Tag Archives: student nurses

Nursing numbers

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Next week I’ll be in London for this year’s Eileen Skellern and JPMHN Award evening, hearing Mick McKeown give his Making the most of militant and maverick tendencies for mental health nursing Skellern lecture and Patrick Callaghan deliver his Lifetime … Continue reading →

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Joining mental health nursing

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Mental health nursing is important and fulfilling work, and offers a fine and rewarding career. More people also need to be doing it. By way of background, last month Mental Health Nurse Academics UK (MHNAUK) submitted a response to Health … Continue reading →

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Recruiting to mental health nursing degrees

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

Huge congratulations to all who, earlier this month, secured the necessary qualifications to begin their mental health nurse education in the coming academic year. Welcome to the profession, and to the start of a rewarding career. Following the publication of … Continue reading →

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In with the new

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

Following a discussion involving the event’s steering committee and Mental Health Nurse Academics UK (MHNAUK), what was the International Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research Conference has now become the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference. Next year we meet in Cardiff … Continue reading →

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Community Gateway 

Posted on December 8, 2015 by

Yesterday I spent the morning at the Grange Gardens Bowls Pavilion in Cardiff at a Community Gateway event. This was an opportunity to hear about mental health and wellbeing, and to learn how local services are set up. The day was organised by … Continue reading →

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Fees, theses and project updates

Posted on December 2, 2015 by

Last week brought the news that, in England, people beginning nursing degrees from the 2017-18 academic year will need to take out student loans to cover the cost of their tuition fees. The cap on student numbers will also be … Continue reading →

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The shape of nursing (reprise)

Posted on March 11, 2015 by

Yesterday I joined other members of Mental Health Nurse Academics UK at the University of York, for what turned out to be a particularly lively spring term meeting.  We were treated to two high-quality local presentations in the morning: from … Continue reading →

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