Karen Ritchie Rapid Response Team, Senior Charge Nurse Lothian I always wanted to be a nurse; both my parents are mental health nurses and they inspired me. When I applied, I knew I wanted to work with older people. I did my General Nursing in Dundee initially and then specialised in Mental Health in Edinburgh.…
Community Mental Health Nurse
Lindsey Griffin
Lindsey Griffin Community Mental Health Nurse Perth I moved into a new post last year and now work as a Clinical and Professional Team Manager for Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership. I am based at Murray Royal Hospital in Perth but I travel between sites managing a range of staff that collectively are an integrated care team. Perth and Kinross covers a large area combining rural,…
Jeanie Gallacher
Jeanie Gallacher Community Mental Health Nurse Annandale and Eskdale I work in the Community Mental Health Service in Annandale and Eskdale, a scenic rural area in Dumfries and Galloway. We are based in the town of Annan but cover small towns and villages across a wide and remote landscape. There is a lot of travel across the locality where I oversee mental health services. We…
A fair kick o’ the ba’ – #MHNursesday
21 Feb 2019 marks the first ever UK Mental Health Nurses day. The focus of the day is to gather together voices and experiences from across the UK to celebrate, describe and promote Mental Health Nursing. To mark this Mental Health Nurses Day, we asked a number of our friends, Fellows and Queen’s Nurses to write…
What it means to be a mental health nurse in 2019 – #MHNursesday
21st Feb 2019 marks the first ever UK Mental Health Nurses day. The focus of the day is to to gather together voices and experiences from across the UK to celebrate, describe and promote Mental Health Nursing. To mark this Mental Health Nurses Day, we asked a number of our friends, Fellows and Queen’s Nurses…
Reflection on 30 years as a Mental Health Nurse – #mhnursesday
21st Feb 2019 marks the first ever UK Mental Health Nurses day. The point of the day is to to gather together voices and experiences from across the UK to celebrate, describe and promote Mental Health Nursing. To mark this Mental Health Nurses Day, we asked a number of our friends, Fellows and Queen’s Nurses…
Gerry Hastie
Gerry Hastie A passionate advocate for community mental health nursing, Gerry Hastie has been working in the role with NHS Fife since 2004. He is proud to be a nurse that colleagues seek out for advice and support given his broad knowledge and clinical expertise. My Journey Leaving school, I thought I had wanted to…
Kelvin Frew
Kelvin Frew Kelvin in the news Kelvin’s choir launches new charity single for mental health Community Mental Health Nurse Kelvin Frew is team leader of the NHS Dumfries & Galloway Crisis, Assessment and Treatment Service. As well as managing the service, and working part time on the crisis response team, he carries a small caseload…
My Juno Anniversary – the Importance of Perinatal Mental Health Support
Tess Askew is a co-founder of Juno, a perinatal support group, discussing her personal story and the importance of good mental health. My first born Ethan – the boy who came along and healed many things in my life, stole my heart and made myself and Chris a family with so much to love for…
Moving On
This project is an evaluation of a Community Psychiatric Nurse-led, public and social partnering practice-based study, aimed at helping people make the transition from homelessness care services to local community networks.