mental health

No turf wars in mental health - put the patient first

There is no room for 'turf wars' in mental health care, says Dr Adrian James,...

Ward revamp boosts both patient care and nurse team

Ward manager Debbie Chown talks about her involvement with an award-winning project to...

NHS chief calls on Theresa May to reassure EU staff over Brexit

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens says hospitals could close if EU staff are forced...

Psychological screening

Psychological screening

Veteran support is a force for good

Dawn Caswell praises the work of Lynne Davidson, leader of a project offering mental health...

A century of stigma

Ian Hulatt explains why mental health patients are still excluded

Fitness to practise hearings

Action is promised by regulator after a Nursing Standard investigation reveals nurses...

Technology and young people's mental health

Concerns grow for well-being of children as survey reveals easy and accidental access to...

Drug treatment of childhood ADHD levels off in UK

Review of ‘Latest trends in ADHD drug prescribing patterns in children in the UK’

Support time recovery workers: 13 years on

An internet search using the words ‘support time recovery worker’ returns a high number of...

Reflections on a yearly camp at an adult mental health rehabilitation unit

This article describes the implementation and evaluation of an annual camp at a secure unit...

Evidence for joint police and mental health responses for people in mental health crisis

In the UK, police officers who respond to people in mental health crisis must judge whether...

My job: mental health charity director Geoff Brennan

Geoff Brennan works anywhere there is a mental health ward or a mental health patient on a...

Too few school nurses to tackle mental health crisis

RCN congress has voted to lobby UK governments to invest in services that promote emotional...

Rise in UK teenage poisonings particularly among girls

Brief description of journal article, Changes in poisonings among adolescents in the UK...

Restraint policy ‘not backed by evidence’

RCN report, Positive and Proactive Care: Reducing the Need for Restrictive Interventions,...

Toolkit helps explain valproate risks in pregnancy

Healthcare professionals urged to give female patients booklet on medication used to treat...
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