Mental Health Nurses Association

The Mental Health Podcast

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#MHpod is a podcast from the Mental Health Nurses Association, a professional association in Unite the union. We hope our podcasts will be of interest to everyone that's interested in mental health. Get in touch to share your thoughts and suggestions: On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Unite_MHNA or via email: mhna@unitetheunion.org. Credits - Theme music: Tony Gillam / Editing: Dave Munday / #MHpod logo typeface: Gilbert colour (https://www.typewithpride.com)

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#mhTV episode 27 - Star Wards 03.12.2020 53:03

Welcome to episode 27 [originally broadcast on Thursday 3 December 2020] of #mhTV. Presenters Vanessa Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke to guests Iris Bennson MBE, Geoff Brennan and Ellie Walsh to talk about Star Wards. You can find out more information about Star Wards on their website https://www.starwards.org.uk. Whilst the charity Bright that runs Star Wards is closing in 2021 due to lack of fun...

mhTV episode 26 - Deaf awareness and mental health 26.11.2020 59:47

Welcome to episode 26 [originally broadcast on Thursday 26 November 2020] of #mhTV. Presenter Nicky Lambert spoke to guests Erika Levi, Meghan Luton & Lenka Novakova to discuss to discuss deaf awareness and mental health. Some Twitter links to follow are: ML - https://twitter.com/MeghanLuton NL - https://twitter.com/niadla Credits: Presenter: Nicky Lambert Guests: Erika Levi, Meghan Luton & Lenka...

#mhTV episode 25 - A Year In Or Lives 20.11.2020 51:25

Welcome to episode 25 [originally broadcast on Thursday 19 November 2020] of #mhTV. Presenters Vanessa Garrity and Dave Munday spoke to guests Alethea Joshi & Liz Main Morrison to discuss to discuss the Centre for Mental Health's 'A Year In Our Lives' initiative. "2020 will always be remembered as the year our lives changed dramatically due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Centre for Mental Health...

#mhTV episode 24 - Movies and mental health 13.11.2020 54:25

Welcome to episode 24 [originally broadcast on Thursday 12 November 2020] of #mhTV. Presenters Vanessa Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke to guests Scott Macpherson & Dan Warrender to discuss movies and mental health. Some Twitter links to follow are: SM - https://twitter.com/SMacphersonRGU DW - https://twitter.com/dan_warrender NL - https://twitter.com/niadla VG - https://twitter.com/VanessaRNMH Cre...

#mhTV episode 23 - Green prescribing and the use of green and blue space to support mental wellbeing 05.11.2020 51:32

Welcome to episode 23 [originally broadcast on Thursday 5 November 2020] of #mhTV. Presenters Vanessa Garrity and Nicky Lambert spoke to guests Liz Byrt and Sarah Howes to discuss green prescribing and the use of green and blue space to support mental wellbeing. Some Twitter links to follow are: LB - https://twitter.com/puncseaswimmer SH - https://twitter.com/SarahRMN NL - https://twitter.com/niad...

mhTV episode 22 - Experiences of living with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic 29.10.2020 59:59

Welcome to episode 22 [originally broadcast on Thursday 29 October 2020] of #mhTV. Presenters Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke to guests Ceri Dare and Rachel Rowan Olive who are lived experienced researchers alongside Dr Bryn Lloyd-Evans who led the project and colleague Dr Una Foye. They discussed their new research on experiences of living with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pande...

#mhTV episode 21 - An all Scotland episode: Trauma, education and suicide prevention 22.10.2020 58:00

Welcome to episode 21 [originally broadcast on Thursday 22 October 2020] of #mhTV. Presenters Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Garrity spoke to Margaret Conlon, Maria Dale, Laura McAdam & Jenny Young about trauma, education and suicide prevention in Scotland. Some Twitter links to follow are: MC - https://twitter.com/MMMConlon LMc - https://twitter.com/Lauraw82 JY - https://twitter.com/gowiththat27 NL -...

#mhTV episode 20 - Mental health and learning disability nursing in England 16.10.2020 50:57

Welcome to episode 20 [originally broadcast on Thursday 16 October 2020] of #mhTV. Presenters Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Garrity spoke to Ellie Gordon, senior nurse learning disability and mental health in the National Nursing Programme at Health Education England about mental health and learning disability nursing in England. Some Twitter links to follow are: EG - https://twitter.com/ElliePhonstan...

2020 Skellern Lecture & Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Lifetime Achievement Award 07.10.2020 2:09:02

Welcome to the 2020 Skellern Lecture & Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Lifetime Achievement Award originally broadcast on Wednesday 7 October 2020. The 2020 Skellern Lecturer was Dr Russell Ashmore who gave a lecture titled The fall of Icarus: The trials and tribulations of the informal patient in the 21st Century. The 2020 Journal of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Lifetime Ach...

#mhTV episode 19 - An All Wales Episode - Mental health nursing: Policy, voice and power 01.10.2020 51:18

Welcome to episode 19 [originally broadcast on Thursday 1 October 2020] of #mhTV. Tonight, Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Garrity are talking to 3 guests in an All Wales episode - Mental health nursing: Policy, voice and power / Nyrsio iechyd meddwl: Polisi, llais a phwer The three guests are: Michelle Forkings (@mabesforkings), Associate Director of Nursing/Divisional Nurse for mental health and learn...

#MHNR2020 episode 9 - Older people and end of life care 25.09.2020 48:42

Welcome to the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference 2020. Between Tuesday 15th September and Friday 25th September we will be running episodes that will feature evening panel discussions supplemented by presentations from each contributor that will be available to watch beforehand. Episode 9 [originally broadcast on Friday 25 September 2020] was on the theme of ‘older people and...

#mhTV episode 18 - Spirituality and mental health 24.09.2020 49:06

In this weeks episode [originally broadcast on Thursday 24 September 2020] presenters Vanessa Garrity and Nicky Lambert were joined by guest Yasmin Hamid to discuss spirituality and mental health. Yasmin is a generic chaplain working in a mental health trust, a counsellor and a forum member of the College of Healthcare Chaplains. Some Twitter links to follow are: NL - https://twitter.com/niadla VG...

#MHNR2020 episode 8 - Promoting population mental health 23.09.2020 52:24

Welcome to the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference 2020. Between Tuesday 15th September and Friday 25th September we will be running episodes that will feature evening panel discussions supplemented by presentations from each contributor that will be available to watch beforehand. Episode 8 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 23 September 2020] was on the theme of ‘Promoting pop...

#MHNR2020 episode 7 - Education 22.09.2020 50:40

Welcome to the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference 2020. Between Tuesday 15th September and Friday 25th September we will be running episodes that will feature evening panel discussions supplemented by presentations from each contributor that will be available to watch beforehand. Episode 7 [originally broadcast on Tuesday 22 September 2020] was on the theme of ‘Education' and...

#MHNR2020 episode 6 (part 2) - Advancing practice 21.09.2020 46:21

Welcome to the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference 2020. Between Tuesday 15th September and Friday 25th September we will be running episodes that will feature evening panel discussions supplemented by presentations from each contributor that will be available to watch beforehand. You can see all the #MHNR2020 presentation on Facebook via: https://www.facebook.com/watch/UniteMH...

#MHNR2020 episode 6 (part 1) - Advancing practice 21.09.2020 56:59

Welcome to the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference 2020. Between Tuesday 15th September and Friday 25th September we will be running episodes that will feature evening panel discussions supplemented by presentations from each contributor that will be available to watch beforehand. You can see all the #MHNR2020 presentation on Facebook via: https://www.facebook.com/watch/UniteMH...

#MHNR2020 episode 05 - Creative approaches 18.09.2020 55:34

Welcome to the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference 2020. Between Tuesday 15th September and Friday 25th September we will be running episodes that will feature evening panel discussions supplemented by presentations from each contributor that will be available to watch beforehand. You can see all the #MHNR2020 presentation on Facebook via: https://www.facebook.com/watch/UniteMH...

#MHNR2020 episode 04 - Children and young people 17.09.2020 58:44

Welcome to the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference 2020. Between Tuesday 15th September and Friday 25th September we will be running episodes that will feature evening panel discussions supplemented by presentations from each contributor that will be available to watch beforehand. You can see all the #MHNR2020 presentation on Facebook via: https://www.facebook.com/watch/UniteMH...

#MHNR2020 episode 03 - The International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference: a history 17.09.2020 32:58

Welcome to the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference 2020, which in the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife is happening online as part of #mhTV through a collaboration between Unite/Mental Health Nurses Association, WeMHNurses, Mental Health Nurse Academics UK, and the Centre for Coproduction in Mental Health and Social Care in the Middlesex University School of Health a...

#MHNR2020 episode 02 - Physical interventions 16.09.2020 56:53

#MHNR2020 episode 01 - Community mental health care 15.09.2020 53:41

#mhTV episode 17 - Addiction 10.09.2020 1:02:48

In this weeks episode [originally broadcast on Thursday 10 September 2020] presenters Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Garrity were joined by guests Prof. Carmel Clancy & Adrian Jugdoyal to discuss addiction. Carmel is a Professor in Addictions and Mental Health and Head of School, School of Health and Education, Middlesex University & President-Elect International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA)....

#mhTV episode 16 - Social media and nurses 03.09.2020 59:58

In this weeks episode [originally broadcast on Thursday 3 September 2020] presenters Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday were joined by guests Mark Brown, Teresa Chinn MBE and Natalie Elliott to discuss social media and nurses. Mark is a development director of Social Spider CIC and Writer in residence at the Centre for Mental Health. He blogs on mental health, technology and innovation. Teresa is a reg...

#mhTV episode 15 - Research, publishing and finding balance 27.08.2020 48:36

In this weeks episode [originally broadcast on Thursday 27 August 2020] regular presenters Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Garrity were joined by guest Leanne Patrick to discuss research, publishing and finding balance. Leanne is a community drugs and alcohol mental health nurse, a social research MSc, a project coordinator with @Mental_Elf and a writer. Some Twitter links to follow presenters and guest...

#mhTV episode 14 - How can nurses and nursing best respond to #COVID19... 21.08.2020 59:05

In this weeks episode [originally broadcast on Thursday 20 August 2020] regular presenters Vanessa Garrity and Nicky Lambert were joined by guest Amrit Kaur Purba to discuss how can nurses and nursing best respond to #COVID19 and other health protection issues. Amrit is a registered nurse with a masters in public health. She is a PhD researcher at MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences at the U...