Recommendations to support the mental wellbeing of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom: A Delphi study.

Aim: To use the Delphi technique to identify and prioritize recommendations for research and practice to improve the mental wellbeing of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom (UK).

Background: Although there is evidence that self-reported mental wellbeing among nurses and midwives in the UK is poor, interventions have not adequately considered the wider context in which they work. The wide range of individual, organizational, occupational and wider sector-level factors that can influence wellbeing requires the involvement of different stakeholders to identify the most pressing actions required.

Occupational health nursing in the United Kingdom: exploring the world through international occupational health programs.

The workplace and its potential to influence the health of the public is acknowledged by the United Kingdom government. The regulatory body (Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC]) recognizes the need for Occupational Health Nurses to have a registrable qualification and also recognizes the public health role of the occupational health nurse. The need to keep abreast of fast-changing technologies, together with societal concerns about the acceptable level of risk in work activity, are key drivers in occupational health nurse research.