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Today I had the honour of speaking to health professionals on my home patch in Cheshire. I had been invited to speak as part of a 3 day training course on perinatal mental health put on by Thelma Osborn.
I first met Thelma several years ago when my publishers suggested we added a ‘professional’ chapter in my book. Thelma was that lady!

I also discovered some interesting work which was published in Community Practioner journals by Thelma and colleagues.

Linda Mason and Helen Poole – Healthcare Professionals’ of views of screening for postnatal depression. Community Practitioner 2008 81(4) 30 – 33
This looks at the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale from the health professional perspective.

Linda Mason and Helen Poole and Thelma Osborn – Women’s views of being screened for postnatal depression. Community Practitioner 2006 79, 11 363-367
This looks at the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

These articles can be accessed in full online by Unite/CPHVA members and journal subscribers, or by purchasing the individual articles.

Their abstracts are can be accessed freely by non-members and non-subscribers at:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cp/cp/2008/00000081/00000004/art00008
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cp/cp/2006/00000079/00000011/art00011

The Old Police Station in Runcorn was a good venue

http://www2.halton.gov.uk/localinfo/conferencefacilities/haltoncommunitypatnershiptrust/?a=5441

and is ‘home’ to many organisations such as

Halton Carers
http://www.5boroughspartnership.nhs.uk/txt_page.asp?sitemap_id=529

and also Halton Speakout where some of my former pupils work.
http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/socialcareandhealth/disabilities/haltonspeakout/

No traffic jams to face today!

Elaine

www.hanzak.com