title: Protecting nurses' mental health.
abstract: Following the recommendations of the Allitt Inquiry (1), the role of managers in ensuring staff's mental health needs are catered for and that others are protected from any risk posed by a nurse's mental health status has been highlighted. This article reviews the evidence for mental ill health within the NHS and looks at ways of ensuring recommendations are implemented.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whitaker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D016272:Occupational Health; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom