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Mental health and dementia lead
Gill Drummond reflects on her career and what makes a good mental health nurse
01 Aug 2019
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
23 May 2019
Advanced nurse practitioner in personality disorder
Jodie Alder explains why she chose to work in secure services for men
09 Apr 2019
Children and young people’s care pathway lead and matron
RCNi award-winning team leader Rebekah Bewsey: 'I don’t think I chose nursing; it chose me'
05 Feb 2019
‘It is a privilege to work with people who are at their most vulnerable’
Advanced nurse practitioner Ann Collins talks about her work with older people
25 Jan 2019
I am proud of the nurses my ex-students have become
'I want to see more mental health nurses doing research and building their own evidence base'
07 Aug 2018
'Take the risks to better your career prospects'...
Senior lecturer Nicola Evans, on how taking all opportunities can provide the best outcomes...
09 Mar 2018
60 seconds with military mental health nurse Diane Palmer
Always aim high, and be an inspirational leader who students and staff can trust and learn...
15 Jan 2018
60 seconds with lead nurse for specialist mental health services Angela Shorter
Working in mental health gives you a huge amount of satisfaction, and the right opportunity...
11 Dec 2017
60 seconds with foundation professor of nursing Dave Clarke
Persevere, innovate and work as a team – you achieve so much more by working together, says...
20 Jun 2017
Motorbiking, wood-chopping and accidental running; what makes mental health nurse Ed...
Community mental health nurse Ed Freshwater has the medical profession in his blood. After...
28 Mar 2017
Raising the profile of mental health nursing
In 2015, Julia Terry became the first mental health nurse in the UK to be awarded a...
12 Oct 2016
60 seconds with nursing professor Julia Terry
The flexibility and freedom to come up with innovative teaching ideas is something associate...
07 Oct 2016
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...
05 Jul 2016
‘I left the NHS to start a business’
Sally Shaw was a band 7 nurse seeking a new challenge, so she took the plunge and struck out...
18 May 2016
‘I want to work in dementia care’
Meet Megan Burrows, one of the first in a new breed of nurse apprentices
04 May 2016
A different perspective
An inquisitive nature and a drive to succeed have taken Jacqueline Sin far
06 Apr 2016
My NHS trust's development programme gave me the leg-up I needed...
Just as Lola Kehinde was getting frustrated at a lack of opportunities, her employer started...
27 Jan 2016
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