Catherine Gamble

Obituary of Cris Allen: Former Mental Health Practice consultant editor Cris Allen has died at the age of 70

Obituary: mental health nursing ambassador Cris Allen

Remembering and celebrating our former Mental Health Practice consultant editor

16 Dec 2024

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The literature needs you: how to share your knowledge by writing a paper for publication

Nurse authors from diverse backgrounds are all too rare, so here’s how to get started

18 Oct 2023

Outcomes of a leadership programme for black, Asian and minority ethnic mental health nurses

Evaluating a leadership programme for BAME mental health nurses

What black, Asian and minority ethnic nurses thought about the programme and its aftermath

08 Aug 2023

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Mental health transformation plan limited by nurse numbers

Ambitious NHS plan fails to acknowledge 'workforce hill we all must climb'

16 Aug 2019

The benefits of being a peer reviewer

Four of our reviewers discuss the rewards of encouraging others to publish with RCNi

26 Mar 2019

How nurses can help service users cope during Christmas

RCN professional lead for mental health Catherine Gamble outlines strategies for maintaining as ordinary a routine as possible

24 Dec 2018

Cigarette smoking cessation using family interventions

There has been little done to offer consistent support to people with schizophrenia to stop smoking. A case study is used to show how specialist advice and the use of varenicline alongside family group work and support can help a patient refrain from smoking and increase wellbeing. This process showed how mental health nurses can help clients to quit and the importance of collaboration with medical colleagues.

01 Mar 2013

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