Mental Health Practice
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Two thirds of mental health nurses report staff shortages – survey
RCN calls for urgent investment to grow the workforce in the specialism
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NHS England dismisses study claiming 26% of referrals to CAMHS are rejected
The NHS says think tank’s claims are flawed and based on wrong assumptions
Two thirds of mental health nurses report staff shortages – survey
RCN calls for urgent investment to grow the workforce in the specialism
Health secretary Hancock raises smiles over how ‘50,000 more nurses’ pledge is viewed
Minister was speaking at launch of Florence Nightingale Foundation academy
Nursing home manager struck off for failing to act on abuse claims
NMC sanctions three former staff at Devon care home for patient neglect
Nurses’ strikes suspended: RCN and Unison to consult members on pay and staffing deal
Unions suspend industrial action after securing offer in crunch talks with health minister
Share your stories of working on nursing’s front line
Nurses are urged to share stories of front-line care delivery in an RCN survey
Evidence and Practice
Timely diagnosis and disclosure of dementia for patients and their families
Mental health nurses have an important role in providing expertise to GPs
Veterans’ experiences of alcohol use of UK military personnel
On leaving active service, veterans should be provided with greater mental health support
Use of a mnemonic to support suicide intervention training for nursing students
Update your knowledge of the nurse’s role in suicide assessment and management
Effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction group programme on family carers
Study identified that mindfulness skills can be used in various ways in family carers’ lives
An interprofessional practice development group for newly qualified and new-to-role...
There is a wealth of literature focusing on the transition from being a new graduate to...
Efficacy of mental health crisis houses compared with acute mental health wards: a...
Background Crisis houses are an alternative to acute psychiatric hospital admission. Aim To...
Features
Adding personal health budgets to your mental health nursing skill set
The budgets empower patients to self-manage care and regain control of their lives
Award winners champion sexual health and rehabilitation of mental health service users
As entries open for the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020, past winners reflect on their career-changing experiences
Exploring serious mental illness: an interview with nurse-turned-author Nathan Filer
For World Mental Health Day 2019 a former nurse talks about his latest book
Nurses open up about their mental health problems
Mental ill health is now the top reason for NHS sickness absence – but there is good news
Mature students are vital to mental health nursing – but numbers are dropping
Financial pressures put older potential candidates off mental health nursing as a career
Team offers intensive support to enable service-users to live independently
Rehabilitation by award-winning team enables people with mental illness to live at home
Opinion
Improving the health and well-being of unpaid carers – initiatives with impact
How Commitment to Carers award nominees have shared their work and inspired others
Nursing unity can help bridge mental health gap
Nurses can be a powerful voice in 2020 advocating for better care outcomes
Students
Nurse’s podcasts tell true story of life on mental health wards
Podcasts aim to dispel myths about mental illness, remove stigma and give patients a voice
Mental health and adult nursing, plus the pace of emergency care – this role has it all
A dual-registration newly qualified nurse reflects on what she has learned in her first year
Please don’t call me ‘the student’
Nursing students have names – and an expectation to be part of the healthcare team too
Careers
Mental health and dementia lead
Gill Drummond reflects on her career and what makes a good mental health nurse
Senior staff nurse on a general psychiatric, female-only ward
I have an instinctive desire to provide care and support to people, says Risq Animasaun
Advanced nurse practitioner in personality disorder
Jodie Alder explains why she chose to work in secure services for men