title: The case for specialist mental health training.
abstract: 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.
authors: School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd.
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: Beech
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Coffey
authors: Ben
authors: B
authors: Hannigan
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013038:Specialization; D006113:United Kingdom