Nurses: roughly how much protected time for CPD does your employer give you each year?

Further exploration of women’s experiences is needed to determine to what extent the care offered in inpatient mental health rehabilitation services in the UK is gender-sensitive and trauma-informed, argue Charlotte Rees and colleagues Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust journals.rcni.com/mental-health-…

The shared experiences of 6,000 adults can inspire mental health nurses despite inaction on recommendations of an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, argues Danny Taggart Health & Social Care

IICSA VSCP England & Wales @NSPCC Learning RCN MH Forum Dr Stephen Jones, PhD, RN(MH)

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Management of bipolar disorder should focus on psychosocial and recovery-oriented interventions alongside medicines when required, finds this narrative review by Emilie Carey-Hock University of Plymouth Devon Partnership NHS Trust journals.rcni.com/mental-health-…

Mental health nurses use their skills in 'knowing' patients as individuals when providing care for people with delirium superimposed on dementia, finds research by Dr Claire Pryor (RN: Adult, PhD, v300) and Juliana Thompson Northumbria Uni journals.rcni.com/mental-health-…

Social media use is not directly related to the development of eating disorders in adolescents, but rather the potential development of eating disorder cognitions which may increase the risk of eating disorders, the findings of this scoping review suggest journals.rcni.com/mental-health-…

The March issue of Mental Health Practice is out now. It features a first-person account of OCD, a #CPD on supporting people with mental health issues and alcohol and drug use @metcalfing, and pioneering #nurse Matty Caine founder of First Person Project C.I.C.
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Highly informative read by Helen Rees & Geoff Brennan.

Supporting patients in mental health services to their right to vote rcn.org.uk/news-and-event….

RCN MH Forum #HumanRights #mentalhealth

When it comes to the use of technology in mental healthcare, service users and nurses need input on key issues such as privacy and effectiveness, argues MHP consultant editor Neil Brimblecombe in a free-to-read editorial rcni.com/mental-health-…

As an #ICU nurse, do you feel fully equipped to care for the mental health needs of your patients? If not, you're not alone, which is why two newly registered ICU nurses have produced a handy guide to help Kimberley White #NRN
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Public health measures that create an obstacle between the person and the means by which they intend to end their life can be effective at preventing suicide, finds this review by Benjamin Chamberlain Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Sam Woodnutt 🇪🇺 journals.rcni.com/mental-health-…

Mental health nurse Matty Caine on how he started a pioneering socially progressive mental health service, First Person Project C.I.C to boost people's well-being rcni.com/mental-health-…

Today is Mental Health Nurses’ Day! To celebrate this remarkable and impactful profession, tell us in the comments below why you became a mental health nurse. Click here for more mental health resources > rcni.com/mental-health-…… #MHNursesDay

‘My diagnosis does give me a deeper empathy and understanding of what my patients may be going through, and I hope to work with more patients with OCD as my career progresses’
Find out how OCD led to a career in #mentalhealth nursing.
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One for all you lovers on the dancefloor... #ValentinesDay

Epilepsy services and mental health services must work together for the benefit of people with epilepsy, argue Mandy Grant Dr Elizabeth Collier journals.rcni.com/mental-health-…

Want to share your paper on your research methods or methodology? NR is calling for papers

Wegovy: what nurses need to know if patients ask about it

Find out everything you need to know about Wegovy, including how effective it is, which patients should avoid it, and what the alternatives are.

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I'm keen to speak to staff who work at Highbury Hospital in Notts for a confidential chat about the 30+ staff members who were suspended.

Pls get in touch if you can help! Can be anon, DMs open and contact details in bio.

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'I was determined that OCD would not stop me following my chosen career. I was also mindful of its severity': one mental health nurse's experience of living and working with OCD is explored in this insightful feature OCD-UK rcni.com/mental-health-…