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4 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.

  • 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.