Jane Fisher

Dec 5, 2023 | rcni.com | Jane Fisher

The King's speech offered nothing on Mental Health Act reforms, letting down nurses and service users, so we must challenge the government and push for change Reforms to the Mental Health Act have long been anticipated by nurses and service users. The current act is 40 years old and, arguably, no longer fit for purpose. In 2018, an independent review of the Mental Health Act aimed to reform and modernise it. The review sought to understand why rates of

Sep 4, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jane Fisher |Emma Jones

INTRODUCTION Mental health services have cultivated their own set of problematic language, jargon, phrases and buzzwords. Timms (2017) argues that when mental health services adopt words and phrases, their meaning starts to dissolve. He terms (Timms, 2017) weasel words that carry covert meanings, or overtones of meaning intended to confuse. We propose that resilience is such a weasel word. Such terms are used because of their novelty and lack of clear definition.

Jun 7, 2023 | journals.rcni.com | Jane Fisher

Jane Fisher Mental health nurse lecturer, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England Why you should read this article: • To enhance your knowledge, recognition and management of perinatal mental health issues • To find advice and inspiration on how to discuss perinatal mental health with future or new parents • To contribute towards revalidation as part of your 35 hours of CPD (UK readers) • To contribute towards your professional development and local registration renewal...

May 12, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jane Fisher

INTRODUCTION Epistemic injustice is a philosophical theory concerning the ethics of knowledge and interpretation. The term was first coined by philosopher Miranda Fricker (2007), then widely discussed, and expanded upon in social epistemology and related fields. As a mental health nurse lecturer living with severe mental illness, I have fallen victim to epistemic injustice.

Mar 31, 2023 | thelancet.com | Jane Fisher |Thach Tran |Ha Tran |Stanley Luchters

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