Submitted on Friday 11th June 2021
Rejected on Friday 18th June 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change new GPS mental health training to compulsory and not optional.
Currently training GPS can chose whether or not they want to attend a mental health placement. The mental health placement and training should be compulsory and part of their overall training.
40% of all GPS appointments are for mental health reasons, but unfortunately most GPS do not know much about complex mental illness such as bpd, avp, Schizophrenia and Bipolar. As such they tend to prescribed incorrect medication or they suggest mindfull/grounding techniques that are not as effective when it comes to complex mental health. Often due to GPS lack of training patients are left feeling discouraged and at a higher risk of suicide.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The content and requirements of particular medical degrees and other qualifications are matters for the relevant academic institutions and the NHS, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could start a petition calling on the Government to require all GPs to undertake mandatory mental health training, as this would naturally include both current and trainee GPs, if that is something you'd like to see happen.
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