Analysis
Suicide risk for nurses during fitness to practise process
In the past year, the RCN’s counselling service has supported more than 100 nurses facing...
10 May 2016
Reflective practice is vital to the revalidation process
At the beginning of this month, the first nurses to use the new revalidation system will...
12 Apr 2016
Project reduces self-harm in children and adolescents
A systematic approach to data collection has helped staff at a child and adolescent mental...
09 Mar 2016
Mental health nurses called on to contribute to new nursing strategy
Over the next few weeks, chief nursing officer for England Jane Cummings and her team will...
11 Nov 2015
Trusts initiate programme to tackle prejudices in the NHS
The time to Change anti-stigma campaign has started a groundbreaking pilot at two mental...
09 Oct 2015
Delivering compassionate care in the criminal justice system
How do nurses care compassionately for someone locked up for violence, rape or murder? What...
09 Sep 2015
Care Quality Commission wants more expertise in mental health inspections
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) wants to tap into the ‘best, current expert thinking’ to...
09 Sep 2015
Guidance moves away from the use of physical restraint
The use of restrictive interventions in mental health nursing is a regrettable part of the...
07 Jul 2015
Students urged to focus on health promotion and lobby for equality
Delegates are told that they have a vital role in helping service users live longer,...
09 Apr 2015