This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Call for students nurse to be trained in mental and physical needs of patients.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council says nurses “must be able to deliver care to meet essential and complex physical and mental health needs”.
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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/views-from-the-nhs-frontline/2014/sep/29/not-equipped-treat-patients-mental-health-problems
I have been working as a community nurse and my job made me realise how crucial the government should consider make it compolsory for all new trained nurses to have knowledge of mental and physical needs of their patients to be able to meet their needs whether in their homes or hospital settings.
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