General practice and CAMHS

Today I was a guest at Austin CAMHS, learning more about the interface between primary and secondary care and the trajectories of the young people who are  seen by CAMHS-to look at where GPs might have become involved at an earlier stage.Joining clinical case discussions always reminds me of how much I miss that multi-disciplinary way of working which is difficcult to achieve in general practice where so much of our clinical practice is conducted in isolation.

Above is an installation created by children attending the Austin school where the education programe supports the therapeutic interventions and is a fundamental pillar to the children's recovery.