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Connect with nature and brighten darkest days
Taking part in a challenge to spend time closer to nature can reduce stress and depression
20 May 2020
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The Coronavirus Act 2020: a cause for concern among mental health nurses
Mental health nurses must be involved in developing guidance if steps are activated
01 May 2020
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COVID-19: remembering to be kind
This year's Mental Health Awareness Week to take account of the coronavirus pandemic
21 Apr 2020
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COVID 19: why we need to ditch the military terms
Framing the pandemic as a war, with battles and sacrifices, sends the wrong message
17 Apr 2020
Eating disorders: why mental health nurses’ role in recovery is crucial
Nurses are perfectly positioned to help and support people with eating disorders
04 Mar 2020
Nursing unity can help bridge mental health gap
Nurses can be a powerful voice in 2020 advocating for better care outcomes
02 Mar 2020
We need to change how we invest in mental health nursing or risk a continuing crisis
More funding is needed to solve staffing shortages in mental health nursing
28 Feb 2020
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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
09 Jan 2020
Never turn someone away because they are ‘not thin enough’ to have anorexia
Challenge stigma around eating disorders and take opportunities to prevent illness escalating
29 Nov 2019
Job support a key to mental health recovery
Individual placement and support (IPS) has helped keep people with mental health conditions in work
20 Nov 2019
WHO’s $60 million mental health initiative should not ignore nursing
Nurses are strangely absent from the World Health Organization’s five-year mental health plan
05 Nov 2019
How good nursing leadership can champion holistic healthcare
Investment in mental health nursing leadership is vital on acute wards
04 Nov 2019
Joker distorts link between mental illness and violence
Joker is playing to packed cinemas, but its portrayal of mental illness is worrying
25 Oct 2019
Sexual safety in all mental health settings is a fundamental right for service users
Sexual Safety Collaborative to have new standards to improve sexual safety on wards
23 Oct 2019
Community mental health framework aims to address inequalities in services
NHS England's framework ties in with plans to develop better integration of services
03 Oct 2019
Nurse bodycam use: a benefit or a waste of resources?
Two leading nurses discuss whether body camera use in healthcare could be beneficial
26 Sep 2019
Mental health transformation plan limited by nurse numbers
Ambitious NHS plan fails to acknowledge 'workforce hill we all must climb'
16 Aug 2019