Implications for practice and research:
Trauma-informed care (TIC) in acute mental healthcare settings is inhibited by mental health nurses’ experiences of being unsafe, their lack of emotion management skills and their involvement in coercive practices.
Further research is needed to better understand the relationship between mental health nurses’ emotional intelligence and their ability to implement TIC.
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a model was developed to provide an innovative approach in working together as a “virtual placement” which meets the above requirements but also affords a wealth of additional opportunities to build that early partnership with the workforce of the future and afford them early exposure to critical learning.
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Depressive symptoms are common in older adults. The effectiveness of pharmacological treatments and the availability of psychological treatments in primary care are limited. A behavioural approach to depression treatment might be beneficial to many older adults but such care is still largely unavailable. Behavioural Activation (BA) protocols are less complicated and more easy to train than other psychological therapies, making them very suitable for delivery by less specialised therapists. The recent introduction of the mental health nurse in primary care centres in the Netherlands has created major opportunities for improving the accessibility of psychological treatments for late-life depression in primary care. BA may thus address the needs of older patients while improving treatment outcome and lowering costs.
The article discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by workforce transformation in clinical care which was prompted by a Nufffield Trust report on practical guidance to those wishing to reshape their workforce. Topics covered include the areas for consideration when undertaking transformation such as increase demand and service costs and the simplification of the legal framework to enable regulators to respond to changing needs. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Intellectual disability (ID) is associated with polypharmacy particularly off‐label psychotropics for “challenging behaviour.” NHS England introduced the “stopping over medication of people with a learning disability (LD), autism or both” (STOMP) initiative. As ID services are a professionally diverse group, it is important to know whether teams have suitable knowledge to deliver STOMP. The impact of delivering bespoke STOMP training was evaluated.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
Seclusion and restraint still regularly occur within inpatient mental health services. Professionals lack clarity on safe and humane procedures. Nevertheless, a detailed policy on for instance age limits, techniques, and time limits is required. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
People with learning disabilities and a mental health condition are now getting more support to look after their physical health thanks to a team of specialist mental health nurses working in GP practices across Suffolk.