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House - BCS, 2 North Queen Street
Belfast
BT15 1EQ
Tel: +44 (0)
28 9027 8793
Fax: +44 (0) 28 9031 2461
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Welcome to RCPsych in
Northern Ireland
The regional office was established and launched in
September 2003.
Through the Chairman, Dr Philip McGarry, the Division
is represented on the Central Executive Committee of the
College. There are also Divisional representatives
on each of the Central Faculty Committees and on the various
College Committees such as the Education and Training Standards,
Policy, Public Education, Regional Advisors, Specialty
Advisors, Academic, Examinations, SAS and Affiliates,
Trainees, Eating Disorders and Social and Rehabilitation.
Members are encouraged to participate in the College locally and
nationally and vacancies for representatives are notified to the
local membership via the journals, website and local mailshots.
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GAIN
Guidelines on the Mental Health (NI) Order 1986
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RCPsych in NI has been working with the Guidelines and Audit
Implementation Network Project Team (GAIN) and RQIA to produce
Guidelines on the use of the
Mental Health (NI) Order 1986.
The Guidelines offer a practical and
accessible learning package for all agencies and professionals
involved in mental health care. There has been no recent guidance
which takes into account changes to the interpretation of the
Order, related legislation, political and organisational change,
changes in service delivery and changes in the expectation of
service users and carers; these Guidelines therefore fill a
longstanding gap for those charged with operating the Order and
also provide a pathway for the introduction of planned new
developments in mental health legislation; the College has been
very pleased to have been involved with the production of these
resources.
Four CPD on-line modules have been made
freely available via CPD
On-line. These include an introduction to the Order,
admission to hospital, assessment and treatment and safeguards and
rights. The Guidelines are further supported by a list of
resources.
RCPsych in NI wish to thank GAIN for
providing this resource and to pay tribute to the Project Team
Chair, Dr Maria McGinnity, and the agencies, professionals, carers
and service users involved.
We are indebted to Drs Caroline Donnelly,
Roinin McNally, Peter Sloan and Bernadette Hamilton, who helped
compile the Guidelines and authored the e-learning resource.
We are grateful to the many members who
contributed to peer reviewing and editing the documents and gave
freely of their time and expertise. Thanks also to the College
centrally for their help in developing the first CPD On-line
resource specifically tailored to Northern Ireland.
Recent Events at Clifton House
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New Members Reception held
at Clifton House, June 2011
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Audit,
Research & Dr Thomas Freeeman Awards, Sept 2011 |
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Meeting
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Venue
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Further Information
and Bookings
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Dementia in Palliative Care
Keynote Speaker - Prof Des O'Neill
Joint Meeting of the NI British Geriatric Society and
RCPsych Faculty of Old Age
Programme
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Friday 3 February |
Island Centre, Lisburn |
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Division Administrator
Tel 028 9027 8793
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Suicide and Self Harm
Joint meeting BH&SCT &
RCPsych
Programme & Registration Form - available shortly
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Date TBC |
Venue TBA |
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Division Administrator
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Management Development Programme
Organised by SAS & Affiliate Group
*Almost Fully Booked*
Programme
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Thursday 23 & Friday 24 February |
Belfast Castle, Belfast |
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Interfaces
Joint meeting - Ulster Paediatric
Society & RCpsych NI Faculty of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry
Programme
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Friday 2 March |
Riddel Hall, Stranmillis |
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ASD And Mental Health
Joint Meeting Regional ASD Network
& RCPsych in NI
Programme
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Friday 9 March |
Old School Canteen, Tyrone & Fermanagh Hospital
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Personality Disorder - Services &
Interfaces
A Multidisciplinary & Multiagency
Conference
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Date TBC |
Venue TBA |
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Division Administrator
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RCPsych in NI 2012 Spring Meeting
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Date TBC |
Venue TBA |
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Child, Adolescent & Learning Disability
Psychiatrists' Network Conference
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Thursday 10 &
Friday 11 May
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Venue TBA |
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New Members Dinner
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Wednesday 6 June |
Clifton House, Belfast |
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RCPsych in NI Trainees Conference
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Thursday 7 & Friday 8 June |
Clifton House, Belfast |
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RCPsych in NI Faculty of Learning Disability Annual
Meeting
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Friday 15 June |
Clifton House, Belfast |
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Media Workshops
Limited number of places available
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Thursday 21 & Friday 22 June (AM) |
Clifton House, Belfast |
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Research & Audit Presentation Day
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Wednesday 26 September |
Clifton House, Belfast |
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World Mental Health Day - Public Event
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Friday 5 October |
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Dementia Update for General Adult Psychiatrists
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Wednesday 15 February
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Clifton House, Belfast
4 - 5.30 pm
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Psychopharmacological Treatment of Mania
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Thursday 29 March
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Learning Disability Update for General Adult Psychiatrists
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Wednesday 2 May
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Schizophrenia Update
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June (TBA) |
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Division Administrator
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Practical Issues in Capacity & Assessment
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Wednesday 17 October
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Your views..
We are always pleased to receive feedback. We would be
particularly interested to hear what topics and speakers you might
wish to have included in our CPD programmes – email us quoting “Topics and
Speakers” in the subject field.
We would also like to establish if there is
any interest in having a 2-day Spring Residential – again email quoting “Spring
Residential Meeting” in the subject field.
Is there a demand or need for ASD training for
General Adult Psychiatrists in the North West & Western areas?
If so please email
quoting “ASD and Mental Health”
Dr John Sharkey, Regional Representative,
Psychiatrists in Private Practice Special Interest
Group, would be grateful to hear from Psychiatrists interested
in this area; email Dr
Sharkey
The Faculty of Medical Leadership and
Management is a new UK-wide organisation that aims to promote the
advancement of medical leadership, management and quality
improvement at all stages of the medical career for the benefit of
patients. This is a cross College initiative which sits
alongside the College’s own Leadership and
Management work. You can get further details
and sign up online
Contact Us
Nora
McNairney, Division Manager
Lisa
Losty, Division Administrator
Thomas
McKeever, Policy
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland
Clifton House
2 North Queeen Street
Belfast
BT15 1EQ
Tel: 028 9027 8793
Fax: 028 9031 2461
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