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ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2026

Is Mental Health Nursing Facing a Slow Death or Clinical Excellence and Advancement? Future Perspectives for the Flemish Context (Belgium).

Karel Desmet, Inge Luts, Alain Antierens, Eddy Deproost, Tina Vandecasteele, Sofie Verhaeghe

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Karel DesmetDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3950-6012
Inge LutsOostende General Hospital, Ostend, Belgium.
Alain AntierensOostende General Hospital, Ostend, Belgium.
Eddy DeproostDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Tina VandecasteeleDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Sofie VerhaegheDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2063-5033

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aimsTo critically and constructively explore the future of mental health nursing in Flanders (Belgium) by examining the historical evolution, current challenges, and potential strategies for clinical excellence and advancement.

designThis study used a historically informed and contextualised grounded analyses to envision future perspectives that support strategically targeted perspectives in compact regions such as Flanders (Belgium).

methodsA synthesis of published literature, policy documents, academic sources, and Flemish nursing research was conducted to identify key directions.

resultsBy addressing local challenges, particularly related to education and labor market scarcity, this paper proposes three key directions for progress: 'Back to good basics', 'Reclaiming the driver's seat of clinical advancement' and 'Revitalizing clinical excellence from within clinical nursing practice'. IMPACT: These interlinked perspectives provide a framework for revitalising mental health nursing in Flanders, supporting clinical excellence and development while responding to the most pressing contemporary challenges. Although rooted in a compact regional context, the insights and proposed directions may inspire similar reflections and initiatives in international mental health nursing contexts.

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Clinical CompetencePsychiatric NursingBelgiumHumansadvance practice nursingclinical nursing researchnurse–patient relationshipnursing educationpsychiatric nursing

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PMCPMC13576777

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