Mental Health in Primary Care
Live Webinar | 3 hours CPD per module
Who is this course for: Ideal for nurses, GPs, HCSWs, ACPs and allied health professionals delivering mental health support in primary care.
Modular Course on Mental Health in Primary Care – Evidence‑Based Training for Frontline Clinicians
This Modular Mental Health in Primary Care course provides healthcare professionals with a comprehensive, practical and evidence‑based understanding of recognising, assessing and managing mental health presentations in frontline settings. Moreover, the programme strengthens clinical confidence, helping delegates navigate complex presentations and apply structured, safe approaches to assessment and management.
Additionally, the course explores a wide range of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety disorders, perinatal mental health, OCD and self‑harm. Delegates also review differential diagnoses, outcome measures, NICE guidance and referral pathways. Consequently, participants gain clearer insight into when primary care management is appropriate and when escalation is required.
The modular structure supports progressive learning across three focused sessions. Furthermore, each session uses real‑world examples, case studies and practical tools that enhance decision‑making and improve patient outcomes.
Course Structure and Content
Identification
- Mental health presentations: depression, stress, perinatal mental health, GAD, social anxiety, health anxiety, OCD and self‑harm
- How these conditions present in everyday practice
- Triage and assessment, including key questions, risk, safeguarding and capacity
- Differential diagnosis: personality disorders, mania, ADHD and autism
- Myth‑busting common misconceptions
- Use of outcome measures such as GAD‑7 and PHQ‑9
- Patient experiences and real‑world context
Management and Referral
- What primary care staff can do to manage mental health presentations
- NICE guidance and the stepped‑care model
- Identifying patients suitable for primary care vs those needing escalation
- Referral options: third sector, social prescribing, talking therapies, counselling and secondary care
- Self‑help approaches, including mindfulness and online resources
- Prescribing first‑line treatments
- Five steps to wellbeing
- Case studies and patient examples
Risk Assessment
- Identifying self‑harm and suicide risk
- Questions to ask and how to respond safely
- Managing low‑level risk in primary care
- Knowing when risk escalates and how to respond safely
- Safety planning and crisis referral
- Case‑based learning
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