Opinion
Abuse from patients: how it affects me and my colleagues
Influential mental health nurse receives prestigious award
If a patient leaves me money in their will, would I be allowed to keep it?
Comment
Abuse from patients: how it affects me and my colleagues
The shocking rise in violence and aggression and why safe staffing is key to de-escalation
Influential mental health nurse receives prestigious award
Emeritus professor Kevin Gournay received the Eileen Skellern Lifetimetime Achievement award
Burnout from COVID-19 emerges as a factor when nurses decide to quit the profession
What are the implications of this pandemic push factor for the UK workforce?
Incivility at work and its impact on your morale as well as patient safety
Anger and bad feeling are a threat to nurses’ well-being and must not be tolerated
Time to shake off the myth that talking therapies don’t work
People with learning disabilities can benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy
Have your say on the new Liberty Protection Safeguards Code of Practice
Nurses have until 7 July to contribute to the consultation on proposed changes in England
Expert advice
If a patient leaves me money in their will, would I be allowed to keep it?
What any nurse should consider before deciding whether to accept or decline money or gifts
Unsocial hours payments for NHS staff: your quick guide
How much you should be paid and when – and what to do if payroll makes a mistake
NMC registration fee: where your money goes, plus how to get help to pay
What to do if you’re worried you’ll struggle to pay the £120, or have missed a payment
NHS mileage allowances: what are you entitled to and why it needs an urgent update
Nurses have been hit hard by rising fuel costs as NHS mileage allowances fail to cover costs
Acute behavioural disturbance: how to manage risk in the emergency department
Guidance on management covers de-escalation, restraint and tranquilisation
Mental capacity: when can relatives make treatment decisions for a patient?
What you need to know about the Mental Capacity Act and lasting power of attorney
Editorial
Why it is important to talk about loneliness with young people
Ageing and its effect can contribute to chronic loneliness, but it is a myth that only older people are affected
Why a radical workforce review is needed for mental health
Can the number of nurses ever keep pace with demand on mental health services?
Nursing Awards: a truly global mental health practitioner of our times
Meet the winner of the Mental Health Nursing category of the RCN Nursing Awards 2021
What is the role of a nursing associate in mental health?
Acceptance of the role is driven by the reality of nursing shortages
Looking back to the future of the mental health nursing profession
Neil Brimblecombe reflects on how practitioners’ roles have evolved over the years
2021 RCN Nursing Awards: search for the best innovations in mental health nursing is on
Entries are open for this year’s mental health nursing category of the RCN Nursing Awards. Be in it to win it
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, Registrar at the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Reviews
Recovery in Mental Health Nursing
The blurb on the back cover says this book is for nurses and other professionals in mental health practice, but the contents are clearly directed towards nursing students
Out of the Woods: A journey through depression and anxiety
Brent Williams provides a compelling insight into the experience of depression told mainly through pictures
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 Practical Guide by Caroline Kinsella and Connor Kinsella
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 of Those Who were There by David Scrimgeour