Leaflet summarising the
report
The aim of this report is to improve the
provision of psychological therapies to people with mental and
physical disorders, in both primary and secondary care settings. It
provides information and guidance about psychological therapies
that should be useful to psychiatrists, general practitioners,
employers and commissioners of services.
The report identifies key themes and
principles, alongside ways to develop and maintain psychological
services that meet satisfactory standards. It also sets out a
number of benchmarks, with assessments of how well-recommended aims
and standards are being accomplished. It provides advice for
commissioners of the service.
In all settings, psychological therapies
should be delivered by a workforce that is psychologically minded
and trained in an appropriate range of psychological therapies. Key
implications are set out for future medical training. The report
may also assist those contemplating careers in general practice, or
in psychiatry (which used to be known as ‘psychological medicine’)
in weighing up the opportunities available for the holistic care of
people with physical short- and long-term conditions as well as
mental illness.