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The Chief Nursing Officer’s
Review of Mental Health Nursing in Scotland commenced
in April 2005 and will report in March 2006. The
review provides an opportunity to celebrate current
successes and models of good practice in mental
health nursing and to share these on a national
basis.
You are invited to submit examples
of positive practice:
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Practice that has made a positive difference to the
experience and outcomes of care for service users
and their families and carers
And Innovative practice:
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Practice that demonstrates innovation and new ways
of working worthy of sharing on a national basis.
It is recognised that mental health
nurses work in multi-disciplinary and agency teams
and services, and initiatives are often progressed
in this context. For the purpose of this call for submissions,
examples should demonstrate instances where mental
health nurses have played a key or lead role,
in developing, establishing and sustaining positive
and Innovative practice.
Examples are sought in the following
categories, however, this is not an exclusive
list and you are encouraged to submit examples
out with the categories listed.
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Categories
1.
Supporting and promoting recovery
2.
Promoting rights and values based pratice
3.
Health promotion and tackling health inequalities
4.
Prevention and early intervention
5.
Innovative uses of technology in supporting access
to care and care delivery
6.
Nurse led initiatives in acute inpatient care
7.
Supporting people with complex mental health needs
8.
Supporting people experiencing acute periods of mental
distress and initiatives in providing alternatives
to inpatient care
9.
Whole systems approaches to working
10.
Nurse
led initiatives and services
Please
submit examples using the
form provided to:
Susanne Forrest,
Project Officer
National Review of Mental Health Nursing
in Scotland
Room GE 06
St Andrews House
Regents Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
0131 244 5679
email- susanne.forrest@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
By 19.9.2005
The Practitioner and Service User
and Carer Reference groups supporting the review
of mental health nursing will review the submissions.
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