Social inclusion
Welcome to this social inclusion resource devised by the Royal College of Nursing.
In 2007, The National Social Inclusion Programme (NSIP) published its Capabilities for Inclusive Practice (Department of Health et al 2007). The RCN has been involved as one of the five professions in mental health and has agreed in line with other professional bodies to produce some further guidance for its members.
This online resource is for all nurses and health care assistants in all settings to support practice with excluded people and hard-to-reach communities. This is an important health issue as it is well known that people who are socially excluded have poor physical and mental health compared to the general population (Department of Health 2007).
We have used published definitions of social inclusion and health inequalities.
Acknowledgement: Photo by Charlotte Morse - The Power of Positive Images (www.flickr.com/photos/charlottemorse/collections/)
References
Department of Health et al (2007) Capabilities for inclusive practice. London: The Department.
Department of Health (2007) Tackling health inequalities: 2007 status report on the Programme of Action. London: The Department.