Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Clinical
There is a wealth of literature focusing on the transition from being a new graduate to being a newly qualified member of staff.
Efficacy of mental health crisis houses compared with acute mental health wards: a literature review
Background Crisis houses are an alternative to acute psychiatric hospital admission.
This article describes the elements of a suicide intervention training programme, known as the ‘I CARED and Shared’ model
Background Restrictive interventions (RIs) are defined as the use of deliberate acts that restrict a person’s movement, liberty or freedom to act independently. RIs such as seclusion and physical intervention are practices commonly used to manage violence and aggression.
This article presents the Forensic Functional Assessment Measure (FFAM): a tool to assess the triggers and functions of behaviours that challenge in a medium-secure mental health setting.
