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Training Mental Health Nurses to Assess the Physical Health Needs of Mental Health Service Users: A Pre- and Post-test Analysis (2013)
Journal Article
White, J., Hemingway, S., & Stephenson, J. (2014). Training Mental Health Nurses to Assess the Physical Health Needs of Mental Health Service Users: A Pre- and Post-test Analysis. Perspectives in psychiatric care, 50(4), 243-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12048

© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Purpose: The aim of this project was to develop, deliver, and evaluate a brief evidenced-based education package to enhance physical health literacy in mental health nurses. Design and Methods: Pre- and post-test survey... Read More about Training Mental Health Nurses to Assess the Physical Health Needs of Mental Health Service Users: A Pre- and Post-test Analysis.

Why are people with serious mental illness still not getting their physical health checked? (2013)
Journal Article
Hardy, S., & White, J. (2013). Why are people with serious mental illness still not getting their physical health checked?. Mental health nursing, 33(1), 14 - 18

This paper is a reflection on the present service provision for patients diagnosed with a serious mental illness. A possible way forward is suggested to make services more responsive and thus improve the detection and appropriate interventions for th... Read More about Why are people with serious mental illness still not getting their physical health checked?.