Two thousand staff are leaving the mental health sector each month

THE FIRST 70 YEARS OF THE NHS FORMED A SOLID BASE

David Smith, chief executive of Hull and East Yorkshire

Teenage suicides show significant rise since 2010

England and Wales rose by 67% between 2010 and 2017

Poor workplace mental healthis widespread, survey shows

A major study into workplace wellbeing has revealed

MHN lead professional officer update

When my boss asked me in late 2017 to identify a month

Glenside Hospital andcomparisons of carethroughout the years

Simon Hall speaks to past, current and future nursing staff about their views and recollections

Community care

Donna Kemp and Hollie Roblin examine how care in the community has changed over the year

How to retrieve a patient’s hat – learning by exploring our history

Tim Cawley and Tony Gillam explain how historical resources can teach us about modern practice

Dementia care – slow but steady change

Christine Webb and Athia Manawar outline how dementia care and knowledge has developed

Recovery views

Steve Trenchard reflects on the developments seen in recovery services in mental health care

Physical health in mental health care

Andy Bell reports on the Equally Well initiative to support people to have better physical health

Severe and enduringmental illness

Eric Davis describes the developments in care for service users over the course of the NHS

A brief history of nursing education

Nicky Lambert looks at the history of the education of nurses and the key developments

The changing service user experience

Lawrence Benson gives a personal view on how treatment has improved during the NHS years

It feels special tobe qualifying now

Helen Bushell and Colin Walsh reflect on the opportunities and challenges of qualification

Resource reviews

A BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO BEING MENTAL: AN A-Z FROM ANXIETY