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swj1.bsky.social
PhD, RN(MH) | UK Head of Nursing Practice @theRCN | Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Justice & Forensics, Public Health, Neuroscience, and Digital | Systems Leadership | Practice and Workforce | Real Coproduction
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"What I love about being a mental health nurse is using my professional curiosity to really get to the bottom of people's problems." 💙 Today marks #MentalHealthNursesDay. Watch our video as RCN Mental Health Forum members share why this profession is so special. ⬇️ (1/2)

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Mental health nurses play such an important role in delivering care in our communities. Thank you for all the work you do! #MHNursesDay If you're interested in mental health nursing, have a look at our Mental Health Nursing Subject Guide: https://buff.ly/40oX5Fj for all the latest key resources.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Great evening at the Irish Embassy to celebrate Irish history through nursing.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Celebrating #NursingSupportWorkersDay at RCN HQ today. Shining a spotlight on nursing support workers across the UK and the vital care they deliver day in, day out. Get involved. www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved...

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

Successfully engaging #LearningDisabilities #Nursing UK Workforce Summit yesterday afternoon. ‘A workforce in crisis’ Leaders and grassroots nurses, students, carers and those with a learning disability all in one room. Together we have heard and together we will act. #WatchThisSpace.

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

“As nurses in different fields, we need to know what core education will enable us to meet the collective mental and physical health, social and spiritual needs of those in our care.” My editorial: Why is #MentalHealth #Nursing often challenging to define? Access free: rcni.com/mental-healt...

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

❤️MEMBERS❤️ Join us to celebrate #NursingSupportWorkersDay on 23 November and help us celebrate these vital members of the nursing team. Find out more and download our materials 👉 bit.ly/3O5ia13

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Almost all mental health problems and mental illnesses are more common in autistic people than in the general population. This new publication by R . C . Psychiatry is an excellent resource for information and practical matters surrounding autism and mental health www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-healt...

submitted 105 days ago • 40 comments

The One King’s Impact Fund is open again for applications! Supporting new initiatives & scaling existing projects across research, education & service that align with King's Impact Priorities. Closing date: Mon 3 March 2025. Find out more here ➡ www.kcl.ac.uk/impact/fund

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

Can we get this save our NHS starter pack followed by all? Please share like mad! We MUST save our NHS 💙 go.bsky.app/QSu8Fdi

submitted 104 days ago • 108 comments

Extremely concerning ongoing #PublicHealth #SEND #MentalHealth issue yet to be addressed. Dealing with the screening and assessment backlog also requires investment in support and treatment options. #NHS #VoluntarySector #Charities news.sky.com/story/i-was-...

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Righto, let's see if this place can connect like the other place. Nurses, mental health workers, lefties, academics, trade unionists, environmentalists and neurospicy folks where can I find you?

submitted 104 days ago • 4 comments

The pilots of @thercn.bsky.social Psychosocial Interventions Programme are well underway and practice-impact is looking strong! Hats off to the PSI Team, all delegates and their organisational leaders. www.rcn.org.uk/Professional...

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

A helpful read: RCN position on the health inequalities autistic people face in accessing health and social care services and the potential role of the nursing workforce in addressing these www.rcn.org.uk/About-us/Our...

submitted 103 days ago • 2 comments

I have just moved over to @bsky.app today. Keen to connect with existing and new networks. Follow me and I’ll follow you back. Interested in all things: #Health&Care #Workforce #MentalHealth #PublicHealth #LearningDisabilities #Nursing #Prevention #Strategy

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments