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Specialist endorsement of higher
training
The Certificate of Completion of Higher Training (CCST) in
General Adult Psychiatry may be endorsed with specialist training
in Liaison Psychiatry only if the trainee has completed a full year
in an approved specialist Liaison SpR post with a recognized
trainer. Special interest sessions, even with a recognized trainer,
do not count (except in exceptional circumstances).
Where a trainee has only four clinical sessions (e.g. in an
academic post) in Liaison, they will be required to spend an extra
three months in a full-time clinical Liaison Psychiatry training
post in order to be eligible for an endorsement.
This matter has been clarified by GOAPSAC (The General
and Old Age Psychiatry Specialist Advisory Committee).
Special interest sessions
for SpRs
Most of the above training schemes offer special interest
sessions in Liaison Psychiatry to SpRs who do not want a full-time
post.
Additionally, Specialist sessions can often be arranged locally,
and are notably available in:
- Neuropsychiatry (Leeds, St Thomas')
- Perinatal Psychiatry (Dr A Gregoire, Southampton)
- Psycho-oncology (Manchester, St Thomas's)
- Spinal Injuries (Dr G Ikkos, The Royal National Orthopaedic
Hospital, Stanmore)
SHO posts
Full information is not available yet. Please let Maya know location of any
posts held.
Regional distribution of SHO posts:
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East Anglia |
1 |
Scotland |
10 |
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Mersey |
2 |
South and West |
1 |
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London |
15 |
Trent |
3 |
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North Western |
0 |
Wales |
1 |
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Northern Ireland |
0 |
West Midlands |
1 |
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Northern region |
0 |
Yorkshire |
6 |
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Oxford |
2 |
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The Royal College recommendations from the Liaison Psychiatry
Group Executive Committee in 1993 are that every SHO training
scheme in psychiatry should offer at least one six month
placement in liaison psychiatry, with a minimum of four but
preferably up to ten sessions.
To a large extent, the regional inequity in such posts reflects
a lack of consultants available to offer supervision.
Reference: House A. & Creed F. (1993) Training in liaison
psychiatry: recommendations from the Liaison Psychiatry Group
Executive Committee. Psychiatric Bulletin, 17, 95-96
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Specialist registrar
posts
Not every Higher Training Scheme offers a dedicated post in
Liaison Psychiatry. It is likely that to have a specialist
endorsement from such a post will become essential for appointment
to a Consultant Liaison post.
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England
Birmingham (West Midlands)
Addenbrooke's, Cambridge (East Anglia)
Chester (Mersey)
Hull (Yorkshire)
Leeds (Yorkshire) - 3 posts
Leicester - 2 posts
Manchester
Middlesborough (Northern)
Newcastle (Northern)
Nottingham (Mid Trent)
Oxford (Oxford)
Stoke-on-Trent (West Midlands)
Southampton (Wessex)
Scotland
Aberdeen
(Grampian)
Dundee (Tayside)
Edinburgh
Livingston (South-East Scotland)
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London
Chelsea and Westminster (Charing Cross)
Guy's (Guy's and Lewisham)
King's College (Maudsley)
Lewisham (Guy's and Lewisham)
Royal Free (Royal Free and University College Hospitals) - 2
posts
St. Bartholomew's (St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London)
St. George's (St. George's)
St. Thomas's (Guy's and Lewisham) - 2 posts
University College, London - 2 posts
Northern Ireland
Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Child
Psychiatry
Stockport (North-West Child
Psychiatry)
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Who's who in academic
liaison psychiatry
There are eight professors of Liaison Psychiatry in the
UK.
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Leeds
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Allan House |
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London
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Amanda Ramirez
Simon Wessely |
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Manchester
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Francis Creed
Else Guthrie (Chair of Psychological Medicine and
Psychotherapy) |
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Oxford
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Keith Hawton
Richard Mayou |
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Southampton
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Robert Peveler
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Trainee's
reviews
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