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Functional Neurological Disorder (FND): A Guide for Care Staff
What functional neurological disorder is, its common symptoms, how it is diagnosed and treated, and how care staff can respond with respect and consistency.
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA): A Support Guide for Care Staff
What pathological demand avoidance is, why it is described as a profile within autism rather than a separate diagnosis, and low-demand approaches that help.
Holding Powers Under Section 5 of the Mental Health Act: A Care Staff Guide
How the doctor and nurse holding powers in section 5 of the Mental Health Act work: 72 hours and 6 hours, who can use them and what happens next.
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Section 2 vs Section 3 of the Mental Health Act: A Care Staff Guide
The difference between section 2 and section 3 of the Mental Health Act: purpose, duration, who applies, the criteria, tribunal rights and what staff should know.
Consent to Treatment Under the Mental Health Act: ECT and Second Opinions
How consent to treatment works for patients detained under the Mental Health Act, including the three-month medication rule, ECT, second opinion doctors and emergencies.
BACP CPD Requirements for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
What the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy expects for CPD: 30 hours a year, keeping records, audit and the consequences of non-compliance.
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RCVS CPD Requirements for Vets and Veterinary Nurses in the UK
What the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires for CPD from vets and veterinary nurses: hours, recording, undocumented learning and compliance.
Borderline Personality Disorder: A Care Staff Guide to NICE CG78
What NICE guideline CG78 says about borderline personality disorder: relationships, crisis plans, managing risk, medicines and admission, explained for care staff.
Lithium: What Care Staff Need to Know About Monitoring and Toxicity
What care staff need to know about lithium: blood level timing, routine monitoring, signs of toxicity, medicines to avoid and dehydration risks.
Clozapine: What Care Staff Need to Know About Monitoring and Safety
What care staff need to know about clozapine: blood tests, missed doses, constipation, smoking changes and when to call the mental health team.
Long-Term Segregation Under the Mental Health Act: A Care Staff Guide
What long-term segregation is, how it differs from seclusion under the Mental Health Act Code of Practice, and the safeguards and reviews care staff should expect.
Section 17 Leave Under the Mental Health Act: A Care Staff Guide
How Section 17 leave works for patients detained under the Mental Health Act, including who authorises it, conditions, recall and what staff should record.
Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA): A Care Staff Guide
Who qualifies for an Independent Mental Health Advocate under the Mental Health Act, what they can do, and what the 2025 reforms mean for staff.