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My experience as a mental health service user is invaluable to my role
Naz Islam is part of our Commitment to Carers winning team in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2018
05 Jul 2018
Special Recognition: An award for a mental health champion
Mark Field has been honoured with the RCNi Nurse Awards’ first-ever Special Recognition Award
05 Jul 2018
Mental health unit rewarded for turnaround efforts
Brookside Adolescent Inpatient Unit's busy 18 months topped off with RCNi Nurse Awards...
05 Jul 2018
Integrated training could be the key to unlocking parity of esteem
A round-table discussion shed light on the importance of training in improving outcomes
29 Jun 2018
How experts by experience are shaping mental health services
Volunteers influencing change at a large mental health trust have been well received by staff
14 Jun 2018
RCN Mental Health Forum campaigns for adequate therapeutic time
The RCN's mental health forum, the college's largest, is intending to fight to get the...
06 Jun 2018
RCN chair: Adamant nurses must use their voice
RCN chair Maria Trewern is full of hope for the profession – and wants to give members more...
01 Jun 2018
Hand hygiene needn’t mean sore skin
A new guide from the RCN shows how to combine hand hygiene with skin care
25 May 2018
Mental health nursing: RCN lead Catherine Gamble on why she feels optimistic
The RCN mental health professional lead reflects on her first six months in the job
17 Apr 2018
Listen to BME people in high-security hospitals
The number of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in the UK’s mental health and legal...
15 Mar 2018
Under pressure: what employers must do to reduce workplace stress
It is reckless of healthcare organisations to ignore signs of stress in their workforce or...
29 Jan 2018
Framework for change: supporting you to drive improvement
The Leading Change, Adding Value framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff is halfway...
15 Jan 2018
RCNi Nurse Awards: the search for the best in mental health nursing is on
The search for the best of the best in mental health nursing is underway with the launch of...
22 Nov 2017
Watch: Felicity Stockwell – interview with the author of The Unpopular Patient
Mental health advocate Felicity Stockwell wrote The Unpopular Patient, which is regarded as...
11 Sep 2017
Felicity Stockwell: the popular nurse who wrote The Unpopular Patient
Felicity Stockwell wrote The Unpopular Patient, which is regarded as one of the most...
11 Sep 2017
Half a century of nursing with mental health nurse Kevin Gournay
Influential mental health nurse Kevin Gournay, on how half a century working in the...
23 Aug 2017
Ian Hulatt reflects on his 13 years at the RCN
Outgoing RCN professional lead for mental health Ian Hulatt approves of high profile figures...
16 Aug 2017