Psychiatric Bulletin (1996) 20: 683-684. doi: 10.1192/pb.20.11.683
© 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
External placements: a potentially valuable addition to higher training in old age psychiatry
Peter Bentham, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry* and
Abdul Patel, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry
Mental Health Services for Older Adults, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2QZ
* Correspondence
This article briefly describes the experience of two final year senior registrars visiting services in other regions. The potential training benefits of such external placements for higher trainees are outlined and practical suggestions are made on how to make them more widely available.
Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists.