Coroners Service for Northern Ireland
The Coroners Service for NI wishes to recruit members who would
be interested in preparing Expert Reports for the coroner as they
investigate the sudden death of a patient known to psychiatric
services. All costs and fees are covered by the NI Courts and
Tribunals Service. If interested, doctors should contact
Dr Gillian Clarke
MRCGP, Medical Advisor, Coroners Service for NI or
telephone 028 9044 6800
NIJAC Appeals Tribunals
Opportunities for Consultants and Doctors to serve in Judicial
Office.
NIJAC is seeking to appoint Consultants and GPs to sit as
members of the Appeal Tribunals. These tribunals sit across
Northern Ireland and deal with disability benefit appeals, mainly
involving Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support
Allowance and Industrial Injuries Benefit.
The Royal College of Psychiatrist in Northern Ireland launched
its manifesto for the NI Assembly Elections on 5 May 2011
The Royal College of Psychiatrists calls on Northern Ireland’s
political parties to give a high priority in the next Assembly to
the promotion of mental well-being and the prevention and treatment
of mental illness within a recovery ethos.
RSPsych in Northern Ireland Prizes 2011
The Division is pleased to offer the following prizes for 2011.
Please read the criteria carefully as regulations have changed.
and
NI Presentation Day -
Wednesday 28 September 2011 (PM)
Clifton House,
Belfast
Preliminary proposals and
applications for all prizes should be submitted by
30 June with final entries
submitted by Friday 12 August 2011
RCPsych Awards 2010
Dr John Simpson, of Southern Health and Social
Care Trust, has been named Medical Manager of the Year 2010 by the
Royal College of Psychiatrists.
The annual RCPsych Awards mark the highest
level of achievement within psychiatry, and are designed to
recognise and reward excellent practice in the field of mental
health.
Dr Simpson was presented with his award at a
prestigious ceremony held at the Royal Society of Medicine on 16
November.
Competition for the RCPsych Awards was
extremely tough, and the judging panels were overwhelmed by the
quality of this year’s entries. The judges said: “Dr Simpson has
been at the forefront of improvement and innovation in Northern
Ireland for over 15 years. He has an exemplary record through
troubled times and major service redesign. He has ably led
colleagues through radical reorganisation whilst sustaining
respect, harnessing enthusiasm, and maintaining clinical
credibility.”
Professor Dinesh Bhugra, President of the
Royal College of Psychiatrists, said: “Through the RCPsych Awards,
we bring national recognition to those individuals and services who
are helping to deliver the very best mental health care for service
users and carers. On behalf of the College, I heartily congratulate
Dr Simpson and extend those congratulations to the rest of his
colleagues in Belfast as well.”
Judging - Stepping Out of the Shadows
In October 2009 the Northern Ireland Judical Appointments
Commission (NIJAC) launched the Judical Shadowing Scheme. The
scheme gives medical professionals, a unique opportunity to
spend a day in a court or tribunal of their choice and go behind
the bench. More
information.