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Antisocial behaviour policy is impractical and ineffective

05 January 2010

Nursing Standard

Letter

I was interested to read the story about a change in the law that gives nurses in hospitals and NHS polyclinics new powers to remove relatives or members of the...

Treatment of dying prisoners reflects our civilised nature

15 September 2009

Nursing Standard

Letter

Dignity in death is widely accepted as important in today’s society. However, for prisoners this has been and still remains a controversial issue (analysis August...

Conflict Resolution Handbook - Managing Violence and Aggression in the Workplace

22 August 2007

Nursing Standard

Book review

This handbook offers information on the causes of violence and aggression, giving examples of practical control and restraint techniques. It is suggested that the...

Incident reporting to improve clinical practice in a medium-secure setting

01 April 2013

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

Analysis of the distribution and frequency of episodes of violence/aggression and deliberate self-harm in a medium-secure unit shows that there are peak times for...

The theorist-practitioner gap: bringing the two sides closer together

01 March 2013

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

As the gap between practice and academia grows, strategies are needed to ensure effective communication between the sectors. Failure to do this means nurses on the...