26 February 2019

Eating disorders: how and why all nurses should care

By Helen Hewitt @helen_mhns Helen is a third-year mental health nursing student at Middlesex University, currently in the process of completing her extended essay which focuses […]
12 February 2019
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A Day in the Life of a Physical Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

David Stone Physical Health and Wellbeing Practitioner at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health trust, Specialist Services. @AthurGCooke. Morning: I usually spend this time quickly reading my […]
29 January 2019

A fresh look at your New Year’s resolutions

By Helen Kehoe  @Helsbels88 Joint Appointment lecturer in Mental Health and Practice Development lead, My Care Academy As a mental health nurse and lecturer I often have […]
15 January 2019

Interview: My ERASMUS nursing placement in Denmark

By Bronwyn Evans @Green_Eyed_Bea 3rd-year Mental Health Nursing Student, Student Voice Leader, Nursing Ambassador and Ambassador leader for the School of Health and Education at Middlesex […]
8 January 2019

Make one change?

By Suzanne Traynor @Traynors Associate Professor Mental Health (Practice) at Middlesex University & My Care Academy. The new year had hardly begun, and we were bombarded with […]
18 December 2018

Deafness and mental health

By Nina Thomas @ninathomasart Nina is a founding member of The Film Bunch – their mission is to improve access for deaf and hard of hearing people […]
11 December 2018

A different perspective: The assessment of the risk of suicide

By Suzanne Traynor @Traynors Associate Professor Mental Health (Practice) at Middlesex University & My Care Academy. Supporting staff to feel confident and competent when working with service […]
4 December 2018

My journey into non-medical prescribing

By Charlene Hales, Clinical Team Manager at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust I approached my supervisor a year ago during my appraisal to express my interest in […]
27 November 2018

Shining a light on best practice within the Care Programme Approach

My Care Academy is currently developing an e-learning module on the Care Programme Approach (CPA) for Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey Mental Health Trust as part of core […]
20 November 2018

Mindfulness and self-care

By Jennifer Springham, @jlspringham2 Joint Appointment: Lecturer in Mental Health and Practice Development Lead, My Care Academy.  Last week was self-care week, and although we should be […]