People don't choose to be on disability benefits. It's their last resort.

Stop blaming people with mental health problems. If the Secretary of State wants a grown-up conversation about this, then he should meet with us.

We've sent an invite. 1/3

Hello Nursing and Midwifery Council. How regular is 'regular'? The future nurse standards don't assert, promote or protect specific skills for mental health nurses, and change is needed. #MHDeservesBetter

Are you a mature #nursing student in the UK? Can you help us understand how to best support the academic needs of mature nursing students? Please contact Elizabeth [email protected] to take part in this valuable research. Please RT #NHS WeNurses 💙
The RCN Nursing and Midwifery Council NHS England

I recently had a paper published by the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, about my experiences of harm in mental health services; how this caused me to self-discharge; and my life now as a 'service-avoider'. It's available here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp…

A fantastic piece here!

4/4 If like us, you feel this and you want to get involved, please review this document and get in touch. #MHNursesDay #MHDeservesBetter …talhealthdeservesbetter.wordpress.com/2023/08/28/wha…

This mornings DMs from
⚠️Healthcare professional told to withdraw a serious datix
⚠️A #nurse who was only RN for 32 patients overnight
⚠️Three people asking about raising serious concerns due to push model.
It's not even 9am
Is it any wonder we have a retention problem 😬 #nhs

It was a pleasure to be interviewed for the below article 👇 mental health nurse to mental health service user was an arduous and insightful journey. My personal reflection surrounds the fact we are human, muddling our way through life, all vulnerable to MH challenges

Meanwhile we're still waiting for a review into field preparation at university. We hope the review of practice learning at least reviews the abomination of the practice assessment document, which sees students box-ticking many skills they will never use. #MHDeservesBetter

The Nursing Times are seeking ideas for nurse education in their 'manifesto by nurses'. Opportunity for #MentalHealth nurses to be heard in calls for respecting the field specific content within undergraduate curricula. Please respond. #MHDeservesBetter
nursingtimes.net/news/education…

Couldn’t agree more. Especially as I support apprenticeship learners. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/in…

Was also talking about the power of ‘being with’ with students today ❤️ we can forget that it is a powerful intervention, perhaps one of the most powerful tools we have. It should be a core part of MHNursinf curriculum Mental Health Deserves Better: #MHDeservesBetter

Amazing piece of work commissioned by our Ruth May 💙 and designed by the brilliant The Makaton Charity. Thank you!! Great working on this with Ellie Gordon Such a
vital learning resource. Acosia Nyanin 💙 Prof Mark Radford CBE PhD RN

Happy 2nd anniversary to Learning Disability nurses everywhere!!! This is our day, so lets shine! Here's a dabble I've created to highlight just a small sample of some of our amazing leaders and the movement we continue to create! Ruth May 💙 teamCNO 💙 Tom Cahill 🌈🌈 Andrea Sutcliffe 💙💚💜

14 Organisations, including Learning Disability England, have joined to sign a letter calling on political leaders to take action to address the ongoing neglect & #HumanRights abuses of people with a #learningdisability & autistic people: tinyurl.com/3z6e2vdz

Worrying for #MentalHealth Nursing, that as well as a diluted undergraduate education, there is a growing culture of the expertise not even being valued in clinical practice. #MHDeservesBetter

Today, on #WorldArthritisDay , help us change the way the world sees #arthritis .

Join us and share your story, just like our incredible community, to let others know that they're not alone: versusarthritis.org/mystory #MyArthritisMyStory

#Oliverscampaign
I am incredibly tired campaigning to the max
I need everybody who is passionate about Oliver’s story to Sign & share his petition to all MPs
I can’t do this alone I need your help to get Oliver’s and your children’s voices heard
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6390…

One of the all time great gifs, to represent perhaps the most absurd result of how Nursing and Midwifery Council future nurse standards have been interpreted. #MHDeservesBetter

For people interested in diluted #MentalHealth nurse education in the UK, and arguments around it, this year old thread hosts plenty of articles and resources. The full keynote video is here: youtu.be/pnL_VOIJ8Cw #MHDeservesBetter