Plans announced for new schools workforce

WE MAY HAVE RESERVATIONS BUT ECT CAN BE EFFECTIVE

Neil Murphy, senior lecturer, University of Salford

MHN lead professional officer update

Dave Munday, Unite in Health. Twitter: @davidamunday

Electro convulsive therapy: Milestones in its history

Colin Jones ECT lead nurse, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Steven Jones MSc programme leader, Edge Hill University

NALNECT: who we are and what we do

Kara Hannigan outlines the work of the national organisation for nurses working in ECT

Does electro convulsive therapy affect cognition when used for older people diagnosed with depression? A review of the literature

Brogan Watson Community mental health nurse, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Steve Hemingway Senior lecturer in mental health, University of Huddersfield

Using recovery staff in ECT: A services perspective

Andy Thompson Clinical team leader, ECT clinic, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Kim Hardy Deputy sister, theatre recovery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Inside the mind of… Colin Jones

Mental Health Nursing meets Colin Jones, an ECT lead nurse at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Speak up: I’m glad I didn’t have ECT

I do not consider passing electricity someone’s through

Speak up: I’m glad I did have ECT

I have had depression and anorexia since I was a teenager

Organising a Twitter chat on electro convulsive therapy

Vanessa Garrity Mental health nurse and director of Sociable Angels healthcare consultancy Mark Brown Development director of Social Spider community interest company

ECT is an eye-opener for student nurses

Helen Bushell reflects on how witnessing the use of ECT on placement has changed her views