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It has recently been announced that the Mood, Anxiety and Personality Clinical Academic Group (MAP CAG) have proposed cuts to the psychotherapy service across the Trust. This would result in:
- 40% cut in the number of Consultant Medical Psychotherapists in the Maudsley psychotherapy department (covering South Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham)
- 75% reduction in the number of Consultant Medical Psychotherapists in St Thomas’s (covering North Lambeth)
- 45% reduction in therapy sessions across SLaM
This will clearly have a huge impact on patient care but will also have significant implications to our already stretched psychotherapy training.
There are real concerns that what remains of the Psychotherapy Department will no longer be able to provide sufficient high quality training. More supervision of psychodynamic cases will be carried out by junior and non-medical therapists. Furthermore the Case-Based Discussion groups will further increase in size and be supervised by non-medical staff. It is a Royal College of Psychiatrists guideline that these groups are supervised by a Consultant Medical Psychotherapist.
The current Royal College requirements state that trainees must attend 30 CBD group sessions and undertake both a 12-month long case (usually psychodynamic) and a short case (usually CBT). The proposed structure does not have the capacity to provide the requisite training supervision.
The consultation deadline is Thursday 12th January. The petition will be presented to:
- Wendy Burn, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Michael Maier, Head of the School of Psychiatry, London Deanery
- Stuart Bell, Chief Executive of SLaM
- Martin Baggaley, Trust Medical Director
- Simon Wessely, Vice-Dean of Academic Psychiatry
- Jonathan Bindman, Clinical Director, MAP CAG
- Simon Rayner, Head of Pathway, MAP CAG
- John Moriarty, Training Programme Director
If you are concerned about these cuts and the implications to our training, please sign this petition and make your voice heard.
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December 22, 2011
I have been hearing from so many trainees lately who are genuinely terrified about how these cuts will unravel the whole training program. It is honestly absurd that the trust would even consider abandoning these essential clinical guidelines while expecting us to keep our standards intact.
December 22, 2011
I honestly never thought this would gain so much speed which is really saying something about how many people actually care about the future of our training programs. It feels like the tide is finally turning and those ridiculous cuts are starting to look like the bad idea they always were. Seeing everyone rally like this is wild and honestly it gives me some actual hope that we might be able to protect these vital roles after all.
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WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?? Patients need real help not cut backs! Do not destroy this training program.
SLaM is already under so much pressure. How are they supposed to train the next generation of doctors without the right supervision? Bad move.
Ridiculous. Patients are going to suffer because of these budget games. Keep the consultants where they are needed.
My training was hard enough as it is. Taking away consultant oversight is just dangerous for everyone involved.
Need more support for mental health not less. Stop the cuts.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
It has recently been announced that the Mood, Anxiety and Personality Clinical Academic Group (MAP CAG) have proposed cuts to the psychotherapy service across the Trust. This would result in:
- 40% cut in the number of Consultant Medical Psychotherapists in the Maudsley psychotherapy department (covering South Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham)
- 75% reduction in the number of Consultant Medical Psychotherapists in St Thomas’s (covering North Lambeth)
- 45% reduction in therapy sessions across SLaM
This will clearly have a huge impact on patient care but will also have significant implications to our already stretched psychotherapy training.
There are real concerns that what remains of the Psychotherapy Department will no longer be able to provide sufficient high quality training. More supervision of psychodynamic cases will be carried out by junior and non-medical therapists. Furthermore the Case-Based Discussion groups will further increase in size and be supervised by non-medical staff. It is a Royal College of Psychiatrists guideline that these groups are supervised by a Consultant Medical Psychotherapist.
The current Royal College requirements state that trainees must attend 30 CBD group sessions and undertake both a 12-month long case (usually psychodynamic) and a short case (usually CBT). The proposed structure does not have the capacity to provide the requisite training supervision.
The consultation deadline is Thursday 12th January. The petition will be presented to:
- Wendy Burn, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Michael Maier, Head of the School of Psychiatry, London Deanery
- Stuart Bell, Chief Executive of SLaM
- Martin Baggaley, Trust Medical Director
- Simon Wessely, Vice-Dean of Academic Psychiatry
- Jonathan Bindman, Clinical Director, MAP CAG
- Simon Rayner, Head of Pathway, MAP CAG
- John Moriarty, Training Programme Director
If you are concerned about these cuts and the implications to our training, please sign this petition and make your voice heard.
Updates
December 22, 2011
I have been hearing from so many trainees lately who are genuinely terrified about how these cuts will unravel the whole training program. It is honestly absurd that the trust would even consider abandoning these essential clinical guidelines while expecting us to keep our standards intact.
December 22, 2011
I honestly never thought this would gain so much speed which is really saying something about how many people actually care about the future of our training programs. It feels like the tide is finally turning and those ridiculous cuts are starting to look like the bad idea they always were. Seeing everyone rally like this is wild and honestly it gives me some actual hope that we might be able to protect these vital roles after all.
6 Comments
This is so shortsighted. Psychotherapy is the backbone of proper care for these patients. Cutting it now just means more problems down the line.
WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?? Patients need real help not cut backs! Do not destroy this training program.
SLaM is already under so much pressure. How are they supposed to train the next generation of doctors without the right supervision? Bad move.
Ridiculous. Patients are going to suffer because of these budget games. Keep the consultants where they are needed.
My training was hard enough as it is. Taking away consultant oversight is just dangerous for everyone involved.
Need more support for mental health not less. Stop the cuts.
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This is so shortsighted. Psychotherapy is the backbone of proper care for these patients. Cutting it now just means more problems down the line.