Being bothered about BillyIn her 2012 James Mackenzie Lecture to the Royal College of General Practitioners Annual General Meeting, the late Professor Helen Lester encouraged GPs to make people with serious mental illness their core business by not just screening but intervening. Read more »
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies e-learning courseThe Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) e-learning course produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners aims to equip practitioners with the knowledge and skills to conduct a patient-centred consultation for people with anxiety and depressive disorders. Read more »
Guidance for the use of substitute prescribing in the treatment of opioid dependence in primary careThis guidance covers the use of substitute medication, which can be an important element in the treatment of opioid dependent patients and their medically assisted recovery. Read more »
Emerging psychosis and young people – what you need to knowThis guidance published by the Royal College of General Practitioners aims to support GPs to act promptly if they suspect the possibility of an emerging psychosis. Read more »
Guidance for health professionals on medically unexplained symptomsThis guidance published by the Royal College of General Practitioners aims to support primary care staff to better manage patients presenting with physical symptoms which are not caused by physical disease or injury. Read more »