A new resource for primary care teams, a mental health ‘toolkit’, was recently launched by tire Royal College of General Practitioners. Tire toolkit aims to provide practical support to general practitioners and other members of the primary care team who deal with tire mental health needs of patients. It offers a systematic approach to the basic primary care procedures for assessment, diagnosis and management of common mental health problems. Tire intention is that it will be used as a flexible resource for primary care teams to adapt, develop and mould for their use.