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7 blog posts
  • Dr Stephen Jones Dr Stephen Jones 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.

  • Helen Rees and Geoff Brennan Helen Rees and Geoff Brennan 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.

  • Anonymous Anonymous 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.

  • Mental Health Forum Mental Health Forum 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.  

  • Dr Stephen Jones Dr Stephen Jones 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.

  • Stephen Jones Stephen Jones 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.

  • Dr Helena Ann Mitchell Dr Helena Ann Mitchell 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.