I would like to thank Dr Budd for his letter: the point is well taken. I am very glad to read that non-consultant career grade (NCCG) doctors enjoy reading Advances in Psychiatric Treatment and find it useful for their continuing professional development (CPD).

Of course we want to target NCCG doctors, as APT is aimed at providing CPD for all trained psychiatrists, whatever their grade. The purpose of the editorial was to emphasise that APT is also a useful source for those still in training, both before and after the membership examination. We welcome Dr Budd's response, and we would happily consider any suggestions of ways in which APT could be modified to be more useful to NCCG doctors.