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Leanne Patrick

Scotland
As seen in: Color Research & Application, Wiley Online Library, Nursing Times, Nursing Standard
Covers:  Nursing, Mental Health, Politics, Policy, Women's Rights, Domestic Violence, Gender, Inequality, Learning Disabilities, NHS, Social Media, Misogyny
Queen's Nurse (RNMH) | Domestic abuse & sexual violence specialist | Writer | Feminist | RCN Council Member

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Leanne Patrick’s Biography

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Former international columnist.

Now working as a specialist nurse in Gender Based Violence. I continue to write freelance columns and editorials on topics relating to nursing, mental health, women's rights and politics.

Leanne Patrick’s Journalist Portfolio

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Online gender based violence in children and young people - Evidence-Based Nursing blog

Online gender based violence in children and young people - Evidence-Based Nursing blog

This week's blog has been written by Leanne Patrick who is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and Gender Based …

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Rejecting the myth of the 'perfect victim'

Rejecting the myth of the 'perfect victim'

Nurses can safeguard women experiencing domestic or sexual violence, but first need to understand survivor be…

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Domestic abuse: we must debunk myths about what victims look like

Domestic abuse: we must debunk myths about what victims look like

Nurses can safeguard women experiencing domestic or sexual violence - but miss important cues if they misunde…

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Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care....

Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care....

Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care

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Gender Dysphoria in children and young people: The implications for clinical staff of the Bell V'...

Gender Dysphoria in children and young people: The implications for clinical staff of the Bell V'...

In the past few years, there has been a very significant rise in the number of children and young people seek…

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The role of nurses in recognising and responding to violence against women

The role of nurses in recognising and responding to violence against women

Violence against women (VAW) is the threat of or actual harm by physical, sexual or psychological abuse. Male…

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Women members Lead the RCN

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By Leanne Patrick
| rcn.org.uk
8 Aug 2025 Leanne Patrick, RCN Council member for Scotland, reflects on the importance of tackling underrepresentation in RCN governance structures and invites members to join the Members Lead the RCN webinar series In my role as RCN Council member for Scotland, I am privileged every day to witness the remarkable skill, talent and tenacity of women in our profession.
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Why are dominant suicidology approaches failing nurses? A call for a feminist critical suicidology perspective

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By Ruth Riley, Hilary Causer, Leanne Patrick, Rayna H. Rogowsky
| Wiley Online Library Verified
1 BACKGROUND In the UK, 90% of nurses are female, a figure replicated at the global level. A significant proportion are also from the global ethnic majority (NMC, 2023; ONS, 2019). Notably, the risk of suicide among female nurses is 23% higher compared to women in other occupational groups (NCISH, 2020). Despite this significant finding, our understanding of this phenomenon remains limited, in part due to how we interpret suicide in certain contexts.
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Rejecting the myth of the ‘perfect victim’

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By Leanne Patrick
| Nursing Standard Verified
Comment Previous Next Leanne Patrick Gender-based violence nurse specialist with NHS Fife Nurses can safeguard women experiencing domestic or sexual violence, but first need to understand survivor behaviours The recent defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard dominated social media for weeks. There was much online discussion about how a ‘real’ victim of domestic abuse or sexual violence behaves or what ‘true’ survivors look like. Nursing Standard. 37, 8, 13-13.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first adventures in column writing were for a parenting magazine.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Kermit the frog

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Journalists, at their best, are storytellers and documentarians.