Multiple hats/identities.. RNID, RNMH, RNT. Core interests:neurodiversity, normalization critic, trauma informed care, education and professional curiosity.
Reading, England
Joined December 2012
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#hellomynameis Maria Cozens 🙂 retweeted
Perhaps with this damning report, there is an opportunity for renewal, and a regulator that really listens. Poor #MentalHealth nursing education is happening under the nose of @nmcnews, and they have done nothing to prevent this. #MHDeservesBetter
A sad day for UK nursing that @nmcnews has shown itself to have serious failings. We have not felt our concerns around the education of #MentalHealth nurses have been taken seriously for the past few years. #MHDeservesBetter bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c728…
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"There is a clear call from participants for MH nurse education to be recognised as a distinct specialisation... emphasising the importance of specialist training–a clear response to the sense that MH nurses can often feel invisible" #MHDeservesBetter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
#hellomynameis Maria Cozens 🙂 retweeted
People don't choose to be on disability benefits. It's their last resort.
Stop blaming people with mental health problems. If the Secretary of State wants a grown-up conversation about this, then he should meet with us.
We've sent an invite. 1/3
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Hello @nmcnews. How regular is 'regular'? The future nurse standards don't assert, promote or protect specific skills for mental health nurses, and change is needed. #MHDeservesBetter
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Are you a mature #nursing student in the UK? Can you help us understand how to best support the academic needs of mature nursing students? Please contact Elizabeth [email protected] to take part in this valuable research. Please RT #NHS @WeNurses
@theRCN @nmcnews @NHSEngland
#hellomynameis Maria Cozens 🙂 retweeted
I recently had a paper published by the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, about my experiences of harm in mental health services; how this caused me to self-discharge; and my life now as a "service-avoider". It's available here:
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A fantastic piece here!
Read our latest publication 📚
Impact of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse Standards on children's nursing: a critical discussion
@melhayward @NurseAlison1 @MattCarey16 @SarahNeill7
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4/4 If like us, you feel this and you want to get involved, please review this document and get in touch. #MHNursesDay #MHDeservesBetter mentalhealthdeservesbetter.w…
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It was a pleasure to be interviewed for the below article 👇 mental health nurse to mental health service user was an arduous and insightful journey. My personal reflection surrounds the fact we are human, muddling our way through life, all vulnerable to MH challenges
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#hellomynameis Maria Cozens 🙂 retweeted
Meanwhile we're still waiting for a review into field preparation at university. We hope the review of practice learning at least reviews the abomination of the practice assessment document, which sees students box-ticking many skills they will never use. #MHDeservesBetter
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The @NursingTimes are seeking ideas for nurse education in their 'manifesto by nurses'. Opportunity for #MentalHealth nurses to be heard in calls for respecting the field specific content within undergraduate curricula. Please respond. #MHDeservesBetter
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Couldn’t agree more. Especially as I support apprenticeship learners. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Was also talking about the power of ‘being with’ with students today ❤️ we can forget that it is a powerful intervention, perhaps one of the most powerful tools we have. It should be a core part of MHNursinf curriculum @MH_DeservesBett
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#hellomynameis Maria Cozens 🙂 retweeted
Amazing piece of work commissioned by our @CNOEngland and designed by the brilliant @MakatonCharity. Thank you!! Great working on this with @ElliegorRMN Such a
vital learning resource. @AcosiaNyanin @MRadford_HEECN
A new elearning resource to help #nurses develop their understanding of Makaton and learn basic #Makaton signs, has been added to the NHS Learning Hub. Check it out for free here: orlo.uk/8gM6G @NHSEngland @MakatonCharity @ElliegorRMN
ALT little girl signing
#hellomynameis Maria Cozens 🙂 retweeted
Happy 2nd anniversary to Learning Disability nurses everywhere!!! This is our day, so lets shine! Here's a dabble I've created to highlight just a small sample of some of our amazing leaders and the movement we continue to create! @CNOEngland @teamCNO_ @CahillT1 @Crouchendtiger7
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14 Organisations, including Learning Disability England, have joined to sign a letter calling on political leaders to take action to address the ongoing neglect & #HumanRights abuses of people with a #learningdisability & autistic people: tinyurl.com/3z6e2vdz
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Worrying for #MentalHealth Nursing, that as well as a diluted undergraduate education, there is a growing culture of the expertise not even being valued in clinical practice. #MHDeservesBetter
Members of @RCNMHForum report the potential unlawful substitution of #MentalHealth & #LearningDisabilities #Nurses in UK MH services.
Almost 1/3 said there had been shifts over the past year where no RNMH/LD nurses were present in their ward or unit.👇
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