Abstract
Linked or joint consultant posts in the psychiatry of mental handicap
Highlights
In a letter to the Bulletin last year (May 1984. 8, 96)
Four were informal joint appointments in which the majority of the work load was in the psychiatry of mental handicap and a significant minority in child psychiatry
It was commented that joint posts are likely to be more interest ing and stimulating and should attract more able applicants, with the added bonus of the support of colleagues from general psychiatry
Summary
In a letter to the Bulletin last year (May 1984. 8, 96). I asked readers for information about possible changing trends in appointing psychiatrists to joint/linked appoint ments in two different branches of psychiatry. There are many potential advantages to having effective liaison psychiatry services in the general hospital for patients, psychiatrists and general medical staff. A suggested forum for newly-appointed consultants in child psychiatry
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