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Scottish Psychiatrists in Primary Health-Care Settings

A Silent Majority

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ian M. Pullen  and
Alex J. Yellowlees
Ian M. Pullen*
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Alex J. Yellowlees
Affiliation:
Murray Royal Hospital, Perth
*
∗Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
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Abstract

There has been a growing number of reports of psychiatrists moving out into primary-care settings. We report a survey of consultant psychiatrists to assess the extent of this practice in Scotland. Some time spent in the primary-care setting was reported by 56%, the figures being highest in rural areas. An equal number of non-consultant medical staff were involved. Most schemes were initiated by psychiatrists, over half of whom had had some postgraduate general-practice experience. A similar survey in England and Wales showed that only 19% of consultant psychiatrists spent time in primary-care settings, a smaller proportion of non-consultant staff being involved. The value of working in primary-care settings has yet to be assessed.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 5 , November 1988 , pp. 663 - 666
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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