TW // Suicide / self-harm / If this subject is difficult for you please consider giving this episode a miss. Please get help and support if you need it, or if you're worried about a friend/colleague/relative. There are a number of places to go including https://www.nurselifeline.org.uk/, https://www.samaritans.org/ & https://www.papyrus-uk.org/.
Welcome to episode 143 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 22 November 2023] of #mhTV. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin spoke with guests Leanne Patrick and Dr Ruth Riley about 'Why are dominant suicidology approaches failing nurses: A call for a feminist critical suicidology perspective'.
LP: Leanne Patrick is a Queen's Nurse and she leads a Gender Based Violence and inequalities service in NHS Scotland. She is currently writing a book about "Feminism in Nursing", exploring the history of nursing and the current political issues facing our profession through a feminist lens.
RR: Dr. Ruth Riley, Senior Lecturer, University of Surrey, is a sociologist and qualitative researcher and holder of a Wellcome Trust Discovery Award for a project titled: ‘Revisioning distress and nurse suicidality through a feminist, critical suicidology lens’, to explore contexts contributing to the higher rates of suicide in female nurses.
You can see some of the links shared during the episode on this X Thread: https://x.com/Unite_MHNA/status/1727401324109877370?s=20
Some X links to follow are:
VG - www.x.com/VanessaRNMH
NL - www.x.com/niadla
DM - www.x.com/davidamunday
LP - www.x.com/LeanneHPatrick
Credits:
#mhTV Presenters: Vanessa Gilmartin, Nicky Lambert & David Munday
Guests: Leanne Patrick and Dr Ruth Riley
Theme music: Tony Gillam
Production & Editing: David Munday
