One Day Essentials are full-day online clinical conferences, available free-of-charge to all RCGP members, offering a minimum of 126 hours of CPD per year.  All conferences are broadcast live and all session recordings and presentation slides are available to access from RCGP eLearning for up to nine months after the conference (we endeavour to upload content as quickly as possible after the conference, but it typically takes one to two weeks).

Please only register for one ticket type ticket upon booking. You are able to register for the live event which will also give you access to the REWIND page once this is available. If you are not able to attend live and would just like access to the recordings, please select the REWIND ticket at registration.

Join us for this insightful conference focusing on improving and expanding access to mental health care in line with the NHS long-term plan. Discussions will address the critical role of primary care in supporting patients with diverse mental health conditions, recognising that current systems often fall short for both patients and professionals. The challenges have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased workload pressures and heightened mental health needs.

 

Our experienced speakers will provide evidence-based information tailored to the needs of primary care. You’ll receive practical advice and useful resources to support patients dealing with a range of difficulties, including depression, psychosis, eating disorders, and perinatal mental health issues. You will learn how to support patients dealing with a range of difficulties, including depression, psychosis and eating disorders mental health problems. We will also discuss the limitations of current arrangements and the need for comprehensive solutions beyond NHS talking Therapies. By the end of this event, you will be better equipped to identify and meet the mental health needs of your patients and manage the increasing demands on primary care services.

Topics include:

  • Management of people with depression in primary care
  • Eating disorders
  • Management of people with complex emotional needs
  • Managing children with mental health problems in primary care
  • Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis
  • Managing people with psychosis in primary care
  • Practitioner wellbeing
  • Bipolar disorder

 

Learning objectives:

  • The importance of maintaining our own mental health and wellbeing.
  • Management of people with depression in primary care.
  • Presentation of severe mental illness (SMI) and the critical importance of early intervention.
  • Impact of a major psychotic illness on the patient and family/carers (a patient story).
  • The identification and management mental health disorders of children and young people.
  • How to manage people with complex emotional needs.
  • The role of the GP in managing people with Eating Disorders.

Conference Chair:

Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham OBE, General Practitioner and Professor of General Practice Research, Keele University

 

Pricing:

RCGP member: free

Non RCGP member: £195