Graduate primary care mental health workers

Graduate primary care mental health workers wee introduced by the UK government in 20003 to provide treatment and support for those with common mental health disorders in primary care. The initial aim was to provide 1000 workers trained on a one year part time post graduate certificate, to be employed across the Primary Care Trusts in England to meet the capacity needs identified in the UK National Service Framework for Mental Health (1999) and the NHS Plan (2000).