Getting a Life Conference 2012

As part of our work to promote primary mental health care issues and improve the profile of mental health services in Wales we hold on an annual conference.

These conferences provide excellent opportunities for you to network, meet new people, form new alliances and take part in some exciting, thought-provoking and informative plenary sessions and workshops.

The 'Getting a Life' conference was held in Cardiff on 27th September 2012 and included a range of talks by mental health experts including the following presentations:

  • Improving outcome for patients with co-morbid common mental health problems and long-term physical conditions - Professor Andre Tylee Head, Primary Care Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London
  • "I want to die… A patient’s story"  - Theatr Fforwm
  • Ex-service personnel with service-related mental health problems. Should they be a special population for health and social services?  - Dr Neil Kitchiner, Principle Clinican, All Wales Veterans Health and Wellbeing Service
  • GP consultations with teenagers for mental health: How not to miss anything - Dr Maryanne Freer, Charlie Waller Memorial Trust North East Associate

For a full list of events, workshops and speaker presentations which took place on the day please download our Getting A Life Conference Programme.

If you have any questions regarding our the conference please contact us via email at lhills@rcgp.org.uk or on 029 2050 4516.