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UK Mental Health Nursing Update

Your weekly look at News, Reviews, Research, Interest Stories, Events & Dates
for your Diary relating to Mental Health Nursing across the UK.

                                Newsletter Editor Steve McCarthy-Grunwald

EDITION 14 – FRIDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2024


NEWS AND REVIEWS

Mental health charity praised for animated campaign

Katie Waple                     

BBC News – 13/02/24

A charity has been recognised for its animated fundraising campaign raising
awareness for young people struggling with mental health problems.

The video by The Charlie Waller Trust, external, based in Newbury, featured the
voices of children talking about how they had been helped through difficult
moments in life.

It raised more than £60,000 after triumphing in a challenge set by Big Give – a
charitable organisation that matches donations.

LINK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0vjr8w1x28o



Countryfile presenter Adam Henson backs farming mental health campaign

By Maisie Lillywhite & Paris Troy            

BBC News, West of England – 13/02/24

Countryfile presenter Adam Henson is supporting a mental health campaign for
farmers as the industry faces a “really difficult” time.

The Farm Safety Foundation’s (FSF) Mind Your Head campaign hopes to start
conversations about mental health.

FSF surveyed 450 farmers aged under 40, and found 95% of them ranked mental
health as one of the biggest issues facing the industry.

The charity said farmers faced a “unique set of stressors”.

LINK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-68253043

‘I want to make things better’: Esther Ghey on her hopes for online reform

Helen Pidd North of England Editor

The Guardian – 12/02/24

LINK: ‘I want to make things better’: Esther Ghey on her hopes for online reform
| Social media | The Guardian

Waterbeach mum thanks PCs who saved life after suicide attempt

Harriet Heywood

BBC News, Cambridgeshire – 13/02/24

LINK: Waterbeach mum thanks PCs who saved life after suicide attempt – BBC News

Young people’s mental health service to close

Mark Elliot

BBC Radio Shropshire – 13/02/24

LINK: Shropshire young people’s mental health service to close – BBC News



Nature-based mental health programme for men launched in Wiltshire

Emma Elgee

BBC News, West of England – 11/02/24

A new free wellbeing programme is being launched to help men improve their
mental health in Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Council is working alongside Wiltshire Wildlife Trust to support men
aged 20-59 through nature-based physical activities such as hiking, woodwork and
bush craft skills.

They will also learn wellbeing techniques including stress management and
mindfulness.

The sessions start on 19 February and run for 12 weeks in Salisbury.

LINK: Nature-based mental health programme for men launched in Wiltshire – BBC
News

Prisoners with mental health issues harming themselves while waiting for
hospital transfers

Sky News Online – 06/02/24

NHS guidelines say some at-risk prisoners should be transferred to psychiatric
hospitals within 28 days. But that deadline is rarely met, with some prisoners
waiting for a year or longer.

VIDEO LINK: Prisoners with mental health issues harming themselves while waiting
for hospital transfers | UK News | Sky News





Bristol University loses appeal over suicide of disabled student on exam day

Steven Morris

The Guardian – 14/02/24

LINK: Bristol University loses appeal over suicide of disabled student on exam
day | University of Bristol | The Guardian

Ronnie O’Sullivan pulls out of Welsh Open because of anxiety

BBC SPORT ONLINE

11/02/24

LINK: Ronnie O’Sullivan pulls out of Welsh Open because of anxiety – BBC Sport

‘There’s still a stigma’: UK raccoon rescuer on mental health, animal wit – and
not startling skunks

Mark Brown North of England correspondent

The Guardian – 11/02/24

LINK: ‘There’s still a stigma’: UK raccoon rescuer on mental health, animal wit
– and not startling skunks | County Durham | The Guardian

“We cannot allow childhood mental illness to become the new norm” – RCPsych

Royal College of Psychiatrists

07/02/24

LINK: “We cannot allow childhood mental illness to become the new norm” –
RCPsych

Cosmetic Procedures Are Dominating Social Media, What Does This Mean For Mental
Health?

Adam England

VeryWell Mind – 08/02/24

LINK: Plastic Surgery Normalization & Mental Health (verywellmind.com)

Hundreds protest funding axe for vital Ayrshire mental health service

Elina Kobzar

Daily Record – 13/02/24

LINK: Hundreds protest funding axe for vital Ayrshire mental health service –
Daily Record

‘Seriously ill’ mental health inpatients told to attend job centre or risk
losing benefits

Chaminda Jayanetti

The Observer – 10/02/24

LINK: ‘Seriously ill’ mental health inpatients told to attend jobcentre or risk
losing benefits | Welfare | The Guardian

NHS attacks: Nurses being spat at, hit and punched at work

Alex Bish & Ben Moore

BBC NEWS South East – 24/01/24

LINK: NHS attacks: Nurses being spat at, hit and punched at work – BBC News

People across Lanarkshire join UK’s biggest conversation on mental health stigma

Ross Thompson

Daily Record – 07/02/24

LINK: People across Lanarkshire join UK’s biggest conversation on mental health
stigma – Daily Record

Young people’s experiences of in-patient mental health care

NSPCC Helpline Insight Briefing

05/02/24

LINK: Young people’s experiences of in-patient mental health care: helplines
insight briefing | NSPCC Learning

‘They thought they were doing good but it made people worse’: why mental health
apps are under scrutiny

David Cox

The Observer – 04/02/24

LINK: ‘They thought they were doing good but it made people worse’: why mental
health apps are under scrutiny | Mental health | The Guardian

Inside ‘mental health bank’ helping children in ‘crisis’

Nick Martin

Sky News – 15/02/24

LINK: Inside ‘mental health bank’ helping children in ‘crisis’ | UK News | Sky
News

Mental health advance choice documents ‘would reduce sectioning’

Rachela Hall

The Guardian 12/02/24

LINK: Mental health advance choice documents ‘would reduce sectioning’ | Mental
health | The Guardian

Mental health advance choice documents ‘would reduce sectioning’

Sky News

15/02/24

Link: Exercise even better than anti-depressants at treating depression, study
finds | UK News | Sky News

‘Dismissed and gaslit’: The women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder
struggling to get a diagnosis

Maya Oppenheim

The Independent – 15-02-24

Link: The women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder struggling to get a
diagnosis | The Independent

RCN demands emergency package of measures to boost nurse recruitment in March
budget

RCN Online

15/02/24

LINK: RCN demands emergency package of measures to boost nurse recruitment in
March budget | News | Royal College of Nursing

Full Letter to Secretary: Letter to the Secretary of State on the nursing
recruitment crisis | Open letters | Royal College of Nursing (rcn.org.uk)

Employee Mental Health is a Global Issue

Denis Storey

Psychiatrist.com – 29/01/24

Employee Mental Health is a Global Issue | Psychiatrist.com





‘Mum’s sectioning was not a mark of failure, but rather a testament to our love’

Andrew Swindells

Nursing Times – 15/02/24

“Hi Andrew, it’s Nicky, I am a part of the mental health social work team, we
talked on the phone earlier. I’ve just visited your Mum and we all agree that it
is best for her to be sectioned and move to hospital.”

The journey through dementia had taught us the art of patience, but nothing
could have prepared us for the emotional storm that accompanied the decision to
section Mum. The moment of realisation brought forth a torrent of emotions –
sorrow for the Mum we once knew, anxiety for the uncertain path ahead, and
guilt, an unwelcome but constant companion, whispered insidiously in our ears.

LINK: ‘Mum’s sectioning was not a mark of failure, but rather a testament to our
love’ | Nursing Times


RESEARCH AND RESOURCES

Angel in blue or registered mental health nurse? The impact of the angel and
hero narrative on student mental health nurses

Luch Judge and Jane Fisher

05/02/24


ABSTRACT

This article is a critical reflection on the media portrayal of nursing and its
impact on student nurses and prospective students during the COVID-19 pandemic.


INTRODUCTION

The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most significant global health challenges
of the 21st century. Healthcare systems experienced unprecedented upheaval,
trauma and moral challenges. Healthcare professionals found themselves on the
frontline, attempting to fight the virus as it spread. Nurses played a
fundamental part in the battle against COVID-19, often working without adequate
personal protective equipment, risking their own and their other’s safety.

International views of nurses shifted towards an idealised perception of the
role of the nurse. Reports in many newspapers portrayed nurses as angels and
heroes, which impacted public perceptions of nurses. Student nurses who
subsequently joined educational programmes may have been motivated by this
unrealistic and unfounded perception of what it means to be a nurse, potentially
being inspired by heroic and angelic concepts that do not adequately represent
the practice of nursing. The authors believe that this was detrimental to both
registered nurses and prospective student nurses.

This article discusses the learning journey of Lucy, a student mental health
nurse. It serves as a reminder to nurses, students and the public that nurses
are not angels or heroes, but accountable, educated professionals.

LINK: Angel in blue or registered mental health nurse? The impact of the angel
and hero narrative on student mental health nurses (magonlinelibrary.com)

Can proteomics improve our prediction of depression remission?

Jonas Hagenberg

The Mental Elf – 15/02/24

An important characteristic of major depressive disorder (MDD) is that the
symptoms can vary quite a bit from patient to patient (Musliner et al. 2016).
Additionally, treatment success is patient specific, with 20-25% of the MDD
patients at risk of developing chronic depression (Penninx et al. 2011).
Therefore, recent research has sought to find biomarkers that can help guide
treatment decisions and aid our prediction of treatment outcomes (Gadad et al.
2018). The hope is that by tailoring the treatments to the patients,
particularly for patients at high risk, the remission rate could be improved.

LINK: Can proteomics improve our prediction of depression remission?
(nationalelfservice.net)

Sex differences in dementia risk and risk factors

Esha Abrol, Clara Belessiotis-Richards

The Mental Elf – 06/02/24

Dementia is expected to affect an anticipated 150 million people globally by
2050 (Nichols et al, 2019). The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention has
previously calculated that up to 40% of cases of dementia may be prevented or
delayed through 12 potentially modifiable risk factors (Livingston et al, 2020).
In the absence of readily available disease-modifying treatments for dementia,
understanding these risk factors is essential to tackle this public health
challenge and to guide the best preventive practices.

LINK: Sex differences in dementia risk and risk factors: an IPD meta-analysis
(nationalelfservice.net)

The Burnout Report 2024

Mental Health UK – January 2024

9 in 10 adults in the UK experienced high or extreme stress in the past year,
our report looks at the causes of chronic stress and how to prevent burnout.

LINK: Mental Health UK – Forward Together (mentalhealth-uk.org)

Our best mental health tips – backed by research

This guide provides you with our best tips on how to look after your mental
health – backed by research.

You can read the guide below, download it as a PDF or buy print copies in our
online shop.

LINK: Our best mental health tips – backed by research | Mental Health
Foundation

Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder

Silvia Minozzi – Rosella Saulle – Laura Amato
Francesco Traccis – Roberta Agabio

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 15/02/24

Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder – Minozzi, S – 2024 |
Cochrane Library

NEON-O Trial research has been published in the World Psychiatry

31/01/24

The NEON study led from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) by Prof Mike
Slade’s Recovery Research Team, and funded by the National Institute for Health
and Care Research (NIHR), is the first mental health trial in the world to
report findings on an intervention making use of mental health recovery
narratives.

LINK TO STUDY: NEON – Institute of Mental Health (institutemh.org.uk)

LINK TO RESEARCH TEAM: Home – Research Into Recovery

MRI technique improves the lasting effects of treatment for severe depression

17/01/24

A major clinical trial has shown that by using MRI and tracking to guide the
delivery of magnetic stimulation to the brains of people with severe depression,
patients will see their symptoms ease for at least six months, which could
vastly improve their quality of life.

The results of the BRIGhTMIND trial, published in Nature Medicine this week
found that on average, participants showed substantial improvements in the
severity of their depression, anxiety and thinking with better function and
quality of life over 26 weeks with MRI neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic
Simulation (TMS). This was a substantial increase on the previous reported
improvements lasting only 1-3 months.

LINK: MRI technique improves the lasting effects of treatment for severe
depression – Institute of Mental Health (institutemh.org.uk)

Meditation for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Karen Rees – Andrea Takeda – Rachel Court
Laura Kudrna – Louise Hartley – Edzard Ernst

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 15/02/24


BACKGROUND

Interventions incorporating meditation to address stress, anxiety, and
depression, and improve self‐management, are becoming popular for many health
conditions. Stress is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
clusters with other modifiable behavioural risk factors, such as smoking.
Meditation may therefore be a useful CVD prevention strategy.


OBJECTIVES

To determine the effectiveness of meditation, primarily mindfulness‐based
interventions (MBIs) and transcendental meditation (TM), for the primary and
secondary prevention of CVD.

LINK: Meditation for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular
disease – Rees, K – 2024 | Cochrane Library

New digital therapy reduces anxiety and depression in people living with
long-term physical health conditions

14/02/24

Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at
King’s College London found that people living with long-term conditions who
received the therapist-guided digital programme called COMPASS showed a
significant reduction in psychological distress (a combined score of anxiety and
depression) 12-weeks after starting the study.

194 patients were recruited via long-term condition charities, including Crohn’s
& Colitis UK, Kidney Care UK, MS Society, Shift.ms and Psoriasis Association in
the UK. Half of the participants received the COMPASS programme and the other
half did not. Both groups continued to access their usual charity support.

LINK: New digital therapy reduces anxiety and depression in people living with
long-term physical health conditions – King’s College London (kcl.ac.uk)

Suicide Prevention

February 2024


TWO PEOPLE DIE BY SUICIDE EVERY DAY IN SCOTLAND.

Each one of these deaths is a tragedy; which is why SAMH works every day to
prevent suicide, and to support those affected.

Ask Them About Suicide is our national campaign which aims to empower people to
ask ‘are you thinking about suicide?’ with confidence and bravery, and our
resources provide them with the tools to have that conversation.

We believe that suicide prevention is everyone’s business, which is why our
teams work to equip communities with the tools and information to talk about
suicide, seek help, and receive localised support quickly.

Our work includes:

 * Training more people to be confident talking about suicide or supporting
   someone thinking about suicide.
 * Producing information and resources so that anyone affected by suicide in
   Scotland has access to the information they need.
 * Creating an exemplary regional suicide prevention partnership.
 * Continuing to support people daily through our local services and national
   programmes.

LINK: samh.org.uk/about-mental-health/suicide/suicide-prevention

I’m So Stressed Out!

This fact sheet is intended for teens and young adults and presents information
about stress, anxiety, and ways to cope when feeling overwhelmed.

 * Pub ID: NIMH-20-MH-8125
 * Publication Date: 11/2022
 * Number of Pages: 2
 * Format: Fact Sheet
 * Topics:  Anxiety Disorders

LINK: I’m So Stressed Out! | NIMH Information Resource Center (nih.gov)

Trauma-informed practice: learning from experience

30/01/24

A document to share learning and practice to those considering, designing, and
implementing trauma-informed training and practice.

LINK: Trauma-informed practice: learning from experience – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


LIVE WELL LEARN WELL AT CUMBRIA


HELPING YOU TO THRIVE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

12/02/24


LOVE OUR STUDY TIPS!

As part of Library Services’ Love Me/Love Me Not theme for Valentine’s week,
skills@cumbria share some of our favourite study tips and resources. Share yours
via the Love Me Love Me Not Study Tips padlet

LINK: Love our study tips! – Live Well Learn Well at Cumbria
(live-well-learn-well.com)

Call for radical refocusing of health and care system to put primary and
community services at its core

13/02/24

 * ‘Answer to over-crowded hospitals is not more hospitals.’ 
 * 30 years of policy and implementation failure in moving ‘care closer to
   home’ 
 * Need for clear vision, with funding, staff and political energy directed at
   general practice, pharmacy, community services and social care. 

The health and care system in England must be radically refocused to put primary
and community care at its core if it is to be effective and sustainable,
according to a major new report published by The King’s Fund. 

LINK: Primary And Community Care Needs To Be At The Core Of Health And Care |
The King’s Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)

Nicotine’s Influence on Reward and Aversion

13/02/24

Summary: A new study delves into how nicotine influences the brain, revealing
its complex effects on areas related to reward and aversion. Focusing on the
medial habenula, researchers found its activity varies significantly with
nicotine dosage, presence of menthol, and the subject’s sex, a discovery that
challenges previous understanding of nicotine’s uniform impact on reward
pathways.

Utilizing advanced techniques like patch-clamp electrophysiology and fast-scan
cyclic voltammetry, the study offers new insights into nicotine’s nuanced
relationship with the brain, emphasizing the importance of considering
individual differences in nicotine addiction research.

LINK: Nicotine’s Influence on Reward and Aversion – Neuroscience News

Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia

Irene Bighelli – Oğulcan Çıray – Nurul Husna Salahuddin – Stefan Leucht

07/02/24


BACKGROUND

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be effective in people with
schizophrenia when provided in combination with antipsychotic medication. It
remains unclear whether CBT could be safely and effectively offered in the
absence of concomitant antipsychotic therapy.


OBJECTIVES

To investigate the effects of CBT for schizophrenia when administered without
concomitant pharmacological treatment with antipsychotics.

LINK: Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia –
Bighelli, I – 2024 | Cochrane Library


EVENTS – WORKSHOPS – WEBINARS


FEBUARY AND MARCH 2024

WILLIAM KITE HAS MEMORY ISSUES

St James’ Church (Parish Centre), St James’ Road, Carlisle CA2 5PD

PERFORMANCE – 17/02/24

 Tickets: £5 (book on Eventbrite) or pay on the door.

Register on Eventbrite

Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference 2024

The conference will take place on Tuesday 14 May, during Dementia Action Week,
and will be a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual attendance options.

The theme of the conference is “making dementia a priority for all,” and we are
bringing together decision makers and influencers who understand the urgent need
to tackle dementia.

Dementia is the health priority that none of us can afford to ignore. Dementia
is the UK’s biggest killer and costs the UK £34.7 billion a year. But the
devastating impact of dementia cannot be measured in economic terms alone.

Through our three key themes of diagnosis, social care and research, we’ll
explore the challenges and opportunities for system change when decision makers
in all three nations make dementia a priority.

Student Rates as follows:

£30 for Online Virtual Pass.

£70 for In Person London.

More Information:
https://web.cvent.com/event/6c13b91f-f8d0-480a-ad61-630772533d89/register

Registration:
https://web.cvent.com/event/6c13b91f-f8d0-480a-ad61-630772533d89/register

The Glasgow Nursing Careers & Jobs Fair is on Wednesday 21 February at the
Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central. 

This face to face nursing careers event is completely free to attend and will
offer students the opportunity to speak to nurse employers who will be actively
recruiting on the day – see the full list here

 Throughout the event they will be running free CPD accredited seminars,
offering essential careers advice for any student nurse starting out on their
career – talks will include:

 * How mentoring can help nurses reach senior roles
 * Interviews – how to prepare and succeed
 * Job applications – writing supporting statements and CVs 
 * How to develop leadership skills

LINK: Glasgow 2024 | Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair | RCNi


MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DATES FOR THE DIARY


FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2024


EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS WEEK

28 FEBRUARY – 5 MARCH 2024

An eating disorder is an unhealthy attitude towards food, which can make you
obsessed with your eating patterns. Eating disorders can involve eating too much
or too little and using food to manage your feelings. The charity BEAT runs
Eating Disorders Awareness Week annually to tackle myths and misunderstanding
around eating disorders.

LINK: Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2024 (beateatingdisorders.org.uk)


SELF-INJURY AWARENESS DAY

1 MARCH 2024

Self-harm is the intentional act of harming or injuring our body. Self-harm may
not be obvious and can include substance abuse, our relationship with eating and
deliberately acting in a way that puts ourselves in danger. Self-Injury
Awareness Day is a global observance dedicated to raising awareness
about self-harm and self-injury.

SIAD: Self Injury Awareness Day – LifeSIGNS


UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH DAY

14 MARCH 2024

University Mental Health Day brings together the student community each year in
an effort to make mental health a university-wide priority across the country,
and to create continued change to the future of student mental health.

UMHD – Home – UMHD (unimentalhealthday.co.uk)

Up to date information in relation to mental health nursing from around the UK.

Edition 15: Friday 23rd February 2024

If you have any links to recent Mental Health Related News you would like to
share, please send them to

steven.mccarthy-grunwald@cumbria.ac.uk

no later than 17:00 on the Thursday before.

If you have any comments or thoughts on the links provided above please forward
them for sharing. Similarly no later than 17:00 on the Thursday before.

HAVE A LOVELY WEEK EVERYONE .

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