A bout ten years ago, I was driving the six miles to my work, as a registered mental nurse on an adult acute admission ward. Suddenly, I had an overwhelming desire...
AS CHILDREN, we were asked what we would like to be when we grew up, and as adults, it is work that tends to define us. This continues even after we retire, as we...
HAVE YOU ever thought: ‘If the service users I work with had the choice and the means to purchase the support or care that they need would they buy it from me?’ This...
At last, England has a well-resourced campaign aimed at challenging stigma and discrimination in the mental health field. The ‘Time to Change’ programme was launched...
I HAVE just returned from a short working trip to Australia as part of the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMLH) exchange and conference...