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/UniteMHNA/1020046081766825/ or YouTube via: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbbbGYObfkpQTWUFz_UkMl-ivCtoV-8s.
Episode 6 (part 2) [originally broadcast on Monday 21 September 2020] was on the theme of ‘Advancing practice' and featured three panellists:
Dr Steve Hemingway has focused in the main on medicines management in both teaching and research. His PhD by Publication centred on how to improve education and training to facilitate MHNs who are competent in MM. Away from work Steve enjoys all forms of exercise and the outdoors. He is pleased to have started a Couch to 5K opportunity for mental health service users in his local area.
Dr Helen Oldknow is a Registered Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Nurse, with over 30 years clinical experience in community and Inpatient settings. Over the last decade she has been involved in research, latterly as a research Nurse. She was awarded a Doctorate from the University of Huddersfield in 2017, she has written numerous publications and presented at regional, national and international level on nursing.
Kevin Williamson is Head of Research at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS FT he is a Registered Nutritionist. In 2016 Kevin created the Centre for Nutrition and Behaviour, part of RDASH NHS Foundation Trust. Kevin’s work with young people with mental health problems received a Parliamentary commendation from the Government’s Food and Health Forum, which recommended that all other NHS trusts should adopt a similar approach. Kevin’s PhD focussing on the consideration of nutrition for the management of the symptoms of psychosis, additionally, Kevin has been a Principal Investigator on National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio research studies.
The #MHNR2020 presenters are:
Nicky Lambert, Vanessa Garrity, Ben Hannigan & Mick McKeown, RGN, RMN, Professor of democratic mental health, University of Central Lancashire, Unison National Nursing Sector Committee & Board member, Preston Cooperative Development Network.
Some Twitter links to follow presenters and guests are:
HO - https://twitter.com/OldknowJoy
NL - https://twitter.com/niadla
VG - https://twitter.com/VanessaRNMH
BH - https://twitter.com/benhannigan
MM - https://twitter.com/mickmckeown2016
Credits:
Presenters: Nicky Lambert, Vanessa Garrity & Ben Hannigan
Panellists: Dr Steve Hemingway, Dr Helen Oldknow & Kevin Williamson
Theme music: Tony Gillam
Production & Editing: Dave Munday (https://twitter.com/davidamunday)
