Acknowledgements

Paul French, David Shiers and Mark Rayne offer thanks to the contributions of the following people from the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Psychological Society, in creating the GP Guidance and for their support in gaining full endorsement from their organisations.

Royal College of General Practitioners logo

Royal College of Psychiatrists logo

British Psychological Society logo

  • Sue Bailey
  • Roger Banks
  • Linda Gask
  • Michele Hampson
  • Peter Jones
  • Clare Lamb
  • Helen Lester
  • Shon Lewis
  • Huw Lloyd
  • Chris Manning
  • Jo Smith
  • Al Thompson


Special thanks also to Rowan Purdy, CSIP National strategic knowledge management lead, and Martin Fisher, CSIP West Midlands Knowledge Management Manager, for pulling together this website at the eleventh hour without the assistance of cups of cocoa at bedtime.

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A new dynamic

"This reminds me of my role in early presentations of certain cancers. This guidance sets out a different dynamic between generalists and specialists in which earlier recognition supports different access routes to a specialist assessment and treatment service; in this case a youth-orientated specialist assessment and psychological treatment service"

Dr Huw Lloyd Chair of RCGP Mental Health Group

A collaborative approach

"This vital initiative, firmly and enthusiastically supported by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, is indicative of a developing and strongly collaborative approach and the erosion of artificial boundaries between primary and secondary, or more aptly, generalist and specialist mental health care."

Dr Roger Banks Vice President of RC Psychiatrists