Tag Archives: mental health

The rewards of being a mental health nurse (Part 1)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by NU_admin
This entry is part of 3 in the series Spotlight on Mental Health

The average age of the average nurse is mid-40s, but the average age of mental health nurses is late 50s. There is a real crisis in terms of recruitment and retention of nurses in this sector. In this three-part-series we … Continue reading →

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Community Health and Community Mental Health: More Power to Control Workloads.

Posted on February 14, 2011 by NU_admin

Determined action has won a stronger mechanism to enforce safe staffing in Community Health and Community Mental Health. While the Government’s offer on nurse-to-patient ratios is an excellent achievement that will benefit the majority of public health sector nurses, the … Continue reading →

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Infant Mental Health

Posted on March 31, 2010 by patience

I have been really busy over the last few weeks going from community group to community group talking about the mental health of babies. Suddenly, it seems as if the word has got out that babies really do have an emotional … Continue reading →

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