Diploma in mental health

摘要

First of all, we should say, we are not GPs, we are specialist registrars in psychiatry. We do however appreciate the fact that mental health problems are extremely common in primary care and that GPs are left with the burden of assessing and managing many different mental illnesses with a range of severity and complexity which don't necessarily reach us in secondary care. Other disciplines, such as child health and obstetrics and gynaecology, offer Royal College approved diplomas in their specialist areas to enable GPs to build on their clinical skills and problem solving abilities. Should The Royal College of Psychiatrists be doing something similar?