IMH awarded ANCC accreditation

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The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) has been awarded the American Nurse Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Accreditation with Distinction.

It is the highest accolade from ANCC. IMH is the only institution outside the USA to receive this recognition and is also the first mental health institution in the world to receive this accreditation.

With this accreditation, IMH's Nursing Education Department is now certified to provide continuing nursing education (CNE) to upgrade the clinical skills of nurses who work in mental health settings and to improve their care delivery.

IMH's Nursing Education Department currently offers three CNEs - Nursing Management of Acute Psychiatric Patients, Nursing Management of Elderly Patients with Mental Illness, and Management of Disturbed, Aggressive and Violent Patients with Mental Illness.

Three new CNE programmes are in the pipeline - Specialist Mental Health Course, Management of Chronic Medical Conditions for Mental Health Nurses, and Nursing Management of Patient with Mental Illness and Intellectual Disability.

IMH's Nursing Education Department is developing these programmes to beef up the standard of mental healthcare. These programmes will be open to nurses in Singapore, the region and around the world.