I so love and treasure all of your writing Jo! However, having worked as a mental health nurse for over 20 years, I’m sorry to say that not all of my colleagues had empathy. Infact, I’d go as far as to say that some of them (especially those in senior positions) seemed to have a degree of psychopathy! Yes, we definitely need more staff, but we also need to get rid of managers who perpetuate the status quo out of self interest. Otherwise, I fear we will see a lot more tragedies such as the one you described so empathetically about Charlie.
I agree, dear Dot. The brief time i worked as a mental health nurse in an acute admissions ward really horrified me! We need an idea of mental health that is based on compassion and listening rather than symptoms...xxx
I so love and treasure all of your writing Jo! However, having worked as a mental health nurse for over 20 years, I’m sorry to say that not all of my colleagues had empathy. Infact, I’d go as far as to say that some of them (especially those in senior positions) seemed to have a degree of psychopathy! Yes, we definitely need more staff, but we also need to get rid of managers who perpetuate the status quo out of self interest. Otherwise, I fear we will see a lot more tragedies such as the one you described so empathetically about Charlie.
I agree, dear Dot. The brief time i worked as a mental health nurse in an acute admissions ward really horrified me! We need an idea of mental health that is based on compassion and listening rather than symptoms...xxx