First, build the foundations:Practical considerations in general practitioner-mental health service liaison

First, build the foundations: practical considerations in general practitioner-mental health service liaison.

The co-working relationship between general practitioners and local mental health services lies at the heart of the success of recent changes in mental health care. These changes have seen large-scale deinstitutionalisation, a shift to primary and community care, and a government policy of prevention and partnerships. This article outlines a liaison project developed jointly by the South-East N...

Mental Health Guides for the General Practitioner

The recent lists of specialists published by the Ministry of Health seem to have abolished the psychiatrist and substituted the term "mental health specialist". This is all to the good, but the status given to them by their medical colleagues who distribute merit awards places them at the bottom of the list, while at the top are the neurologists, to whom patients go suffering from "nerves", bec...

The General Practitioner Barium Meal Service

introduction The radiology departments at Southmead and Ham Green Hospitals, Bristol, have provided a general practitioner service for general work and barium meals for some years. Unfortunately, the pressure of hospital inpatient and out-patient work led to a waiting period of from three to six months for non-urgent general practitioner barium meal requests. The appointment of one ?f us (C.J.)...

Comparing Mental and Physical Health of Full-Service Sex Workers in the United States to the Health of the General Population in 2019-2020

Introduction: Full-service sex workers (FSSWs) are relatively prevalent in the U.S. and are known to face criminalization, stigma, and other factors relating to poor health. The main aim of this study was compare the mental and physical health of full-service sex workers in the United States in 2019-2020 Methods: In this prospective cohort study, participants were recruited through national c...

The general practitioner and community health education.