Guidance

Physical healthcare for people with mental health problems

Resource for mental health nurses to provide tailored physical healthcare for people with mental health problems.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England
• Published: 20 May 2016

Documents

Improving the physical health of people with mental health problems: Actions for mental health nurses

PDF, 2.57 MB, 61 pages

Details

This evidence-based information will help mental health nurses to improve the physical health and wellbeing of people living with mental health problems.

This document focuses on how to deal with some of the main risk factors for physical health problems, and helps to make sure that people living with mental health problems have the same access to health checks and healthcare as the rest of the population.

Published 20 May 2016