #GlucoseMonitor #HealthTech #PatientSafety #MedicalNews
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Smidmart | Smarter Hospitals Start With Smarter Visibility
Healthcare works best when nothing — and no one — gets lost in the gaps.
know more:https://zurl.co/0E65C
#Smidmart #SmartHealthcare #TrackAndTrace #PatientSafety #IoTInHealthcare #HospitalAutomation -
Silent cyber threats: How shadow AI could undermine Canada’s digital health defences
#Canada #Tech #Health #AI #Cybersecurity #DigitalHealth #ShadowAI #HealthPrivacy #DataProtection #Healthcare #PatientSafety #TechRisks #MedicalData #AIRegulation #PIPEDA
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Great healthcare starts with great governance.
At Cognito Consultants, we help NHS Trusts and healthcare organizations build systems that inspire trust, accountability, and excellence every day. 💪
#GovernanceExcellence #HealthcareLeadership #GRCinHealthcare #CognitoConsultants #RiskManagement #NHSCompliance #PatientSafety #HealthcareGovernance #Cognito #HealthcareSuccess