My Subject: Nursing: Mental health nursing

Key resources

Below are some key resources recommended by your lecturers:

Meriden Family Programme
Within this site you will find useful information and resources if you are a person living with mental health issues, a carer, family member, friend, mental health professional or commissioner.
Code of Practice: Mental Health 1983
This revised Code of Practice has been prepared in accordance with section 118 of the Mental Health Act 1983 by the Secretary of State for Health after consulting such bodies as appeared to him to be concerned, and laid before Parliament. The Code will come into force on November 3rd, 2008.
NMC Code of Conduct for Nurses
The code is the foundation of good nursing and midwifery practice, and a key tool in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the public.

New books

Essential medicines management for mental health nurses by Deborah Robertson
Shelved at: : 616.8918 ROB
ISBN: 9780335263981
Publication Date: 2016
Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by Elizabeth M. Varcarolis
Shelved at: : 616.890231 VAR
ISBN: 9780323389655
Publication Date: 2016

NICE Surveillance report alerts

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Evidence Updates were published by NICE up to 2015. They have been replaced by Surveillance Reports, but you can still view the Evidence Updates published up to March 2015 via the link below:

Evidence Updates up to March 2015