Researchers into the state of mental health care in the UK are arguing for a bigger link between research evidence and policy.The recently established Health Services Research Department, part of the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, is to launch its case at a special conference looking at what’s happening now in mental health research, and the relationship between this and mental health policy.

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The British Medical Association has given its backing for the Government’s drive to recruit doctors from overseas.The move will ease the short to long term shortage of both GPs and consultants, which is essential if the NHS Plan – with its proposals to increase doctor numbers – is to be delivered in full.

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