Derek Blackshaw RGN RMN

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Derek Blackshaw RGN RMN NURSE EXPERT WITNESS
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Tessa Gough Associates 98 Belsize
Lane Hampstead London NW3 5BB
http//www.tessagough.co.uk/
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Royal College of Nursing The voice of Nursing in
the UK
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• make renewed effort to campaign to ensure that
  ex-members of the armed forces, who suffer
  psychological problems relating to their service
  time, can access appropriately skilled and
  knowledgeable mental health services

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• derek_at_expert-nurse.co.uk

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• Physical and psychological.

You can't have one without the other
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MIND
BODY
DISEASE
TRAUMA
MIND
BODY
BODY
TRAUMA
MIND
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DISEASE
MIND
BODY
TRAUMA
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Illustrations of the Influence of the Mind upon
the Body in Health and Disease, Designed to
Elucidate the Action of the Imagination".
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HISTORY
LOWER LIMBS MOBILITY
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Does he take sugar?
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HISTORY
LOWER LIMBS MOBILITY
UPPER LIMBS DEXTERITY
PERSONAL CARE
ELIMINATION
PAIN
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Pain is what the person feels
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Taste
Smell
Touch
Vision
Hearing
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HISTORY
LOWER LIMBS MOBILITY
UPPER LIMBS DEXTERITY
PERSONAL CARE
ELIMINATION
PAIN
SENSES
SKIN
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BRAIN INJURY
COGNITION PERSONALITY
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PAIN
DEPRESSION
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DEPRESSION
Loss of muscle tone
Stiffness in joints
Constipation
Ischaemic heart disease
Reduced circulation
Poor ventilation
Susceptibility to infection
Poor nutrition
Digestive problems
fatigue
Sleep disturbance
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Anxiety
Poor nutrition
Digestive problems
Fatigue
Sleep disturbance
Raised blood pressure
Heart attack
Congestive heart failure
Stroke
Arteriosclerosis
Kidney malfunction
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Self Harm
Unplanned
Planned
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Derek Blackshaw RGN RMN

• derek_at_expert-nurse.co.uk