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1956
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The Ministry of Health invited the college to
investigate, with the Royal Medico-Psychological Association,
current problems concerning "Psychiatry and the General
Practitioner".
|
| 1956 |
College affiliation to the National Association for Mental
Health |
| 1956 |
Working party on psychological medicine |
| 1960 |
Mental Health and the Family doctor Seminar
[report published 1963) |
| 1963-5 |
Mental Illness Survey |
|
1966
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Working party on education in
psychology and psychiatry, before and after qualification
[see Report from General Practice VII Education in Psychology and
Psychiatry]
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| 1971 |
Working party on mental health with the Royal College of
Psychiatrists (see
Training the general practitioner in psychiatry', was
published in JRCGP, 1975, 25, 609-615.)
|
| 1980 |
Symposium on psychiatric training for general
practitioners |
| 1981 |
Report from General Practice no. 20 "Prevention
of Psychiatric Disorders in General Practice" - a report
of a working party on Preventive Medicine convened by Peter Tomson
and chaired by Philip Graham. |
|
1983
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Joint working party with Royal College of
Psychiatrists to look into the medical effects of
unemployment, led to joint report
"Economic Change and Family Health"
(1984).
|
| 1985 |
“Psychodynamic Understanding and General
Practice” joint Course of Association of Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy and the College |
| 1987 |
Publication of Depression - Current
Approaches |
| 1989 |
Clinical information folders published
on depression, hormone replacement therapy, how to produce a
practice formulary, minor surgery, multiple sclerosis and motor
neurone disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and terminal
care. |
| 1990 |
Publication of "Care of People with a Mental Handicap"
(Occasional Paper 47)
|
| 1991 |
Consensual statement with Royal College of Psychiatrists on
diagnosis and recognition of depression and
management of depression in general practice
|
| 1991 |
Andre Tylee appointed as Senior Educational
Fellow in Mental
Health in Primary Care (a joint initiative
by RCGP, Committee for Regional Advisers in General Practice in
England, Department of Health (DoH) and the (MHF) Mental Heath
Foundation.) |
| 1992 |
Launch of Defeat Depression Campaign (Royal
College of Psychiatrists) |
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March
1993
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Joint Statements [with Royal colleges]
on vocational training in obstetrics and
gynaecology, accident and emergency medicine, geriatrics,
paediatrics, palliative care and psychiatry.
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1993
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Report of Joint Working Party with Royal College of
Psychiatrists on Shared Care of Patients with Mental Health
Problems [Occasional paper 60]
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1993
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Report of working party on Stress Management in General
Practice
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April 1994
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Psychiatry and General
PracticeToday. The College's evidence to
the House of Commons Health Committee's inquiry into mental health
services.
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Aug 1994
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Publication of reprint of Psychiatry in General
Practice by Arthur & Betty Watts
|
| 1994 |
The Mental Health Task Force was a working
group set up by the Secretary of State for Health under to
assist in the process of the closure of the large mental hospitals
and to ensure adequate provision was made to replace their
services. The group included representatives of the Department
of Health, Research and Development in Psychiatry, carer
organisations, users, social services, nursing, RCGP and the Royal
College of Psychiatrists. It became the Mental Health
Forum in 1999.
|
| 1995 |
Study day on clinical depression |
|
June 1997
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Launch of Mental Health Toolkit - the toolkit
aimed to provide practical support to general practitioners and
other members of the primary care team who deal with the mental
health needs of patients. It offered a systematic approach to the
basic primary care procedures for assessment, diagnosis and
management of common mental health problems.
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1998
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GP Registrar Prize in Mental Health
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May
1999
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RCGP/RCP Joint Committee on Palliative Subgroup formed to look
at medical education in relation to psychiatric aspects of
palliative care, drawing in representatives from the Royal
College of Psychiatrists
|
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Sep 1999
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"Making a World of Difference" Commission on
Primary Care Seminar attended by HRH Prince of Wales
The Commission, originally launched
by the Prince of Wales in 1992, comprised of members from all
primary care disciplines. Six of the members – Kate Billingham, Mrs
Mary Burd, Dr Chris Drinkwater, Dr Margaret Flynn, Dr Tim Hill and
Dr Henry Smithson – were fellows who had researched areas of
provision as diverse as children’s health, mental health, care for
the elderly, learning disability and epilepsy.
|
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17 Nov
1999
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Mental Health Skills Master Class: 1
Reattribution Skills for Somatising Patients. Led by Andre
Tylee [Director of RCGP Unit for Mental Health Education], Sir
David Goldberg [Institute of Psychiatry], Tim Thornton Mental
Health Education Fellow]
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22 Mar 2000
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Mental Health Skills Masterclass: 3
Heartsink Patients
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Apr 2003
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Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the
Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the
Delivery of Clinical Services: Mental
Health
|
| 22 Sep 2003 |
Medical Skills Masterclass 1 Reattribution Skills for
Somatising Patients
|
| 7-8 Oct 2003 |
The first conference in a series entitled The
Patient's Journey focused on
patients’ first encounters with primary care mental
health. The event was organised by Wales Mental Health in
Primary Care (WaMHinPC) and funded by the Royal College of General
Practitioners in Wales (RCGP Wales) and
Wyeth. |
| 25 March 2004 |
RCGP & Institute of Psychiatry: The
Management of Psychiatric Emergencies in Primary Care
|
| 4 May 2004 |
RCGP & Institute of Psychiatry -Heartsink
Patients meeting
|
| Sep 2004 |
Re-establishment of Mental Health Task
Group |
| Sep 2004 |
Consensus Statement on Mental Health
Inequalities (Health Inequalities Standing Group)
|
| Dec 2004 |
RCGP Curriculum
Statement 13 Care of
People with Mental Health
Problems [updated Jan 2006] by
Dr Graham Archard, Dr Les Ashton, Dr Richard Byng, Dr Alan Cohen,
Dr Chris Drinkwater, Dr Clare Gerada, Dr Gabriel Ivbijaro, Dr Helen
Lester, Dr Huw Lloyd, Dr Chris Manning, Dr Graham Martin, Dr
Barbara Nagy, Dr David Shiers, Dr David Smart, Dr Andre Tylee &
Dr Pat Wood
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19 Aug 2005
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The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), as the
National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care (NCCPC), Mind, and
the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) join
forces to produce a new poster and leaflet aimed at helping people
with depression and with anxiety.
The poster and leaflet, distributed to GP surgeries around
England and Wales, aimed to inform patients of a wide range of
options available for the treatment of depression and
anxiety. As well as medication, the poster highlighted how
exercise programmes and support groups, can also be effective in
treating mental health problems. The aim was to raise awareness of
the various options available and to encourage patients to work
actively with their GP in choosing the best treatment to suit their
particular needs.
|
| 14 Dec 2005 |
"Implementing Best Practice in Mental
Health" Conference, Birmingham |
| 2006 |
RCGP/RCPsych Joint Report on Primary Care
Management of Patients with Psychological Problems and Chronic
Physical Disease
|
| Jan 2006 |
Curriculum Statement 14 Care of People with Learning
Disabilities ( based on the work of the Royal College of
General Practitioner’s Mental Health Task Group particularly Dr
Graham Martin & Dr Mike Deighan)
In managing patients with learning (intellectual)
disabilities, General Practitioners should:
· Be aware of
likely associated conditions and knowing where to obtain specialist
help and advice.
· Understand how
psychiatric and physical illness may present atypically in patients
with learning disabilities who have sensory, communication and
cognitive difficulties
· Use additional
skills of diagnosis and examination in patients unable to describe
or verbalise symptoms.
|
| Feb 2006 |
Blue and White Policy Statement on Mental
Health and Primary Care written by Health Inequalities
task group
Primary Care Organisations
(PCO’s) should make mental health a
priority for primary care within the NHS, recommends the Royal
College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in its latest position
statement.
The position statement on mental health and
primary care is the result of an RCGP Health Inequalities Standing
Group conference held jointly with the National Institute for
Mental Health in England (NIMHE) – ‘Hard Lives: Living with Mental
Health Inequalities’. It outlines current understanding of
what constitutes mental health and the role of primary care,
examining the impact of inequalities on both mental health problems
and the care provided in general practice.
Clear and practical guidance is provided as to
how general practitioners, practices and PCO’s can address inequalities with respect to
promoting mental health and providing care. Specific emphasis
is placed on patient participation, understanding mind-body links
and supporting professionals and collaborative working.
Recommendations for PCO’s include:
- Making mental health a priority for primary care within the NHS
which should be supported by a positive, evidence-based holistic
understanding of mental health and the causes of mental health
problems.
- Facilitating promotion of mental health through joint working
in communities and by encouraging clinicians to work with
individuals to identify health-promoting solutions to life’s
problems.
- Consideration should be given to piloting reforms of the whole
system of care for mental health based on improving the patient’s
journey.
Recommendations are also provided for primary
care practitioners. These focus on promoting a holistic
understanding of mental health and involving patients, to the
extent they prefer, in understanding the cause of their distress
and in decision making about management of their mental health
problem.
|
| March 2007 |
The RCGP’s Mental Health Task
Group has worked with Staffordshire University and the Royal
College of Nursing to produce a fact sheet to Too
little, too old, too late? to help primary care
practitioners identify and support older people they suspect may be
depressed and even suicidal.
The information is based on a report Older
People and Suicide by Derek Beeston of Staffordshire
University’s Centre for Ageing and Mental Health
|
| July 2007 |
One day masterclass “Personality in
Practice” led by David Pendleton |
| 1 Nov 2007 |
Joint guidance with Royal College of Psychiatrists on
Early Detection of Psychosis in Young People |
| 15 Nov 2007 |
“Death To Indifference” seminar brought together the
Royal Society of Medicine’s Intellectual Disability Forum, the
Royal colleges of General Practitioners, Nursing and Psychiatry,
the Equality and Human Rights Commission and learning disability
charity Mencap to dicuss the poor quality of healthcare experienced
by people with a learning disability. |
| 29 Nov 2007 |
The Wales Mental Health in Primary Care (WaMH in
PC) Network Conferencen "New Ways of Thinking to Make a
Difference" |
| 2008 |
Clinical Champions 2008-2010:Mental
Health: Dr Carolyn Chew-Graham |
| Jan 2008 |
Start of Living Better
Project which aimed to improve the mental wellbeing of those with
long term conditions. It provided up to date information on the
latest policy, research and practice relating to Coronary Heart
Disease, Diabetes and Mental Health. It was a joint project
of RCGP Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Development Centre for Mental
Health and the University of Stirling. Other partners
in the project include Diabetes UK Scotland, British
Heart Foundation (Scotland), Chest Heart and Stroke
Scotland, and Depression Alliance Scotland. The
project was funded by the Scottish Government.
|
| March 2008 |
“Delivering Mental Health in Primary Care:
An Evidence based approach” Edited by Alan Cohen
published. |
| March 2008 |
Patients and anti-depressants – a
joint statement by the RCGP and the Royal College of
Psychiatrists (RCPsych) |
| June 2008 |
Psychological therapies in psychiatry and primary
care – Joint Report of Royal College of Psychiatrist
and RCGP. |
| 24 June 2008 |
Investing in our Future: Ageing and Mental
Health consensus statement by RCGP, Royal College of
Psychiatrists, Age Concern, and the Royal College of Nursing |
| Sep 2008 |
Launch of competence framework for practitoners with a special
interest in frameworks for GPwSIs and PhwSIs: including
Mental Health. |
| Dec 2008 |
Joint position statement on Smoking and
Mental Health – RCGP, Royal College of Psychiatrists
[Forum] |
| Jan 2009 |
Primary Care Mental Health Forum
inaugural meeting |
| Jan 2009 |
"The Management of Patients with Physical and
Psychological Problems in Primary Care: A Practical Guide"
- report of a joint working group of the Royal College of
Psychiatrists and the Royal College of General
Practitioners. |
| Feb 2009 |
"Guide to Providing Mental
Health Care Support to Asylum Seekers in
Primary Care" by Les Ashton and Jan Moore.
|
| Mar 2009 |
Joint Northern Ireland Council and Royal College of
Psychiatrists conference “Mental Health and Primary
Care” |