About the Event
Our keynote speaker will outline how NHS England is supporting the management of people living with mental health conditions in primary care followed by examples of doing this in practice.
We will encourage an honest discussion about the barriers that participants experience when supporting people living with a mental health condition.
Why it’s important
Most mental health conditions are managed in primary care.
There is a still a stigma within mental health, and pharmacy professionals may struggle with confidence to engage with these individuals.
There is often a misconception that you need to be a mental health expert to support people living with these conditions. Primary care pharmacy teams have a valuable role to play in providing support, reassurance and signposting.
What will be covered
- Common barriers to engaging with people living with a mental health condition, including fears, confidence, stigma and not being a mental health expert.
- Lived experience will be shared to understand the impact that pharmacy professionals in primary care have on supporting people living with mental health conditions.
- The value of being curious and asking questions during consultations even if you don’t know the answer.
Speakers
A range of speakers from SPS and other organisations will run this
event.
Non-SPS Speakers
Matthew Elswood
Chief Pharmacist, Notts Healthcare and National Specialty Advisor Mental Health Pharmacy, NHS England
Other speakers will include a range of primary care and specialist mental health pharmacy professionals – to be confirmed
SPS Speakers
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We recommend installing the Cisco WebEx app, or, alternatively, accessing the meeting via Google Chrome. If you are still having difficulty, you may need to contact your IT department to assist you in opening the application (you’ll only have to do this once).