U.K. Nurses Expected To Assess Mothers With Mental Health Issues Despite Lack Of Guidance And Formal Training

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 10:29 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers have raised serious concerns about the lack of guidance and training provided for nurses involved in assessing the parenting capacity of mothers with serious mental illnesses. The team have highlighted the need for an audit of current UK services and greater links between health and social care professionals. But they point out that the basic issues they explored are pertinent to health care systems worldwide.

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