Happy #InternationalNursesDay #OurNursesOurFuture I will be joining colleagues @BlackCountryNHS tomorrow to celebrate and giving a school careers talk on Thursday to encourage other young people into #MentalHealthNurse careers.

Remember: You don’t have to put yourself under so much pressure Image: @nikkimiles_

Out of office on ….. now to start to switch off and restore and remind myself of this 👇🏻

EVERYTHING HAPPENS AS IT SHOULD

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@WeMHNurses Let’s get some mental helpers nurses included!

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week 🎉 If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️

We closed our event this afternoon by celebrating and recognising the hard work out of nursing workforce. Shout out to those winners and those who were highly commended in the categories of ‘Above and Beyond Award’ and ‘Inspirational Star Award’ #NursesDay #OurNursesOurFuture

We are really pleased that a selection of speakers were able to join us including staff at BCHFT, Anne Trotter from @nmcnews who shared insight on Advanced Nursing Practice and Jo Thomas and Alison Rushworth from @wlv_uni who discussed accessing higher education for nurses.

Our #InternationalNursesDay event starts with an insightful icebreaker asking “how many years have you been a nurse?” We have over 300 years of experience in the room from a nurse who have been in the NHS for 50 years to our first year student nurses 💙👏⭐️ #OurNursesOurFuture

ICN asked #nursing experts, academics and economists to reveal the true value of nursing in our #IND2024 report! Hear from one of the experts on the economic power of care! Watch this space for more: bit.ly/47wIPvI #OurNursesOurFuture @HowardCatton

Once again for those at the back… I will never, EVER assess the mental state of someone who might be in my state the same way ever again.

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We are looking for a talented and motivated individual to join our team at Black Country Healthcare as a Community Psychiatric Nurse! Applications close on Monday 13 May. Please apply to the position by visiting the link below: healthjobsuk.com/.../mental_…...

It’s far too easy for hormones to be overlooked when it comes to mental health symptoms such as low mood, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, feelings of low self-worth and reduced self-esteem. We know it’s very common for perimenopausal and menopausal women to experience a decline in their mental health, particularly when hormone levels fluctuate so much during perimenopause. In fact, 98% of the women we see in our Newson Health Clinic report psychological symptoms so we now have Dr Louisa James working in the team, who is an NHS consultant psychiatrist with a special interest and knowledge in female hormones and mental health. On my podcast this week, Louisa joined me as the guest and we talk about the importance, and power, of asking patients about their hormones during a psychiatric appointment. To listen to the podcast, search for episode 255 on the Dr Louise Newson Podcast on your favourite streaming app, or click the link. The full episode is also available to watch on my YouTube channel. drlouisenewson.co.uk/255-men…

I have generated a word cloud of menopause symptoms based on a large survey of nearly 6,000 women we did recently - the larger words are the more common symptoms.  Notice how many of the most common symptoms are related to the brain!

It was brilliant being back on @thismorning this week for their menopause clinic. One of the viewers who phoned in was a 39-year-old woman experiencing hot flushes and anxiety, wondering if it could be menopause causing her symptoms.    Although hot flushes can occur during perimenopause and menopause, symptoms affecting our brains are actually usually more common. In fact, 98% of women we see in our Newson Health clinic report symptoms affecting the brain - such as brain fog, poor memory, fatigue, irritability and mood changes. So, it’s really important that we consider changing hormones when women experience symptoms such as anxiety and low mood. We often suggest trialling HRT to see if it helps, as antidepressants will not be effective for low mood associated with menopause.

Powerful words of compassion