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Helping people with Schizophrenia: nurses contribution to World Mental Health Day - Ben Thomas
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 …
Reflections and lessons from a cancer journey
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 …
Time to be Proud! Guest blog from Jean Christensen
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 …
Supporting the health and wellbeing of adult carers - guest blog from Wendy Nicholson
Last week we launched a new pathway which focusses on the health and well-being of adult carers.. Based on feedback and insight from carers themselves, plus district nurses and general practice nurses, we have worked with the Queen's Nursing Institute …
Experiences From the Frontline - Children's Occupational Therapy Service - Linda Hindle
Linda Hindle, Lead Allied Health professional for Public Health England, writes about her visit to the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service in Birmingham City Council as part of the week of action. Speaking to Allied Health Professionals (AHPS) over the last …
Practising What We Preach - Mental Health and the Workplace by Ben Thomas
Recently I had a very motivated third year student shadow me for two weeks as part of his leadership module. I like working with students. Students bring energy and enthusiasm and especially they ask lots of questions and see things …
The Role of AHPs in Public Health - Kamini Gadhok
Allied health professionals have had, and will continue to play, a key role in the public health agenda. The focus on outcomes, with the development of the Public Health Outcomes Framework, will help AHPs to show how they add value …
Implementing Health Promotion Through All Areas of Our Work - Helen Donovan
It is exciting to have this third week of action on public health nursing and the opportunity to promote and showcase the work nurses and midwives can do to improve health and advocate in health promotion. Nurses and Midwives have …
Final Day Activity - Health Improvement and Health Promoting Practitioners
Welcome to the 5th and final day in our week of action on health improvement and health promoting practitioners. This short blog is to provide a pointer for what we have coming up today and some things you may want to …
Experiences from the Frontline - Paramedics, Dietitians and blogging-Alison Raw
‘Yes, no problem,’ was my response when I was asked to write a blog for the Department of Health 'Health Improvement and Health Promoting Practitioner week of action’ A what? Eek, what had I signed up to!? What was I …
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