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online workshop

Mental health and wellbeing in primary care


  • Released: 03/2018
  • Reviewed: 09/2024
  • Study time: 10h:0m
  • Standard price: £250.00
  • NHS England-funded price: £0.00

PLEASE NOTE: You will not be able to book onto this event if you have previously attended the Mental Health and wellbeing in primary care study day or the Mental health and wellbeing in primary care online workshops A and B.

This online workshop focuses on common mental health conditions seen in primary care. It will enable you to support patients with a mental health condition to optimise their medicines. It will combine principles of team-based learning (TBL) to facilitate networking and discussion whilst consolidating the underpinning knowledge about antidepressants, benzodiazepines and z-hypnotics. Teams will work through simple and more complex case studies to apply knowledge and share best practice.

This programme has been developed by University of East Anglia (UEA) who own the intellectual property and copyright.

Learning outcomes

On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:

  • explain how mental health conditions can impact on patients and their carers and the key priorities for maintaining good mental health
  • outline drug and non-drug management for depression
  • apply national guidelines, referral criteria and evidence-informed decision-making on depression to patient care in general practice
  • develop a plan to improve safety and quality for benzodiazepine and z-drugs prescribing in general practice
  • identify strategies for supporting patients to reduce or stop benzodiazepines and z-drugs.

How to use this programme

We deliver our online workshops using Zoom. When you book onto this event you will receive a separate email (from the tutor via Zoom) with a unique invitation link. Please do not share the link with others. The email also allows you to add the event (including the invitation link) to your digital calendar of choice. You can also find a copy of the link on your CPPE My bookings page.

Please note

  • You will need to be connected to the internet for the duration of the online workshop.
  • To get the most from this workshop we recommend that you use a laptop or desktop computer.
  • Log into the event in enough time to enable you to resolve any technology issues before the official start. If you join after the official start time, the facilitator may not be able to admit you into the workshop.
  • This is an interactive workshop and you must have your camera on throughout. You will need a microphone available to speak during the event. This is important for building rapport, ensuring engagement and supporting accessibility.
  • Please ensure you are in a quiet room with no distractions.
  • You must not join while travelling.
  • We expect you to prepare for our events by completing all pre-workshop activities. Details of these will be emailed to you by the tutor or can be found on your My bookings page.
  • Please ensure that you can attend for the entire workshop – attendance will only be marked if you attend and participate fully. 

If you can no longer attend or wish to cancel your place on this event, you must do so via your My bookings page. Our cancellation policy will apply to late cancellations, or if you do not cancel and fail to attend the event.

If you have any queries or concerns regarding your participation in the workshop, or have any requirements that we can support you with, please do not hesitate to contact the lead tutor. For more information, read our inclusivity statement.

Watch a video explaining what to expect from our online learning programmes.

Learning intended for

  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy technicians
  • Trainee pharmacists