Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Engaging service users in treatment is part of the supportive and therapeutic care provided by staff in low-secure services.
Background Research on the mortality of released prisoners is sparse and what research has been conducted has mainly focused on drug-related ca
An assertive outreach team has developed and introduced a monitoring tool to improve identification of substance use in service users with serious mental he
Social care safeguarding processes can be introduced in prisons to protect vulnerable prisoners and their vulnerable dependants.
This article discusses the negative attitudes of some nursing staff towards inpatients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), from the perspe
Mental health nursing is an inherently stressful profession that can place significant burdens on practitioners, which in turn can cause burnout.
People diagnosed with personality disorders often present a high risk to themselves and others, particularly in mental health inpatient settings.
This article suggests that relational approaches and carer-centred practice in mental health and other services might alleviate some of the burden on the he
This case study describes how behavioural activation was used to treat a client with depression who had undergone previous psychological treatments includin
In the UK, the need for suitably trained clinical supervisors to ensure the effective delivery of psychological therapies in routine clinical practice is wi
This article was inspired by Irvin Yalom’s client-centred approach using qualitative feedback from group members described in his classic work The Theory an
Practitioners do not usually receive training on how to give evidence at mental health tribunals, but a nurse’s report to the tribunal needs to be full, acc
There is growing evidence to suggest that, for child and adolescent mental health services, telehealth might be better than some aspects of traditional face-to-face service provision.
Care of service users in a locked mental health ward can be improved if risk-averse attitudes among staff are changed.
Aim To investigate whether lack of identification by healthcare workers of children of adult mental health service users was related to negative staff attitudes and organisational barriers to incorporating a child perspective.
Aim To identify the benefits of inclusion of mental health nurses (MHNs) in primary care mental health teams (PCMHTs) in Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
This article demonstrates that when staff are trained in the positive behaviour support (PBS) model of care it helps them to manage challenging behaviour in patients and provide a safer environment for everyone.
The increased use of acronyms and abbreviations by practitioners in mental health services challenges guidance that warns against using unnecessary jargon in practice.
