Blog
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19 Mar 2024
Mental Health Nursing Psychosocial Interventions: what are they, and why do we need them?
Dr Stephen Jones introduces the RCN’s Psychosocial Interventions Programme which will launch in September 2024 as part of the RCN’s mental health programmes workstreams.
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6 Mar 2024
Supporting patients in mental health services to their right to vote
Mental health nurses have a critical role to play in supporting patients in mental health services to their right to vote, regardless of their legal status.
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28 Feb 2024
Gaslight
This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of “gaslighting” - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.
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21 Feb 2024
Celebrating Mental Health Nurses’ Day
The Royal College of Nursing’s Mental Health Forum wants to acknowledge and thank all mental health nursing staff across the UK and beyond for everything they do to support the care, treatment, and recovery of people from all walks of life.
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14 Nov 2023
Developing the Paradigm for the All-England Review of Mental Health Nursing
Mental health nursing is a complex and autonomous practice that can often be difficult to define. However, this complexity can also be a strength, allowing us to adapt to the diverse needs of our populations. We must comprehensively understand our professional and public-facing identities to grow and succeed in what we do.
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2 Oct 2023
Potentially unlawful substitution of mental health and learning disabilities nurses in UK in-patient services –the realities on the ground
The RCN has received reports from several members expressing concerns regarding the substitution of registered learning disabilities and mental health nurses with registered adult and children's nurses, as well as allied health professionals, in an attempt to fill nursing vacancies in in-patient mental health services.
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20 Oct 2022
There is solidarity and safety in strike action
Dr Helena Ann Mitchell, RCN Mental Health Forum member and Chair of RCN Mental Health Forum ethnic minority subgroup reflects on the current strike action ballot as an opportunity to use a collective voice to influence change.
