Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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The recent much needed increase in the provision of evidenced-based psychological interventions, such as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), has created a de
Risk assessment remains fundamental to all mental health practice.
This article discusses the setting up and running of a healthy community living skills group for assertive rehabilitation patients in a high security hospit
Aim The aim of this study was to explore the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in the education and training of pre-registration mental healt
The rising casualty rates during the first world war caused a major problem for the British government.
Aim The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a psychoeducation sleep-hygiene group intervention for adults diagnosed with au
Background UK prevalence of early onset dementia is increasing.
For nursing to progress, it needs to be continuously examined by practising staff through evidence-based research.
Many people living with a dementia are either not recognised as having pain or do not receive effective treatment.
There is a wealth of international publications regarding evidence-based practice in relation to administering safe and effective intramuscular (IM) injecti
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The definition of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a history of major depressive episodes and remissions that are seasonal, affecting mostly women durin
The management of physical comorbidities in people with severe mental illnesses can be complicated by a lack of confidence on the part of clinical staff who
Aims To identify the prevalence of psychiatric and physical health comorbidity in an adult male low secure autism spectrum disorder unit; to establish the clinical practice of physical health screening and management; and to compare this clinical practice with na
Close observations are only used as a last resort to manage risk in inpatient mental health facilities and have been widely criticised for offending the dignity and privacy of service users.
The nearest relative role is a statutory safeguard for people who may be subject to the formal powers of the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales. It survived the amendment in 2007, despite a wide consensus that the role should be replaced by a ‘nominated person’.
This article focuses on one of the three high secure hospitals in England. All the patients are male and all have a diagnosis of mental illness, personality disorder or dual diagnosis; they are nursed under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Dysphagia, or difficulty with swallowing, can be intrinsic to a mental health problem or could pre-date it, as in cases such as neurological or muscular disorders, age, stroke or end-stage dementia.
Background Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are written statements that allow people with mental illness to state their treatment preferences and exercise control over future health interventions.
