Nurses’ mental health: can managers ever say they are struggling?
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Nurses’ mental health: can managers ever say they are struggling?

Daniel Allen Health journalist

Candour about your mental ill health takes courage and can help reduce stigma, but if you are in a leadership role, there may be risks you need to manage

When North Bristol NHS Trust’s chief nursing officer Steve Hams posted a photograph on Twitter of tablets he had been prescribed, he was not expecting much of a response.

Nursing Management. 29, 3, 6-8. doi: 10.7748/nm.29.3.6.s2

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