Severe Mental Illness

Please see below training and resources available for staff on SMI Physical Health Checks

• ELFH course on SMI health checks Physical Health Checks for Severe Mental Illness - elearning for healthcare

This course is aimed at Primary Care colleagues, including clinicians equipped with the skills to deliver a full physical health check, such as Health Care Support Workers, Practice Nurses and GPs, and be motivated to develop a key interest in a hard-to-reach population.

By the end of the session, learners will:

• Be aware of the importance of a full physical health check and the appropriate interventions based on the physical health check for this cohort of people.

• Have the confidence to take positive action to access this hard-to-reach population and undertake a full physical health check.

Course content:

• Section 1: Importance of physical health
• Section 2: Tool
• Section 3: Data
• Section 4: Self-assessment
• Section 5: Key points

Further training resources (Free):

•  Training resources for UCLP-Primrose - UCLPartners (UCLP-Primrose Training Manuals)
•  How to improve the physical health of people with SMI (NHS England South East, The Charlie Waller Trust and Health Education England) - PHSMI training film - Welcome
•  Restart Smiling, oral health training for staff supporting the physical health of people living with SMI- Co-developed with experts by experience, mental health and dental professionals, this 2-hour training resource. To access Restart Smiling, please contact RESTART Smiling on restartsmiling1@gmail.com.
•  Free e-learning training for NHS health and care organisation staff on the Core20PLUS5 approach. -  Health Inequalities - elearning for healthcare
•  National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training Mental Health Specialty Module - NCSCT e-learning

Suicide prevention

• MindEd Hub
• NHSE elfh Hub
• The Staying safe from suicide resource hub (FutureNHS site; requires log in) includes resources to support practitioners and NHS, private and third sector organisations.
• Free online suicide awareness training from the Zero Suicide Alliance – created by Mersey Care NHS trust and Samaritan