I have generated a word cloud of menopause symptoms based on a large survey of nearly 6,000 women we did recently - the larger words are the more common symptoms.  Notice how many of the most common symptoms are related to the brain!

It was brilliant being back on This Morning this week for their menopause clinic. One of the viewers who phoned in was a 39-year-old woman experiencing hot flushes and anxiety, wondering if it could be menopause causing her symptoms.    Although hot flushes can occur during

Powerful words of compassion

It’s far too easy for hormones to be overlooked when it comes to mental health symptoms such as low mood, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, feelings of low self-worth and reduced self-esteem. We know it’s very common for perimenopausal and menopausal women to experience a decline in

We are looking for a talented and motivated individual to join our team at Black Country Healthcare as a Community Psychiatric Nurse! Applications close on Monday 13 May. Please apply to the position by visiting the link below: healthjobsuk.com/.../mental_hea…...

Once again for those at the back… I will never, EVER assess the mental state of someone who might be in my state the same way ever again.

ICN asked #nursing experts, academics and economists to reveal the true value of nursing in our #IND2024 report! Hear from one of the experts on the economic power of care! Watch this space for more: bit.ly/47wIPvI #OurNursesOurFuture Howard Catton

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week 🎉 If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️

Our #InternationalNursesDay event starts with an insightful icebreaker asking “how many years have you been a nurse?” We have over 300 years of experience in the room from a nurse who have been in the NHS for 50 years to our first year student nurses 💙👏⭐️ #OurNursesOurFuture

We are really pleased that a selection of speakers were able to join us including staff at BCHFT, Anne Trotter from Nursing and Midwifery Council who shared insight on Advanced Nursing Practice and Jo Thomas and Alison Rushworth from University of Wolverhampton who discussed accessing higher education for nurses.

Nursing and Midwifery Council University of Wolverhampton Laura Bustin We closed our event this afternoon by celebrating and recognising the hard work out of nursing workforce. Shout out to those winners and those who were highly commended in the categories of ‘Above and Beyond Award’ and ‘Inspirational Star Award’ #NursesDay #OurNursesOurFuture

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Out of office on ….. now to start to switch off and restore and remind myself of this 👇🏻

Remember: You don’t have to put yourself under so much pressure Image: Nikki Miles