Who is this course for?
- Healthcare workers in mental health, learning disabilities and eating disorders e.g. dietetic support workers, nurses, occupational therapists, healthcare support workers, nursing associates and associate practitioners
- Dietitians who are looking for an introduction to the areas of mental health. learning disabilities and/or eating disorders.
This course aims to:
- give you an essential overview of nutrition in mental health, learning disabilities and eating disorders to enable you to support your service user's physical health needs.
This course aims to:
- place dietetics and prescribing of dietetic products into the wider context of the health economy;
- embed a cultural commitment to support appropriate prescribing within dietetics;
- increase understanding of how different healthcare settings influence prescribing and how patient transfer between healthcare settings also impacts upon prescribing; and;
- improve communication with healthcare colleagues regarding prescribing.