Action learning sets for supporting postgraduate mental health nurses' transition to professional practice: A qualitative study.

This paper reports on a qualitative case study of postgraduate mental health nurses participating in a monthly facilitated action learning set (ALS) in order to support them while they transition from PGMHN to independent professional practice. The aim of the study was to determine what the impact of participating in an ALS would have on how they perceived clinical practice issues. The ALS comprised a small group of PGMHN supported by a facilitator in order to explore issues from clinical practice by using Socratic questions to challenge their thinking.

A clinical monitoring system for clozapine.

Objective: To describe a framework for the initiation and ongoing monitoring of patients on clozapine, and detail support materials that can be used in clinical settings, including general practice, to support this process.

Conclusions: A framework is described. Clozapine has a special place in the management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia.