Completing our series of 4 blogs for #childrensmentalhealthweek is Ayasha Fisher (@ayasha09017404), CAMHS Crisis Liaison Nurse and Clinical Lead Nurse. She argues that we have some way to go yet before CYP mental health services achieve parity of esteem with physical health services. New initiatives might herald better integration of physical and mental health care which […]
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How human rights can help us to humanise the mental health system for young people
Continuing our series of blogs for #childrensmentalhealthweek James Kenrick (@JamesKenrick1), CEO of Youth Access, argues that a rights-based approach to service design and quality will empower both young people and practitioners to achieve a common cause: the ‘humanisation’ of youth mental health services. These topics will be discussed in our twitter chat on 12 February […]
Be CYP mental health cheerleaders despite the challenges caused by under resourcing.
Continuing our series of blogs for Children’s Mental Health Week (#childrensmentalhealthweek) that will culminate in a twitter chat on 12 February 2020 at 8pm UK time we have this blog by Barry Nixon. Barry is the Northwest lead for CYP IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) with CMECIC , a community interest company that offers a […]
Talk to me, listen to me.
Mair Elliot (@MairElliott1 ; mairelliot.com) is a young patient advocate who uses her personal experience of mental ill health and autism to challenge and teach. We are very proud the Mair has produced this blog for us to mark the start of Children’s Mental Health Week #childrensmentalhealthweek. We will be publishing 4 blogs this week. […]
Enhancing communication with patients from minority ethnic groups
Dr Gloria Likupe – Faculty of Health Science, University of Hull Communication is central to successful caring relationships and to effective team working. Listening is as important as what we say and do and essential for “no decision about me without me”. Communication is the key to a good workplace with benefits for those in […]
Climate change: are we starting to see impact on pregnancy and birth outcomes?
This week’s blog is from Liz Bailey, Clinical Academic and NIHR 70@70 Midwife; January is often a struggle, with long dark days and changeable weather, and while we might long for spring days, we don’t want spring to come too early, concerned for our wildlife as we grow ever more aware of the impact on […]
Human Trafficking: An emerging and critical challenge for maternity and health care
This week’s EBN Blog is written by Sam Nightingale (@mwsamnight), a clinical academic midwife from UHCW NHS Trust (Coventry). Sam’s research interests lie in vulnerable women in pregnancy and she has recently completed and NIHR MRes on the topic of human trafficking and pregnancy. Sam will be leading the @EBNursingBMJ Twitter chat on Weds 8th […]
International Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Reflections and Challenges
Roberta Heale, Associate Editor EBN @robertaheale The World Health Organization has announced that 2020 will be the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. https://www.who.int/campaigns/year-of-the-nurse-and-the-midwife-2020 In their announcement, the WHO identified the vital role that nurses and midwives play in providing health care services in every part of the globe, stressing that ‘they are often the […]
Mental Health Spotlight for EBN in 2020
During 2020, Evidence Based Nursing (EBN) will be focusing on mental health. Throughout the year we will be highlighting key issues relating to mental health and identifying relevant EBN content and other useful resources. Watch out for a year-long series of tweets (@EBNursingBMJ) and Facebook posts (BMJ for Nursing). A summary of the mental health […]
Unexpected advice from a brain injury survivor for nurses caring for us
This week’s Blog is written by Michelle Munt (@michelle_munt). Nurses up and down the country are the backbone to society. You help us recovery from an extraordinary range of conditions and injuries, including some extremely complicated ones. Brain injury has to be amongst the most challenging due to the spectrum of effects it can cause. […]