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To mark World Mental Health Day, Ruth Stross, our head of nursing, sat down with Emma Edwards, a Parkinson’s nurse specialist and former mental health nurse, to discuss the close link between neurology and mental health. Ruth, a neurology nurse by background, is a member of the RCN Neuroscience Forum and a trustee with MS Together, which supports young adults with multiple sclerosis. Emma brings a unique perspective, having moved from mental health into neurology, and having worked as a suicide-awareness trainer for healthcare professionals.

Together, they explore the psychological challenges faced by people with long-term neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis (MS), the barriers that exist in accessing the right mental health support, and the importance of looking after our own wellbeing as healthcare professionals.

Read the full article on our website: https://neurologyacademy.org/articles...