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Chapter 2 - Notes on Training Pathways in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2024

By
Faye Stanage  and
Gregory Carter
Edited by
Rachel Thomasson ,
Elspeth Guthrie  and
Allan House
Rachel Thomasson
Affiliation:
Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences
Elspeth Guthrie
Affiliation:
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
Allan House
Affiliation:
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
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Summary

Consultation-liaison (CL) psychiatry was first recognised as a subspecialty of adult psychiatry in the UK in the 1980s (1). Training in psychiatry (as for all specialties) is overseen by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the curriculum in CL psychiatry is designed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych). It is subject to regular review and update. It provides a framework and identifies competencies which need to be achieved in order to attain credentials to practise independently. In this chapter we will explore the UK curriculum in detail and consider ways in which trainees could evidence how they achieve their competencies through their Personal Development Plan (PDP) and RCPsych portfolio. We will also briefly discuss training in CL psychiatry in a number of other countries around the world (see also Chapter 26 in this volume). All psychiatry training curricula in the UK have recently been revised (August 2022).

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Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry , pp. 19 - 31
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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