Essential Characteristics and Components of Primary Care Report

We'd like to introduce a new report which looks at the experiences and feelings of GPs and mental health practitioners in North Wales.

The Essential Characteristics and Components of Primary Care Mental Health Services report uses scientifically-proven qualitative research techniques to look at the key components needed to create an effective primary care service.

The report was commissioned by WaMH in PC and we feel the evidence it has produced is applicable across Wales and all health boards and is an extremely valuable read.

The report highlights the importance of trust, communication and person centredness in creating services that really help patients and provide an environment which works for all the professionals working within it.

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the matters raised by the report and to make suggestions on certain practical actions which could be taken to embed these essential characteristics into local arrangements.

The report was authored by Helen J. Lewis, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD and Seren Haf Roberts, Dip N (MH), RN (MH), BSc(Hons), PhD, MSc and can viewed and downloaded from the following link - Essential Characteristics and Components of Primary Care Mental Health Services.