With the success of the inaugural RCPsych
Awards still fresh in our minds, I am delighted to announce the
call for entries for the RCPsych Awards 2010.
The number and quality of entries we
received in 2009 far exceeded our expectations. The prestigious
Awards ceremony, held at the Royal Society of Medicine, brought
together over 300 psychiatrists, allied mental health
professionals, and service user and carer representatives. It was
hugely gratifying to be able to celebrate so much unsung talent and
enthusiasm within mental health services. Now the search begins for
the stars of 2010.
As in 2009, we aim to reward the most
dedicated psychiatrists, the most innovative teams and services,
the most talented trainees, the very best academic and the most
influential public educator.
New for 2010, we will also be extending a
special recognition to child and adolescent mental health services,
with a new Awards category for Specialist Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Services Provider of the Year.
The full list of categories for the RCPsych
Awards 2010 are:
* Core Psychiatric Trainee of the Year (CT1–CT3)
* Advanced Psychiatric Trainee of the Year
(ST4–ST6 and SpR)
* Psychiatric Academic of the Year
* Public Educator of the Year
* Specialist Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Services Provider of the Year
* Mental Health Services Provider of the
Year
* Psychiatric
Team of the Year
* Medical Manager/Leader of the
Year
* Psychiatrist
of the Year
*
Lifetime Achievement Award
Last year’s winners received the acclaim and
recognition they so richly deserved – both regionally and
nationally – and the 2010 Awards are your opportunity to nominate
those outstanding teams and individuals who are making a real
difference to mental health services.
To enter the 2010 Awards,
please download the following:
The closing date for Awards entries is Wednesday 10 March
2010
Closing date for entries extended to
Professor Dinesh Bhugra
President, Royal College of
Psychiatrists