General Practitioners
(asked on 2nd May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP practice nurses have received training in mental health.
This question was answered on 9th May 2018
All nurses receive mental health training as part of their pre-registration education.
Curricula are set by individual education providers, to standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Once qualified and in employment, the responsibility for continuing and personal development for registered professionals rests with employers and those individuals.