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talaiporia · 26-06-2013, 04:55 PM

Some GP surgeries are so tiny they only have one part time doctor, so it would be highly unfair to expect all GP surgeries to have an expert in everything.

That said, my GP surgery has at least a half-dozen permenant doctors plus locums, so it could really do with at least one mental-health-GP. They did used to have a psychologist on the team, that was shared with several practices in the area, but she went on maternity leave and was never replaced.

I'd think it would be more useful to have better awareness for all doctors, rather than just having a specialist GP.

26-06-2013, 04:55 PM	#2
talaiporia Chat Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: W. London I am currently:	Some GP surgeries are so tiny they only have one part time doctor, so it would be highly unfair to expect all GP surgeries to have an expert in everything. That said, my GP surgery has at least a half-dozen permenant doctors plus locums, so it could really do with at least one mental-health-GP. They did used to have a psychologist on the team, that was shared with several practices in the area, but she went on maternity leave and was never replaced. I'd think it would be more useful to have better awareness for all doctors, rather than just having a specialist GP.
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