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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.
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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.