The Peninsula Primary Care Psychology & Counseling Service has evolved from the successful Hamilton Associates Primary Care Ltd which started business in 1998 under the guidance of Dr Chris Hamilton, Consultant Clinical Psychologist. The new Peninsula Primary Care service now provides expert psychological assessment for the NHS, the Independent Sector and for the judiciary via expert psychological assessment and legal reports.

A full range of psychological assessments is available ranging from assessments for depression and / or anxiety to memory problems, post-traumatic stress and IQ assessment. A full list of assessments is outlined further in the clinical and legal sections of the site.

Since 1998 there has been a steady growth year upon year in all of the company's three core areas. The success has largely been built on a solid empirical foundation of continued clinical evaluation and the skill and commitment shown by the clinical staff over the years.

We at Peninsula Primary Care adopt what we believe is a caring, pragmatic and common sense approach to working with psychological problems. This ethic is applied throughout the company in all of its core areas of business and over the past 10 years we have built up a warm, supportive and friendly group of clinicians from diverse backgrounds. This, in turn, helps provide a rich source of knowledge for the team in general.

The service is scientist-practitioner in orientation and therapeutic interventions involve cognitive, behavioural and dynamic approaches that may be directive or non-directive depending on the presenting problem, all approaches however remain evidence based. The service design and outcomes have been published in the "NHS Doctor and Commissioning GP" Journal following an evaluation of 573 primary care referrals. Peninsula Primary Care remain committed to "The National Service Framework Standards for Mental Health". This means that all our patients have access to a highly professional primary care service, ensuring that their needs are appropriately assessed and an effective treatment plan put in place.