title: Raising the standards.
abstract: AFTER GRADUATING as a registered mental health nurse from Nottingham University in 1998, I started as a staff nurse at Bradford Community Trust, working in acute services and the newly developing home treatment and crisis teams.
authors.affiliation: Farndon Unit, Newark, Nottinghamshire, part of Raphael Healthcare.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lowe