Abstract
There is a need for a paradigm shift across mental health in primary care to improve the lives of millions of Europeans. To contribute to this paradigm shift, the European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC-MH) working group for Mental Health, produced a Position Paper for Primary Care Mental Health outlining 14 themes that needed prioritizing. These themes were developed and discussed interactively during the EFPC conferences between 2012 and 2019. The Position Paper on Mental Health gives direction to the necessary improvements over the next ten years. The themes vary from preferable healthcare model to the social determinants highlighting issues such as inequalities. The Statement of Mental Health in Primary Care will be established in cooperation with fellow organizations.
Highlights
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development stated in 2017 that ‘one in ten patients in OECD countries is unnecessarily harmed at the point of care’ (OECD, 2017)
A key action of the EFPC-MH is sharing knowledge of what works from service users and clinicians by sharing evidence-based medicine and best practice to stimulate colleagues working in primary care to engage from across Europe to improve mental health care for their communities and themselves
In 2012, the working group EFPC-MH started by listening to what healthcare professionals, social and welfare professionals, and service users indicated about actual day-to-day problems in giving and receiving mental health care in a primary care setting
Summary
Cite this article: Smit D, Hill L, Walton I, Kendall S, de Lepeleire J. (2020) European Forum for Primary Care: Position Paper for Primary Care Mental Health: Time for change, more ever! Primary Health Care Research & Development 21(e56): 1–8. Dineke Smit1,2 , Lisa Hill, Ian Walton, Sally Kendall and Jan de Lepeleire
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