This project, led by Dr Fiona Nolan, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, developed training for practice nurses and carried out research on the physical health needs of patients with Severe Mental Illness. Previous research undertaken by Dr Sheila Hardy, Education Fellow, University College London Partners and Visiting Fellow for Primary Care, University of Northampton, found that contrary to popular belief, patients with serious mental illness will attend health checks, and proper training in this area for practice nurses increases the level of screening and lifestyle advice given. Find out more at http://mentalhealthpartnerships.com/?p=13113