Should Nurses Administer Electroconvulsive Therapy?
In England, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been traditionally administered by trainee or consultant psychiatrists with support from nurses. We believe that providing senior nurses, who specialize in ECT, with the appropriate training support to administer ECT will increase the capacity and capability of the team and improve the service for patients.
From the *Research and Development Department, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, University College London, London; †Treatment Centre, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northamptonshire; ‡ECT Department, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Wiltshire, UK.
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D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D011570:Psychiatry; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires