The case for specialist mental health training.
Proposals that would fundamentally change the nature of nursing training are being examined by the new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) without many nurse educators or practitioners having had an opportunity to catch up with the issues. This article puts the case for a broadening of the debate, particularly in relation to retaining a specialist training for mental health nurses.
Beech
Ian
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School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd.
Coffey
Michael
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Hannigan
Ben
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