What we do in the North
West Division:
The North West Division
of the Royal College of Psychiatrists covers Greater Manchester,
Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside.
Members in North West
Division are supported by a strong, committed Executive Committee
which meets quarterly.
The Executive Committee
has an active academic programme and hosts two academic conferences
each year. In addition to the academic theme one conference
incorporates the AGM and a trainee competition. Notification
of conferences and trainee competitions are posted on the
webpage.
The Executive Committee
encourage members to engage with the College locally, they welcome
comments and suggestions from the wider membership and any member
wishing to contact the Executive Committee can do so via the
Division Office.
North West Division are
committed to promoting psychiatry, actively taking an interest in
local medical schools, in particular local psychiatric
societies. Medical students are encouraged to attend events
and conferences organised by the Division.
Service users and carer
input is important to the Division. This group are
represented on the Executive Committee and are also encouraged to
attend Division conferences.
Notices of upcoming
elections and job vacancies are provided to members at the
beginning of each year in a New Year Bulletin which is published
jointly with Northern and Yorkshire Division. Copies of the
Bulletin are posted on the webpage from January to March each
year.
The Division hosts ad-hoc
local events on behalf of the College, such as training for
Approved Assessors and information about these events are posted on
the webpage and notified to members by email.
How to
contact us:
Further details about the Division,
its Executive Committee, future meetings and events can be obtained
from:
Division Manager:
Eva
Davison
Division Administrator:
Leanne
Grice
or at the following
address:
The Royal College of
Psychiatrists
Northern and Yorkshire
Division
Vicarage Chambers
9 Park Square East
Leeds
LS1 2LH
Tel: 0113 209
1592
Fax: 0113 209
1593
The Division Office is committed to providing
members with a fast and efficient service and to enable this to
happen members are encouraged to keep their contact details up to
date – particularly their email addresses - as this is the main
method of communication. Please let us know if
your contact details change.