Message from the Chair

Hello from the General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC) and welcome to the spring edition of the GPMHSC newsletter.

Education and accreditation at conferences

In the last few months, the GPMHSC has been busy promoting mental health education and accreditation at various general practice conferences. These have included the General Practice Training and Education Conference in Melbourne, GP19 in Adelaide and Rural Medicine Australia (RMA19) on the Gold Coast. The GPMHSC will also exhibit at the General Practice Conference Exhibition (GPCE) in Melbourne on Friday to Sunday 15–17 November 2019.

New mental health training standards 2020–22

We recently launched the new Mental health training standards for 2020–22 at GP19 and RMA19. The information sessions were well attended with delegates contributing to the discussion around the summary of changes and revision of the GP mental health training framework.

Mental health training standards for 2020–22: A guide for GPs
The new standards will provide GPs with the knowledge around the specific requirements on accredited mental health training and CPD in mental health.

Mental health training standards for 2020–22: A guide for training providers.
The new standards will provide training providers with knowledge around the specific requirements of accredited mental health training and CPD in mental health.