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8 blog posts
  • Andrea Phillips Andrea Phillips 11 Dec 2024

    My journey to youth justice nursing

    This blog reflects on Andrea's 40 year nursing career, with emphasis on the last 16 and a half years working as specialist nurse with in the youth justice service.

  • Darren Hughes Darren Hughes 10 Jul 2024

    CAMHS Youth Justice Service

    An overview of the development and implementation of the CAMHS Youth Justice Service to reduce barriers to access mental health services for the Youth Justice Agency population, in Northern Ireland.

  • 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.

  • Molly Payne Molly Payne 15 Jan 2024

    Newly qualified nurses in prison - where’s the support?

    Prison nursing - the seemingly 'hidden' profession and one that is never spoken about during nurse education IS in fact an option for the newly qualified nurse! But this 'hidden' element can leave you without people to talk to about work - when your university friends are all hospital or community-based, where do you turn?

  • Amber Fletcher Amber Fletcher 30 Aug 2023

    Leadership within justice and forensics - My elective placement with the RCN

    This blog explores the value of an elective placement at the RCN and my passion for working with service users within justice and forensic healthcare. 

  • Ann Norman Ann Norman 26 Jun 2023

    My reflections on nursing and receiving an award from the King

    My blog describes my reflections on working at the RCN, my nursing career generally over the past 42 years of service and receiving a British Empire Medal in the Kings Birthdays Honours in June 2023.

  • Cynthia Young Cynthia Young 21 Jun 2023

    The Role of the Youth Justice Lead Nurse

    My role as a Youth Justice Lead Nurse.

  • Kate Wales Kate Wales 7 Feb 2023

    Professional Nurse Advocate role and staff wellbeing within health in justice

    Implementation of the Professional Nurse Advocate Role across Health in Justice.