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01 March 2006

Mental Health Practice

Research

Over the past few years there has been an increased focus on nursing research activity in Scotland. The Scottish Executive health department’s national strategy for...

Mid staffs still struggles with basic quality standards

23 November 2010

Nursing Standard

Letter

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently reported that Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is failing to meet 11 out of 16 essential standards for quality and...

Computer-based education for patients with psychosis

05 April 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To evaluate the use of a computer-delivered psycho-education programme which tries to improve patients’ knowledge and understanding of psychosis. Method The...

Assessment of the side effects of antipsychotic medication

15 June 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Antipsychotic medication is the first-line treatment for people with psychosis in the State Hospital, Carstairs: Scotland’s only high-security forensic...

Developing a web-based app for non-mental health nurses to assess the mental health needs and risks of children and young people

19 February 2024

Nursing Children and Young People

evidence and practice

There is high demand for specialist mental health services for children and young people in the UK. Non-mental health nurses are well-placed to assess the mental...