... of ever-increasing acuity within an adult inpatient system and conceptualise how an integrated therapies team (ITT) can work with the chaos that this brings. Design/methodology/approach A reflective scientist-practitioner based approach was used over a two-year period. Findings Several factors...

...Joy M Rooney; Nadine Miles; Tom Barker Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore patients’ experiences of intentional mental health peer support (PS). Design/methodology/approach – Seven in-depth interviews were carried out by an independent researcher with individual inpatients who...

...Sue Williams Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide some reflections on how easily compassion can be eroded on a busy inpatient ward and ways in which it might be restored. Design/methodology/approach – Narrative account. Findings – Reflective account, no findings presented...