In this issue
Features
What might Francis mean for us? (free article)
In the light of events at Stafford Hospital, Louise Robinson presents聽some hypothetical scenarios where ethical dilemmas develop out聽of pressures on the NHS system, and invites practitioners to offer reflections on ensuring good quality patient care
After the Francis Report, what next for whistle -blowing in the NHS? (free article)
Peter Jenkins explores the rights of employees who raise聽concerns and the potential personal and professional聽implications of taking such action
Give sorrow words
Why is it necessary to grieve and is the grieving process聽akin to a depressive state? John Crew considers the聽relationship between bereavement and depression
Not giving up
Elizabeth Baird explores the impact of being diagnosed聽with MS on her work as a therapist
We鈥檙e having a baby
Supervisor Elaine Davies and supervisee Jeanette Jones聽present their perspectives on a unique event within clinical聽and supervision practice
Getting the most out of supervision
Sally Despenser offers an update on how to use supervision
Stone flowers
Jude Boyles and Christine Adcock describe a music project for refugee survivors of torture that had a聽transformative effect on all those taking part
Regulars
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Tina Campbell: Good endings
Development 鈥� 香港六合彩精准资料 Healthcare
Louise Robinson: The human side of commissioning
Counselling in primary care
Richard Mason: A Winter's tale
Third sector perspective
Michael Lilley: The year of paradigm shifts
GP viewpoint
John Hague: Prioritising clinical care
搁别蝉耻尘茅
Gareth Jones
Not all articles from this issue are available online. Divisional members and subscribers can download the pdf from the聽Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal archive.
From the editor
What does whistle-blowing mean to us in聽the light of events at Stafford Hospital聽and the ensuing Francis Report? Our聽two connected lead articles explore the聽implications for counsellors and psychotherapists working聽in the NHS. The overwhelming majority of us who work聽as healthcare practitioners are in the job because we care聽about clients, but what happens when we are faced with聽having to balance patient care with pressures on the system?
In her article, Louise Robinson presents some hypothetical聽scenarios where ethical dilemmas develop out of such聽pressures. Following on, Peter Jenkins explores the rights聽of employees who raise concerns, and argues that whistle-blowing聽has a direct relevance to all therapists working in聽the NHS. We would love to know what you think and to聽know about your own dilemmas.
The subject of best practice is often featured, in some聽form, in the pages of this journal, and Elizabeth Baird鈥檚聽article, about continuing to work as a therapist after being聽diagnosed with MS, offers us an example of a practitioner聽who is committed to carrying on working in the face of a聽life-changing diagnosis.
Good client care is hugely evident in our best practice聽feature, in which Jude Boyles and Christine Adcock聽describe a project for refugee survivors of torture. The聽ethos was a belief in empowering members to write and聽perform their own songs; and so inspirational was this聽collaboration between musicians and therapists that, in聽Jude and Christine鈥檚 words, it 鈥榠mpacted in ways we are聽still finding difficult to articulate鈥�.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this聽issue and to all our regular columnists and book reviewers.聽Your work is much valued. If you would like to write for聽us, please email me at the address below. In the meantime,聽I wish you happy and productive autumn and聽winter months.
Sarah Hovington
Editor
hcpj.editorial@bacp.co.uk