NHS Education for Scotland
A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland
NHS Education for Scotland
A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland
It is crucial that families are supported to have positive mental health and well-being during the perinatal period (from conception to one year after a baby is born). Untreated perinatal mental health problems present a major public health concern and can have long-term impacts on the physical and mental health outcomes of mothers, babies, partners, and families.
In 2019, the Scottish Government launched a programme of work to increase the provision of perinatal mental health services to women in Scotland. NES is supporting this agenda with workforce expansion and training.
This framework sets out the levels of knowledge and skills required by the Scottish workforce to promote well-being and good mental health during the perinatal period and to intervene when mental ill-health is present. The framework was a collaboration with partners, stakeholders and those with lived experience of perinatal mental health problems and is intended to support the identification of workforce training needs.
Find the perinatal mental health curricular framework on Turas Learn.
To take a look at our latest training plans, click on the links below.
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health e-learning Modules
The overall aim of these seven e-learning modules is to provide a highly detailed introduction to staff working at “Enhanced” and “Specialist levels” within the Perinatal Mental Health Curricular Framework.
Learners may work in Mother and Baby Units, Perinatal CMHTs, Neonatal units or have specialist Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Roles.
Some modules may be relevant for staff in “Informed” and “Skilled” roles.
These modules complement our original NES Maternal Mental Health Modules
NES Maternal Mental Health Modules
NES e-learning for Neonatal Teams
Webinars: Maternity and Neonatal Considerations for Perinatal Mental Health Services
Our series of neonatal and maternity webinars for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services can be accessed via Turas
To learn more about our programme of work, take a look at the following:
For more information on the resources or the perinatal workforce training plan, please contact psychology@nes.scot.nhs.uk
Last updated: 02/10/2024