Opinion
Mental healthcare: change is needed at the top to address care inequalities
Lost for words: how the language we use stigmatises and disempowers service users
Where could an RCNi Nurse Awards nomination take your project?
Editorial
A chance for ‘ordinary’ nurses to share, inspire and win recognition for their...
Nominate yourself or a colleague for this year’s RCNi Nurse Awards and help celebrate...
Making the difference to mental health services is a challenge for everyone
Editor Colin Parish on how you can get involved in the Mental Health Practice conference...
Survey reiterates the morale mantra, but Hunt still not listening
A new survey by Nursing Standard and the Sunday Mirror newspaper reinforces the obvious...
RCN sets the bar high for advanced nursing status
It’s good to see the college taking the lead on defining advanced practice, and it seems...
Nurses will benefit from NMC’s new approach to hearings
Overhauling procedure for fitness to practise cases will save money, says Graham Scott.
Let’s redress the balance with Nurse Awards
The annual RCNi Nurse Awards exist so that healthcare staff receive the recognition they...
Comment
Mental healthcare: change is needed at the top to address care inequalities
More BME mental health nurses and leaders could improve patient outcomes
Lost for words: how the language we use stigmatises and disempowers service users
Psychiatric, elitist discourse dominates mental health services
Where could an RCNi Nurse Awards nomination take your project?
Commitment to Carers award nominees have helped tackle crucial issues for unpaid carers
Invest in school nurses to improve children's mental health...
Why create new roles in mental health when school nurses are already in place?
Why you should speak up about your achievements
Ruth Oshikanlu wants to help BME nurses feel confident applying for the RCNi Nurse Awards
Use of restraint and force: steps towards greater transparency and accountability
Ethical training plans and sharing people’s lived experiences can only be welcomed
Reviews
Recovery in Mental Health Nursing
The blurb on the back cover says this book is for nurses and other professionals in mental...
Out of the Woods: A journey through depression and anxiety
Brent Williams provides a compelling insight into the experience of depression told mainly...
Book review: Treating Body and Soul – A clinicians’ guide to supporting the physical,...
Little is added to the debate on spirituality and care by the outdated ideas in this book
Edinburgh Fringe review
Lesley Warner reviews plays with mental health themes at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Book review: Introducing Mental Health: A Practical Guide (Second edition)
Self-employed nursing advisor David Harding-Price reviews Introducing Mental Health: A...
Book review: Proper People: Early Asylum Life in the Words of Those Who Were There (...
Visiting teaching fellow Liam Clarke reviews Proper People: Early Asylum Life in the Worlds...
Your views
Suicide, suspected Munchausen by Proxy, and pets
Understanding the powerful effect animals can have for a person who has mental health issues.
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,...