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Preventing and managing challenging behaviour

21 February 2018

Nursing Standard

CPD

Patients exhibiting challenging behaviour, which includes any non-verbal, verbal or physical behaviour, is a significant issue in healthcare settings. Preventing...

How to address the physical needs of clients in a mental health setting

24 March 2012

Nursing Management

Feature

People with mental health illness, particularly those affected in the long term, experience higher rates of morbidity and mortality than the general population. It...

Reducing health inequalities for people with serious mental illness

17 May 2017

Nursing Standard

CPD

People with serious mental illness (SMI) are at risk of dying many years earlier than the general population. Providing an effective, cost-efficient healthcare...

Restrictive interventions: understanding and reducing their use in mental health settings

23 August 2022

Mental Health Practice

patient safety

Restrictive interventions, which include enhanced observations, seclusion and restraint, are associated with significant and far-reaching harm for patients, staff...

Suicide among nurses: how talking can reduce risk and stigma

05 January 2023

Mental Health Practice

Opinion

In the BBC TV programme ‘This Is Going to Hurt’, hospital staff plant a tree in memory of a colleague who has died by suicide.

Suicide among nurses: how talking can reduce risk and stigma

05 April 2023

Nursing Standard

Comment

In the BBC TV programme This is Going to Hurt, hospital staff plant a tree in memory of a colleague who has died by suicide. The events in the medical drama – which...

Reducing the risk of suicide among healthcare staff

02 October 2023

Nursing Standard

Workforce

Reducing the number of deaths by suicide is an important area in public health. Several factors, including excessive workload demands and burnout, mean that...

Interventions aimed at preventing suicide in the healthcare workforce: a systematic review

30 July 2024

Nursing Management

evidence and practice

Healthcare workers are exposed to various factors in the workplace that may put them at an increased risk of suicide, but there is a lack of evidence reviewing...