Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Background People with mental health problems have a greater risk of developing physical health problems, yet in England only 76% of such patients have an annual check of their
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Psychodermatology is the interaction between skin and mind.
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In the context of concerns about the poor physical health and early mortality of people living with severe mental illness, it is important that nursing students are prepared to
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Mental health wards should be staffed adequately to be able to provide patients with safe, high-quality care.
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This article gives an overview of an innovative mental health worker role in an inpatient mental health rehabilitation team.
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This service evaluation aims to gain service users’ and staff members’ perspectives on one forensic mental health service’s approach to recover
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Background Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used in the treatment of alcohol and opioid dependency.
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Aims To examine the response of dual diagnosis service users towards the development of a mobile phone application (app) that woul
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It is widely accepted that the premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle affects the mental health of some women.
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This article looks at robotic pets and how they can be used in dementia care.
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The caseloads of members of community mental health teams are growing in size and complexity due to an increased emphasis on community-based ca
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Mental health issues among young people are increasing and many young people will require support.
Society has a moral obligation and duty of care to service personnel and their families, as enshrined in the Armed Forces Covenant. This article explores the stress experience of a military family transitioning to civilian life.
This article considers ways of treating the potential distress arising from experiencing auditory hallucinations without the use of pharmacology.
Positive behavioural support (PBS) is a non-aversive, preventive approach to behavioural management.
In the UK, suicide rates in adolescent males continue to rank consistently and significantly higher than in females. Despite this, suicide prevention strategies within government policies, clinical guidance and practice, appear to lack gender specific guidance.
Aim To gain accounts of the functions of self-harm in a sample of adult male prisoners with mental health difficulties and to learn what they believed would help them reduce or stop their non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).
This article describes a service evaluation of the introduction of a successful local initiative aimed at assisting the development and retention of a group of newly qualified mental health nurses in adult inpatient teams at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
