#mhTV episode 38 - 'Empathy is an intervention' - key values & qualities in mental health nursing

Welcome to episode 38 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 24 February 2021] of #mhTV​​​. Presenters Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Garrity were joined by guests Grant King & Dr Mike Ramsay to discuss “Empathy is an intervention” - key values & qualities in mental health nursing. Grant King is an award winning lecturer in mental health nursing and the academic lead for learning disability at the University of Dundee. His clinical career focused on child development and the mental health of children, young people and their families. Grant’s career took him from NHS Lothian, to NHS Fife and finally to NHS Tayside. He has also worked for the Scottish Government developing maternal and child health policy as well as working in the third sector for Action for Children. Grant also has a particular clinical and academic interest in spiritual care delivery and was the lead for spiritual care in the mental health services in NHS Tayside. He also works with university colleagues in arts and humanities in the exploration of the intersection between these disciplines and nursing/healthcare; specifically though the medium of comics. Dr Mike Ramsay is a mental health nursing lecturer, part-time practitioner, researcher and writer. He has led post-qualifying BSc programme at the School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, since September having been professional lead for mental health for the 6 years. Mike's NHS career spanned 20 years prior to academic life as an RGN then RMN working in forensic, acute, rehabilitation and older people's in-patient care before 8 years as senior nurse in hospital and community settings. He is an active member of MHNA and has served on the editorial board of Mental Health Nursing since 2006, including 6.5years as Chair. Mike's academic interests centre upon therapeutic communication, sociology of mental health and research interests include carers for those with dementia and nursing education. His doctoral thesis explored graduateness in nursing and educational influences in compassion in nursing