Articles, booklets and guides

Burnout - a spiritual crisis

Burnout and stress are often found close together - burnout being presumed to flow from an extreme experience of stress. This guide offers a broader perspective, developed from work at the Sacred Space Foundation, a charity based in the north of England for people suffering from the extremes of stress and burnout.

A guide to cultural and spiritual awareness

Given the immense diversity between different cultures and religions, this guide can only offer general useful advice.

Genetics

This series of articles aims to raise awareness of genetics and help readers develop confidence in dealing appropriately with genetic issues that arise in their area of practice.

Health care assistants and assistant practitioners: Delegation and Accountability guide

The purpose of this guide is to address some of the key issues regarding the delegation of tasks to health care assistants, and to offer practical guidance on a number of topics, including training, supervision, liability, accountability and responsibility.

Mental health needs of older people (Let’s respect)

At any one time, older people occupy up to two thirds of NHS beds. As many as 60 per cent of them will have mental health needs - mainly dementia, delirium and depression. This guide gives a brief overview of the signs and symptoms, and explains how best to care for older people with these conditions.

Spirit of Nursing Conference

Addressing patients' spiritual needs is recognised as an integral part of nursing care. But exactly how is that translated in the day-to-day hurly burly of health care and what are the implications for nurses?

Vulnerable adults

In recent years the media has put child abuse under the spotlight with high-profile cases of neglect by carers. It is an issue that evokes great public concern. We hear less about the abuse of vulnerable adults and, as a society, are not comfortable with acknowledging that it exists. This guide aims to assist you in understanding your responsibilities in safeguarding vulnerable adults.