Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Mothers’ experiences of bonding with their subsequent child following a previous perinatal bereavement

Introduction Perinatal bereavement can significantly affect a woman’s psychological wellbeing and shape subsequent experiences of pregnancy and motherhood. However, no studies to date have qualitatively explored the impact of different types of perinatal bereavement experiences o...

How is ‘culture’ made relevant in consultations between General Practitioners and ethnic minority patients?: a conversation analysis

Abstract Background General Practitioners (GPs)—usually the first points of healthcare in the UK—are required to provide ‘whole person care,’ by considering patients’ cultural backgrounds. Previous research suggests that doctors’ interactional behaviour can contribute to ethnic h...

Understanding and applying psychological formulation in secure children's homes: Insights from residential staff

Abstract Objectives Psychological formulation helps to develop an understanding of an individual's experiences and how they make sense of these. There is limited research around staff's perspectives of psychological formulation within the Children and Young People Secure Estate (...

Patient involvement with the HCR-20: a qualitative interview study of professionals’ experiences of collaborative risk assessment and management

Purpose The assessment and management of violence risk is integral to a patient’s care pathway in secure mental health care. Risk assessment tools, such as the Historical Clinical Risk-20 (HCR-20), are embedded in practice, framing an individual’s risk and supporting clinical dec...