NICE guideline on preventing suicide in community and custodial settings - this guideline covers ways to reduce suicide and help people bereaved or affected by suicides.
NICE quality standard on suicide prevention - this quality standard covers ways to reduce suicide and help people bereaved or affected by suicide. It also describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
The RCN Mental health programme is a member of The National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) an alliance of public, private and voluntary organisations in England who care about suicide prevention and are willing to take individual and collective action to reduce suicide and support those bereaved or affected by suicide.
Further information about RCN Suicide Awareness activity
This toolkit is a collaboration between the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Public Health England to support and develop the role of nurses in the prevention of lesbian, gay and bisexual suicide.
The nursing community makes an invaluable contribution to identifying and caring for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, especially those at risk of, or experiencing suicidal thoughts. However, nurses themselves are considered a high risk group. We believe there are 6 key areas where action is needed to improve suicide prevention in England.
This survey sought to gain insight into nurses' suicide awareness and prevention training, their confidence in engaging in conversations about suicide, and the barriers and enablers affecting their engagement and future training in this area.
