Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Clinical
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Nurses should be encouraged to take a lead in the formulation of PBS plans and their delivery
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Equipping students with the skills and knowledge to work in a trauma-informed framework
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Equivalence for mental health nursing is a problem, despite nurses performing valuable work
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Role play can improve student confidence and help to enhance their knowledge and skills
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A pilot study of awareness-training sessions to magistrates and other court staff
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Background There is minimal provision for people with binge eating disorder despite recommendations by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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Increased awareness of dementia is associated with its rising prevalence in an ageing population.
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Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems occur during pregnancy and up to a year after giving birth.
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Background Reflective practice is vital to be a competent healthcare practitioner: reflective writing is mandatory for nurses’ professional revalidation.
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Modern life is dependent on transport systems, which raises a number of challenges for mental health crisis resolution and home treatment (CRHT) workers.
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This article outlines how the University of Wolverhampton aims to develop a whole-systems approach in a training programme to mitigate the risk of suicide in students.
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Community addiction services must offer treatment to all members of the community, even hard-to-reach groups, such as those from ethnic communities, who are often underrepresent
Background Men experiencing psychotic phenomena may struggle with adherence to masculinity norms, but the evidence base has received little attention.
Aim To review systematically the available evidence of adherence to masculinity in men with psychosis.
This article provides a review of the literature and anecdotal observations of people with mental health disorders who find themselves in arranged marriages.
Revalidation for UK nurses requires engagement in reflective practice as part of continuing professional development.
Since the publication by the Department of Health and Children in 2006 of A Vision for Change, which sets out the direction for mental health services in Ireland, new approaches to interacting with people who have lived experience of mental ill health have emerged.
Background Positive psychology has become a popular approach to psychology.
Aim To evaluate the approach of positive psychology in dealing with depression and the strength of empirical research in the area.
Background Locating social workers in hospital teams, or co-location, can improve relationships between professionals but at the expense of some professional values.
