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Obituary of Cris Allen: Former Mental Health Practice consultant editor Cris Allen has died at the age of 70
Remembering and celebrating our former Mental Health Practice consultant editor
16 Dec 2024
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New NHS national uniforms in different colourways are designed to better distinguish nursing and other occupational groups 
New NHS uniform has its critics, but perhaps it’s not such a bad idea
03 Dec 2024
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A student nurse cares for an injured older patient. Placements help students build confidence and experience through hands-on care
Placement hours are a big commitment, but they also build skills and confidence
19 Nov 2024
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Applying the principles of recovery to the management of psychotropic medications such as antidepressants can generate passionate debate. Illustration shows unhappy faces on the outside of a circle of antidepressants which has an inner circle of smiling f
Management of psychotropic medications can be a challenge for mental health nurses
18 Oct 2024
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Newly qualified nurses are having to seek employment elsewhere to make ends meet, such as in coffee shops or in retail. Picture shows a female barista making coffee
We have new registrants unable to get NHS jobs, despite chronic nurse shortages
15 Oct 2024
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Patients can be misled when the word ‘nurse’ is part of the title of a non-registered role
Healthcare support staff are invaluable, but inflated titles do them no favours either
17 Sep 2024
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Nurse retention: steep rise in newly registered nurses quitting profession means action is needed to boost morale and reduce burnout
Here’s how to give newly registered nurses – and all nurses – the workplaces they deserve 
13 Aug 2024
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Mental healthcare and digitalisation: picture shows computer screen with System Hacked warning – recent ransomware attacks and technology outages have underlined the need for robust cybersecurity measures and disaster recovery plans
As long as digitalisation enhances human connection, the benefits are clear to see
12 Aug 2024
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Smiling nurse helps patient get up from bed, showing how ward nurse intervention is important in preventing inpatient falls
How a hospital team has all-but eliminated falls in a simple but systematic way
23 Jul 2024
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Image shows a member of healthcare staff facing an open cupboard and holding a plastic bottle of medication
Why I find it hard to swallow nurse’s six-month suspension for taking ward painkillers
02 Jul 2024
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A depressed and fed up looking nursing student site on the stairs of college
Pre-registration nursing programmes can be challenging and demanding
01 Jul 2024
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Blurred image of healthcare professionals moving at high speed with a hospital trolley along a corridor, suggesting the time and workload pressures facing emergency department staff
Patient’s death tells us what we already know, but will it change anything?
14 May 2024
Truth Project inspires despite inaction on recommendations of inquiry into child sexual abuse
11 Apr 2024
Nurses are flexible but there has to be give and take if the NHS is to boost retention
19 Mar 2024
With a surge in technology use in mental health, the pros and cons should be assessed
04 Mar 2024
Safety-critical care is what we do, yet some of us can’t resist the urge to downplay
20 Feb 2024
Using staff as cash cows if they drive to work shows how far goodwill has fallen in the NHS
16 Jan 2024
Rules to stop overseas staff bringing family are also risky for the care sector and NHS
03 Jan 2024

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