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Call for GPs and practice nurses to receive more mental health training

GPs and practice nurses should receive more training in mental health, according to a charity, after new research has revealed almost half have not undertaken training in it.

GPs and practice nurses should receive more training in mental health, according to a charity, after new research has revealed almost half have not undertaken training in it. Data obtained by mental health charity Mind shows that in England, on average, only 46% of trainee GPs undertook a training placement in a mental health setting. Furthermore, the only mental health-related option offered to trainee GPs was in psychiatry, which is based in hospitals and secondary care-focused.  Additionally, while qualified GPs are required to undertake ongoing training in order to continue to practice, but, at the moment, none of the hours

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