New guidance for nursing staff is intended to improve care and services
Opinion
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Fast-track programme for nursing associates is on the way. We ask readers what they think
This is not about more responsibility, but recognition, and it will bring real change
Meal planning and prep to boost your nutrition on demanding shifts
Comment
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The act centres on community-based services, service user rights and therapeutic benefit
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This is not about more responsibility, but recognition, and it will bring real change
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Fast-paced mental health provision can result in an intolerance for expressions of distress
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The 10 Year Health Plan for England sets out NHS reform and neighbourhood health is central
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The wisdom of experience passed on by colleagues – and practical jokes to watch out for
Expert advice
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Meal planning and prep to boost your nutrition on demanding shifts
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You may now be able to fill in your pension gap, but there are financial pitfalls too
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Facing redundancy can be disconcerting, and for NHS nursing staff it comes with critical pension considerations. If you are an active member in the NHS Pension Scheme on the date...
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Your role in the process, whether testifying for a colleague, employer or in your own case
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Opting out of NHS pension if money is tight is turning your back on future income
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Ideas about coping can make it hard to ask for support. Here’s what you need to remember
Editorial
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Now is the time to mark our achievements despite unprecedented NHS pressures
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Acceptance of the role is driven by the reality of nursing shortages
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Neil Brimblecombe reflects on how practitioners’ roles have evolved over the years
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Entries are open for this year’s mental health nursing category of the RCN Nursing Awards. Be in it to win it
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Nurses can contribute to the white paper consultation on replacing the Mental Health Act 1983
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You may decide not to have the vaccine, but there are questions you should ask yourself first
Your views
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Fast-track programme for nursing associates is on the way. We ask readers what they think
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Can staff be kept safe in a way that doesn’t undermine workplace equality?
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Some employers fund staff beverages, others don’t – but taking it away can dent morale
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Misconduct may be relevant to fitness to practise cases, within limits, say our panel
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Case of one nurse’s NMC suspension raises issue of working beyond your contracted hours
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Some argue staying up to date requires more than an hour of CPD a month
Reviews
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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
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Brent Williams provides a compelling insight into the experience of depression told mainly through pictures
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Little is added to the debate on spirituality and care by the outdated ideas in this book
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Lesley Warner reviews plays with mental health themes at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
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Self-employed nursing advisor David Harding-Price reviews Introducing Mental Health: A Practical Guide by Caroline Kinsella and Connor Kinsella
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Visiting teaching fellow Liam Clarke reviews Proper People: Early Asylum Life in the Worlds of Those Who were There by David Scrimgeour
