Audit of mental health promotion in primary care

Hamill, Louise BA
Powis, Jane MA, DClinPsy

Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Therapies in Primary Care Service, Richmond Borough, South West London and St George's NHS Trust
Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Therapies in Primary Care Service, Richmond Borough, South West London and St George's NHS Trust

In this section:

Audit of mental health promotion in primary care

- the authors present the findings of their study to investigate understanding and implementation of mental health promotion in primary care in a London borough

Primhe Journal Editorial Board

Dr Chris Manning, Editor GP, Chief Executive, Primhe

Professor Robert Peveler, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine Mental Health Group, University of Southampton, Southampton

Dr David Smart, GP, Northampton

Dr Henk Parmentier, GP Mental Health Lead, Croydon PCT; WONCA Lead

Dr Ian Walton, GP Mental Health Lead, Sandwell PCT

Dr Albert Persaud, NIMHE, Department of Health

Primhe is the UK primary care professional charity dedicated to mental health and the care of those with mental illness. Primhe works to assist primary care professionals to ‘do an already difficult job better’. More information about the charity is available at its websitewww.primhe.org

Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry 12(4):p 28-31, May 2008.

Progressis pleased to bring readers key articles from the charity Primary Care Mental Health and Education (Primhe), which cover issues relating particularly to mental health in the primary care setting. We feel the articles will be of interest toProgressreaders in primary care but also to those in secondary care. For more information about Primhe visit the charity's website atwww.primhe.org

Mental health promotion (MHP) is advocated as part of the National Service Framework for Mental Healthand the stepped care approach to treatment in the NICE guidelines. Here, the authors present the findings of their study to investigate understanding and implementation of MHP in primary care in a London borough.