New guidance for nursing staff is intended to improve care and services
Opinion
Fast-track programme for nursing associates is on the way. We ask readers what they think
Meal planning and prep to boost your nutrition on demanding shifts
Comment
The act centres on community-based services, service user rights and therapeutic benefit
This is not about more responsibility, but recognition, and it will bring real change
Fast-paced mental health provision can result in an intolerance for expressions of distress
The 10 Year Health Plan for England sets out NHS reform and neighbourhood health is central
The wisdom of experience passed on by colleagues – and practical jokes to watch out for
Expert advice
Meal planning and prep to boost your nutrition on demanding shifts
You may now be able to fill in your pension gap, but there are financial pitfalls too
Facing redundancy can be disconcerting, and for NHS nursing staff it comes with critical pension considerations. If you are an active member in the NHS Pension Scheme on the date...
Your role in the process, whether testifying for a colleague, employer or in your own case
Opting out of NHS pension if money is tight is turning your back on future income
Ideas about coping can make it hard to ask for support. Here’s what you need to remember
Editorial
Now is the time to mark our achievements despite unprecedented NHS pressures
Acceptance of the role is driven by the reality of nursing shortages
Neil Brimblecombe reflects on how practitioners’ roles have evolved over the years
Entries are open for this year’s mental health nursing category of the RCN Nursing Awards. Be in it to win it
Nurses can contribute to the white paper consultation on replacing the Mental Health Act 1983
You may decide not to have the vaccine, but there are questions you should ask yourself first
Your views
Fast-track programme for nursing associates is on the way. We ask readers what they think
Can staff be kept safe in a way that doesn’t undermine workplace equality?
Some employers fund staff beverages, others don’t – but taking it away can dent morale
Misconduct may be relevant to fitness to practise cases, within limits, say our panel
Case of one nurse’s NMC suspension raises issue of working beyond your contracted hours
Some argue staying up to date requires more than an hour of CPD a month
Reviews
The blurb on the back cover says this book is for nurses and other professionals in mental health practice, but the contents are clearly directed towards nursing students
Brent Williams provides a compelling insight into the experience of depression told mainly through pictures
Little is added to the debate on spirituality and care by the outdated ideas in this book
Lesley Warner reviews plays with mental health themes at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Self-employed nursing advisor David Harding-Price reviews Introducing Mental Health: A Practical Guide by Caroline Kinsella and Connor Kinsella
Visiting teaching fellow Liam Clarke reviews Proper People: Early Asylum Life in the Worlds of Those Who were There by David Scrimgeour
