Can you help shape the next 10 years of the NHS? NHS England has just launched a national conversation campaign to help shape the future of the NHS. Your feedback, comments and suggestions are needed by 30 September on a series of themes that will form the new NHS  ‘Long Term Plan’. Who can take… Read More

Margaret Southcote-Want Deputy Director of Quality, at Barnet Enfield Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust @MargaretSouthc1 Morning My day begins early with me usually arriving for work about 7.30 to 8 am depending on traffic.  I am based at St. Ann’s Hospital in Tottenham but my role covers all our sites across Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. On… Read More

By Joanne Ajiboye, Staff Nurse at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust @JowieOlori    Having studied Psychology at A-level and BSc, Joanne trained as a mental health nurse at Middlesex University and currently works for one of our partner trusts. Joanne has just completed her preceptorship and has kindly shared her experiences, as well as… Read More

By Helen Kehoe & Jennifer Springham Joint Appointment Lecturers in Mental Health and Practice Development leads, My Care Academy. Recently it was ‘Graduation Week’ at Middlesex University, a proud moment for our graduate nurses and social workers beginning their journeys as healthcare professionals. This got us thinking about our nursing journeys and some of the challenges we… Read More

by Ivan Ezquerra-Romano @drugsandmehub If you chose to jump out of an airplane, you would wear a parachute. If you chose to have safe sex, you would use condoms. If you chose to ride a horse, you would wear a riding hat. If you chose to consume drugs, what would you do to stay safe?… Read More

Harriet Cross Practice Development Nurse at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. Morning My shift starts at 9.00 am and I usually head to my desk On a typical day My role is to improve care for patients by improving clinical practice, this mainly involves training, coaching and supporting staff and teams that work on the frontline. The… Read More

Suzie Maclennan Ward Manager of a Tier 4 CAMHS service in Edgware community hospital at  Barnet Enfield Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust Morning My day shift starts at 9 am On a typical day I head straight to the nursing office to say good morning and to check in with the nursing staff to see how… Read More

A reduced life expectancy amongst people with serious mental illness mainly attributed to treatable physical health illnesses is now widely acknowledged as one of the greatest health challenges of our times. Mental health staff need to feel confident and competent in the assessment and treatment of both the physical and mental health needs of their… Read More

Jackie Stephen Executive Director of Workforce and Organisational Development at Barnet Enfield Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust Morning My workday starts around 8.15am On a typical day You’ll find me in and out of meetings, I often have several corridor conversations and read over 100 emails The best thing about my role is… Variety and the… Read More

By Fiona Cameron  @cameron_fiona Digital Communications Manager, My Care Academy. Today is the end of #NHS70DigitalWeek.  What’s that I hear you ask?  Good question. It’s part of the NHS 70th birthday celebrations and NHS Digital is promoting all things digital that are improving and empowering the lives of patients and staff.  Often the news is… Read More