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Sexual and Reproductive Health

Education, Training and Career Progression in Nursing and Midwifery

Published: 09/09/2022
Publication code: 010 383

Nurses and midwives who wish to work in sexual and reproductive health need further education and training to do so. It is a specialist area that requires post-registration education, training and development not covered on undergraduate programmes in enough depth.
This publication has been developed alongside an online resource available at: rcn.org.uk/sexualhealtheducationdirectory and offers detail on the routes available to train in these areas and signposts nurses and midwives to valuable information.

Produced with support from Health Education England.

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