Important all UK nurses feedback. As a mental health nurse, I feel the NMC has no vision for the field, and would be happy to let it silently die. It is difficult for me to donate to a cause which I do not believe supports the work I do #MHDeservesBetter
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Consultation on proposals to increase our registration fees
We are consulting on the fees that nurses, midwives and nursing associates pay.
www.nmc.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Important all UK nurses feedback. As a mental health nurse, I feel the NMC has no vision for the field, and would be happy to let it silently die. It is difficult for me to donate to a cause which I do not believe supports the work I do #MHDeservesBetter
www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/con...
www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/con...
Kenwright et al: "MH nursing students reported the lowest levels of practice confidence... barriers to achieving proficiencies...exclusion of field-specific knowledge and skills, which devalued and threatened their professional identity". #MHDeservesBetter doi.org/10.1111/inm....
How Do Mental Health Nursing Students in the United Kingdom Experience Assessment Against the NMC Generic Standards of Proficiency? A Cross‐Field Comparison
In 2018 the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) moved from field-specific to generic standards of proficiency in training all four fields of nursing practice. Some educators claim these proficie...
doi.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Kenwright et al: "MH nursing students reported the lowest levels of practice confidence... barriers to achieving proficiencies...exclusion of field-specific knowledge and skills, which devalued and threatened their professional identity". #MHDeservesBetter doi.org/10.1111/inm....
"Strengthening the mental health components of preregistration nursing programmes" - I'm very proud to have played a part in this article, and I'm looking forward to writing more papers relating to mental health field identity. #MHDeservesBetter
doi.org/10.12968/bjo...
doi.org/10.12968/bjo...
doi.org
September 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Strengthening the mental health components of preregistration nursing programmes" - I'm very proud to have played a part in this article, and I'm looking forward to writing more papers relating to mental health field identity. #MHDeservesBetter
doi.org/10.12968/bjo...
doi.org/10.12968/bjo...
Pleased to see this new paper I Co-authored with the fabulous colleagues and team I led at EHU now in print doi.org/10.12968/bjo... how we proactively addressed some of the concerns relating to the dilution of MH nurse educative ⬇️ #MHDeservesBetter @danwarrender.bsky.social might be of interest
Strengthening the mental health components of preregistration nursing programmes | British Journal of Nursing
This article illustrates the solutions that one university has devised in terms of incorporating mental health field identity, relative to the Nursing and Midwifery Council standards of proficiency for registered nurses. Novel approaches were used to add mental health content to generic parts of the curriculum. There are also suggestions aimed at improving the experience of future students undertaking a preregistration mental health nursing education programme.
doi.org
June 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Pleased to see this new paper I Co-authored with the fabulous colleagues and team I led at EHU now in print doi.org/10.12968/bjo... how we proactively addressed some of the concerns relating to the dilution of MH nurse educative ⬇️ #MHDeservesBetter @danwarrender.bsky.social might be of interest
The lovely Mick McKeown gave me a shout out earlier at #BIGSPD25, for some activism around mental health nursing. Learn more about it through 2 hours of me ranting. #MHDeservesBetter youtu.be/iBblQygAizs?...
Dan Warrender - Resisting extinction and creating a future: the last stand of mental health nursing?
YouTube video by Dan Warrender
youtu.be
June 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The lovely Mick McKeown gave me a shout out earlier at #BIGSPD25, for some activism around mental health nursing. Learn more about it through 2 hours of me ranting. #MHDeservesBetter youtu.be/iBblQygAizs?...
I agree that the RCN desperately need to have a clear position on fields of nursing, recognising them as requiring specialist knowledge and skills. #MHDeservesBetter www.nursingtimes.net/mental-healt...
Push for RCN statement on preserving nursing specialties | Nursing Times
Find out why the RCN Mental Health Forum is calling on the college to produce a statement backing nursing specialties.
www.nursingtimes.net
June 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I agree that the RCN desperately need to have a clear position on fields of nursing, recognising them as requiring specialist knowledge and skills. #MHDeservesBetter www.nursingtimes.net/mental-healt...
Often forgotten, a reminder of Mental Health Nurses on #InternationalNursesDay. Unique issues mean unique education is needed. A creeping genericism and adultification of education will not improve the quality of care. It will get worse. #MHDeservesBetter youtu.be/iBblQygAizs
Dan Warrender - Resisting extinction and creating a future: the last stand of mental health nursing?
YouTube video by Dan Warrender
youtu.be
May 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Often forgotten, a reminder of Mental Health Nurses on #InternationalNursesDay. Unique issues mean unique education is needed. A creeping genericism and adultification of education will not improve the quality of care. It will get worse. #MHDeservesBetter youtu.be/iBblQygAizs
I believe the RCN have put out a statement suggesting this is not the position. There are more conversations needed, as I have become skeptical and cynical over the years. If it were the RCN position, I would leave the union immediately. #MHDeservesBetter www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
RCN questions separation of mental health nurse training | Nursing Times
Read about comments made by the Royal College of Nursing on mental health nurse training and the potential need for reforms.
www.nursingtimes.net
April 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I believe the RCN have put out a statement suggesting this is not the position. There are more conversations needed, as I have become skeptical and cynical over the years. If it were the RCN position, I would leave the union immediately. #MHDeservesBetter www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
"All one needs to be a mental health nurse is for the NMC to agree you are one". New article, on the familiar theme of existential threats to the profession of mental health nursing in the UK, exploring international nurse recruitment. #MHDeservesBetter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Generic Nursing in Through the Back Door? Concerns Around Nursing and Midwifery Council Processes for International Nurse Recruitment and Potential Impact on Mental Health Nursing in the UK
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"All one needs to be a mental health nurse is for the NMC to agree you are one". New article, on the familiar theme of existential threats to the profession of mental health nursing in the UK, exploring international nurse recruitment. #MHDeservesBetter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"A taboo exists around daring to raise this issue, and suggest rather mundanely and modestly that there should be more MH nursing for MH nursing students, or that the NMC or a university may have got it wrong". #MHNursesDay #MHDeservesBetter
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Memoir of a Ghost: The Invisible Plight of Mental Health Nurse Education in the United Kingdom Following the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Move Towards Genericism
The aim of this paper is to identify barriers to quality mental health nurse education in the United Kingdom and show these through the sharing of personal experiences of working as a mental health n...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"A taboo exists around daring to raise this issue, and suggest rather mundanely and modestly that there should be more MH nursing for MH nursing students, or that the NMC or a university may have got it wrong". #MHNursesDay #MHDeservesBetter
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A reminder on Mental Health Nurses Day that the job is hugely complicated, and to do it well, a decent education helps. A decent education before going into these roles is not guaranteed under our current system. #MHNursesDay #MHDeservesBetter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Mental health deserves better: Resisting the dilution of specialist pre‐registration mental health nurse education in the United Kingdom
This article aims to draw attention to increasing genericism in nurse education in the United Kingdom, which sees less specialist mental health education for mental health nursing students and offers...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
A reminder on Mental Health Nurses Day that the job is hugely complicated, and to do it well, a decent education helps. A decent education before going into these roles is not guaranteed under our current system. #MHNursesDay #MHDeservesBetter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Had a very nice class with the 1st year Mental Health nursing students today and @danwarrender.bsky.social if your ears were burning, well, I've introduced them to your work! Start 'em young😉 #MHdeservesbetter #MHnursingFuture
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Had a very nice class with the 1st year Mental Health nursing students today and @danwarrender.bsky.social if your ears were burning, well, I've introduced them to your work! Start 'em young😉 #MHdeservesbetter #MHnursingFuture
A recorded ramble through some issues facing mental health nursing in the UK, and something to think about for anyone interested in mental health care. It's 2 hours, but there's a pause button, and some have said they enjoyed it, without me paying them to. #MHDeservesBetter #MentalHealthNursing
Dan Warrender - Resisting extinction and creating a future: the last stand of mental health nursing?
YouTube video by Dan Warrender
youtu.be
November 20, 2024 at 8:03 PM
A recorded ramble through some issues facing mental health nursing in the UK, and something to think about for anyone interested in mental health care. It's 2 hours, but there's a pause button, and some have said they enjoyed it, without me paying them to. #MHDeservesBetter #MentalHealthNursing
"The NMC are an unelected government, without an opposition... By opposing, alongside my peers in
'Mental Health Deserves Better', I want the NMC and universities to do better, and be better" #MHDeservesBetter
'Mental Health Deserves Better', I want the NMC and universities to do better, and be better" #MHDeservesBetter
The Memoir of a Ghost: The Invisible Plight of Mental Health Nurse Education in the United Kingdom Following the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Move Towards Genericism
The aim of this paper is to identify barriers to quality mental health nurse education in the United Kingdom and show these through the sharing of personal experiences of working as a mental health n...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:09 AM
"The NMC are an unelected government, without an opposition... By opposing, alongside my peers in
'Mental Health Deserves Better', I want the NMC and universities to do better, and be better" #MHDeservesBetter
'Mental Health Deserves Better', I want the NMC and universities to do better, and be better" #MHDeservesBetter
Open access paper sharing personal experiences of how the NMC education standards can contribute to diluting mental health nursing at universities. Lots of feedback from people recognising this experience. It is not rare. Please share. #MHDeservesBetter
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The Memoir of a Ghost: The Invisible Plight of Mental Health Nurse Education in the United Kingdom Following the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Move Towards Genericism
The aim of this paper is to identify barriers to quality mental health nurse education in the United Kingdom and show these through the sharing of personal experiences of working as a mental health n...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Open access paper sharing personal experiences of how the NMC education standards can contribute to diluting mental health nursing at universities. Lots of feedback from people recognising this experience. It is not rare. Please share. #MHDeservesBetter
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....