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International doctors supporting CAMHS service
Three overseas doctors have joined the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as part of a medical fellowship programme to help strengthen the service.
The fellowship scheme the doctors are part of offers an opportunity for experienced international clinicians to come to the UK to enhance their skills in a speciality of their choice - in this case, child and adolescent psychiatry.
The doctor’s main focus will be to see children and young people in the CAMHS service to provide the most appropriate mental health support required.
A further part of the scheme will involve academic study.
Raj Verma, Associate Medical Director at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are delighted these three doctors have joined our CAMHS service and look forward to seeing the huge difference they will make. All of them join us with much experience after working as child and adolescent psychiatrists internationally and I’m sure their expertise will be extremely beneficial for patients and other staff.
“They are currently undertaking a three month induction of the NHS to familiarise themselves with how the service works and have also been holding clinics for children and young people in Cumbria who require CAMHS support.”
Barry Chipcase, CAMHS Clinical Director, said: “Our International Fellows will be a great addition to our children’s mental health team here in Cumbria. They are bringing a very high level of skills and experience in this specialist area, and their appointment is a very innovative approach to recruitment in a clinical area where there is a national shortage.”
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