Where does mental health nursing fit in primary care?

Caie, Jude

Author Jude Caie is mental health nurse therapist, Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust, HMP Manchester, Manchester.

• This article has been double-blind peer reviewed

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Nursing Times 107(45):p 24-25, November 15, 2011.

In this article…

> Where mental health nursing fits in the new IAPT model
> How nurses can influence health inequalities in mental health
> The key dilemmas nurses will need to consider

Abstract

The introduction of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies scheme in primary mental health care has raised questions about mental health nurses' role and function. This article considers some of the key questions around where and indeed whether nursing continues to have a place within primary mental health care.