...Graham Turpin; Jeremy Clarke; Ruth Duffy; Roslyn Hope Two years ago, we published within this journal a scoping article (Turpin et al, 2006) concerning the urgent need to review and enhance the workforce responsible for delivering psychological therapies to people seeking help for common mental...

... with it an important opportunity to consider how services for people living with long term medical conditions may benefit from developments in widening access to psychological therapies. The National Service Framework for Longterm Conditions (DoH, 2005a) aims to improve the quality of life for people living...

...Moira Fraser The recent focus on improving access to psychological therapies led by Richard Layard has generated wide‐scale debate. This article looks at this debate and the potential long‐term implications of Layard's recommendations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006...

...Rosalind Mead This paper provides a description of statutory regulation as it applies to currently regulated professions and as a model for practitioners of psychological therapies. It discusses the safety drivers for regulation, the issues involved in identifying roles, competences and training...

...Graham Turpin; Roslyn Hope; Ruth Duffy; Matt Fossey; James Seward Despite the emergence of NICE guidelines regarding the effectiveness and appropriateness of psychological therapies for the majority of common mental health problems, access to these services is still dramatically underdeveloped...