Just over 2 years ago I ‘virtually’ met a very determined mental health nurse via twitter, during various tweets @paul_RMHN raised the issue of the challenges that military children face. And on many occasions he posed the key question – …
There have been a number of recent reports and media concerns about the mental health of our children and young people in the UK. Perhaps one of the most worrying was the Childline report ‘On the edge’ (http://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/research-reports/on-the-edge-childline-suicide-report.pdf). This highlights …
‘A healthy start for all our children’ is vital for a health and thriving future society. All the evidence shows us that what happens in early childhood and the developing years, impacts on health and well-being and life chances throughout …
Welcome to the start of our week on helping families and giving children and young people the best start to life. This short blog is to provide a pointer for what we have coming up today and some things you …
“I might forget names, sometimes faces, but I never forget a front door” said Liz Alderton with authority. I believed her as I stood behind her as she rapped on number 17. I was shadowing Liz as she went through …
I’m delighted to announce that in the week 17th to 21st November we will be hosting our 4th ‘week of action’ to develop practice and services to improve health outcomes, this time focussing on a ‘Healthy Start,’ taking action and …
World Mental Health Day is a chance to reflect on both the attitudes to mental health and the support we offer people with a complex range of conditions. Mental health issues in pregnancy and in the weeks and months after …
I’ve been attending lots of events this week in the build up to World Mental Health Day. Services across the country are taking the opportunity to raise general awareness about mental health and demonstrate how they are improving mental health …
This is a blog my Dad wanted me to write to say thank you and to offer some thoughts that might help others. In Sept 2012 my father was diagnosed with an aggressive, locally spread prostate cancer and in March …
As an experienced nurse it makes me immensely sad when I hear horrific news reports of poor practice that has caused harm to patients. There are good and bad in all professions but I have never met a nurse who …
