A PROJECT bringing primary care and mental health services together in west Wiltshire has been featured in a national conference on the future of psychiatry.

The initiative, being led by the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust, was highlighted at the first national psychiatry conference on Friday.

Dr Christine Vize, deputy medical director for the mental health partnership, said: "We intend to have more staff with mental health expertise working within the primary care setting in the future."