The Mental Health Podcast

The Northern Mental Health Nursing Qualitative Research Forum meets three times a year to connect Mental Health Nurse researchers interested in, and conducting, qualitative research, methodologies and innovations. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please contact james.turner@shu.ac.uk. The following session was recorded at their fourth event on Friday 17 November 2023. With thanks to Pr...

Welcome to episode 148 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 17 January 2024] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Shannon Murray about LGBTQ+ substance use and treatment experiences. SM - Shannon is a PhD student researching Gay and Bisexual men’s experiences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in England and Wales. The focus of which is understanding how Gay an...

Welcome to episode 147 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 10 January 2024] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin spoke with guests Jane Fisher and Steven Jewell about registered nursing degree apprenticeships. JF - Jane Fisher is a mental health nurse lecturer and service user. Jane has worked across a variety of clinical settings with over fifteen years front line NHS nu...

Welcome to episode 146 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 13 December 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guest Jane Beach and reflected on #mhTV in 2023. We used the medium of NMC Revalidation to do this as both a refresher for those who have gone through NMC revalidation before and for those newly qualified colleagues who have yet to go through the process...

Welcome to episode 145 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 6 December 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin spoke with guests Edwin Ndlovu, Oliver Soriano & Will Smith about the Jabali Men’s Network. EN - A mental health nurse by background, Edwin has held various nursing and management roles in a range of settings including Forensic Mental Health Services and Adult...

Welcome to episode 144 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 29 November 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guests Pete Carruthers, Dr Anne Felton & Prof Mick McKeown about Empathy machines - Using theatres to support learning in Mental Health. PC: Pete Carruthers is the founder and artistic director of tree fish productions. He has worked as a writer, directo...

TW // Suicide / self-harm / If this subject is difficult for you please consider giving this episode a miss. Please get help and support if you need it, or if you're worried about a friend/colleague/relative. There are a number of places to go including https://www.nurselifeline.org.uk/, https://www.samaritans.org/ & https://www.papyrus-uk.org/. Welcome to episode 143 [originally broadcast on Wedn...

Welcome to episode 142 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 15 November 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin spoke with guest Beverley Powell about 'Burning my Superwoman Cape: Leadership Life lessons after the cape has gone'. BP: Beverley Powell is of Jamaican heritage and is an experienced Transformation Leadership Coach, and an Associate Coach Consultant, providin...

TW // Suicide / self-harm / If this subject is difficult for you please consider giving this episode a miss. Please get help and support if you need it, or if you're worried about a friend/colleague/relative. There are a number of places to go including https://www.nurselifeline.org.uk/, https://www.samaritans.org/ & https://www.papyrus-uk.org/. Welcome to episode 141 [originally broadcast on Wedn...

Welcome to episode 140 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 25 October 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guest Matthew Ward about SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities ) is everybody’s business. MW: I began my nursing career in a low secure hospital as a 'Staff Nurse', and then having gained valuable experience within inpatient setting as a 'Senior S...

Welcome to episode 139 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 19 October 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin spoke with guest Paul Sweeney MSP, the spokesperson for mental health for Scottish Labour. Dr Mike Ramsay also joined the episode as a guest presenter. PS: Paul Sweeney is an MSP for the Glasgow region and is the spokesperson for mental health for Scottish Labo...

Welcome to episode 138 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 4 October 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert, Vanessa Gilmartin and Dave Munday spoke with guest Will Smith about dignity at work. WS: Will is a mental health nurse by background. He qualified in 1998 in Wales and moved to England in 2000. He has worked in a variety of settings which include mental health, primary care trusts,...

Welcome to episode 137 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 20 September 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin spoke with guests Nafiza Anwar & Rohit Sagoo about making a difference with grassroots work. [Please note at about 36 mins we lost audio and visual for approximately 15 seconds. After this the audio returned. On this edit of the episode we reduced this absenc...

Welcome to episode 136 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 23 August 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin spoke with guest Steve Trenchard about trauma and compassion as a framework for mental health nursing. ST: Steve is an experienced values-driven leader. He has 33-years experience as a Registered Nurse (Mental Health) including working at Board level as a Chief...

Welcome to episode 135 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 16 August 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Sarah Lewis about trauma and attachment. SL: Sarah is a Mental health Nurse with extensive experience of working with children and young people, both in an inpatient setting and in the community. She specialises in working with children and young peo...

Welcome to episode 134 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 9 August 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Michaela Lydon about working in children and adolescent services. ML: Michaela is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse who is currently working as a CYP Psychiatry Clinical Nurse Specialist at UCLH, having worked in various tier 4 units since 20...

TW // Suicide / self-harm / If this subject is difficult for you please consider giving this episode a miss. Please get help and support if you need it, or if you're worried about a friend/colleague/relative. There are a number of places to go including https://www.nurselifeline.org.uk/, https://www.samaritans.org/ & https://www.papyrus-uk.org/. Welcome to episode 133 [originally broadcast on Wedn...

Welcome to episode 132 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 12 July 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert, Vanessa Gilmartin and David Munday spoke with guest Hazel Cheeseman about smoking and mental health. HC: Hazel has worked across health and social care policy in the UK and abroad. She currently manages ASH’s policy development work. With a background in health and housing policy Haze...

Welcome to episode 131 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 5 July 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Tamsin Greaves about Art Cares TG: This post graduate researcher also holds a role at Mansfield Museum where she runs the Art Power project funded by the Esmée Fairburn Foundation. Following a career as secondary art teacher in state schools, she comple...

Welcome to episode 130 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 22 June 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Dr Emily Setty about misogyny, masculinity and wellbeing. You can join in the discussion by commenting on the Facebook Live chat or by tweeting and including the hashtag #mhTV. Dr Emily Setty is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Sur...

On Thursday 15 June the 2023 Skellern Lecture and Lifetime Achievement Award evening was held at Cardiff University. #mhTV was invited to act as a repository for the event. You can watch the recording of the livestream of the event on the Unite/MHNA YouTube page via bit.ly/Skellern2023_on_mhTV. This audio recording for podcast includes the following parts of the evening: - Introduction to the Life...

On Thursday 15 June the 2023 Skellern Lecture and Lifetime Achievement Award evening was held at Cardiff University. #mhTV was invited to act as a repository for the event. You can watch the recording of the livestream of the event on the Unite/MHNA YouTube page via https://bit.ly/Skellern2023_on_mhTV. This audio recording for podcast includes the following parts of the evening: - Welcome to Wales...

Welcome to episode 128 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 15 June 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Victoria Sweetmore to talk about Late Diagnosis Autism - a professional and personal perspective. VS: Victoria Sweetmore, RMN, is the Head of Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing at the University of Derby. She worked clinically in a range of...

The Northern Mental Health Nursing Qualitative Research Forum meets three times a year to connect Mental Health Nurse researchers interested in, and conducting, qualitative research, methodologies and innovations. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please contact KMWright1@uclan.ac.uk. The following session was recorded at their third event on Friday 12 May 2023. With thanks to Prof Kare...

The Northern Mental Health Nursing Qualitative Research Forum meets three times a year to connect Mental Health Nurse researchers interested in, and conducting, qualitative research, methodologies and innovations. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please contact KMWright1@uclan.ac.uk. The following session was recorded at their third event on Friday 12 May 2023. With thanks to Prof Kare...