Trainee Page

Welcome to the RCPsych in Wales Trainees page.  This page is to provide helpful information to the

 Trainees of the RCPsych in Wales.  If you are a trainee and think there is anything further

 that could be added, please email sconway@welshdiv.rcpsych.ac.uk

Useful links:

• The Royal College's Trainee Section

• Psychiatric Trainee's Committee (PTC)

• Psychiatrists Support Service - providing confidential support and advice service for members, trainee members and associates of the RCPsych

• Assessments on-line - If you are a trainee and have not yet registered with the College, please do so via the trainee section

• National Recruitment to Psychiatry 2011

• Wales Psychiatric Trainee's Newsletter - Coming soon!  The call for submission of articles is extended to doctors in all training grades or new consultants and are to be submitted to Dr Ranjini Rao at drranjinirao@hotmail.com

RCPsych in Wales PTC Representatives

• Dr Scott Hall (Member)

• Dr Paul Emmerson (Member)

• Dr Udai Kandalama (PMPT)

Forthcoming courses for 2012

• Approved Clinician and Section 12 (2) Training courses

• CASC Training Day - 4 July, Whitchurch, Cardiff 

Wales Student Psychiatric Society

The Wales Student Psychiatric Society have a facebook page of the same name and an email address WSPS@live.co.uk

The Society are always looking for support and anyone interested can contact Dr Ben Shooter on docshooter@hotmail.co.uk or via the facebook site.

Trainee Questionnaire

Dr Robert Stamatakis

ST4, Forensic Psychiatry

There has been a fair amount of rumour and speciation in the medical and psychiatric press about the recruitment crisis in psychiatry.

In an effort to clarify the current state of affairs, it would be helpful if trainees could complete the anonymous questionnaire and return it to robstamatakis@mac.com - no reference will be made to location or grade in the results.

Now is a good time to make your comments, be they positive or negative.  Please take the time to complete and return this questionnaire honestly. 

Psychotherapy Survey Wales

Attaining competence in psychotherapeutic approaches is an important component of core and higher training in psychiatry, as outlined in the Royal College's Guidelines on Psychotherapy Training.  Unfortunately, there is some variation in the support and guidance we receive locally across Wales.  The purpose of this survey is to explore the training opportunities across Wales, obstacles hindering their acquisition and their possible solutions.

We are inviting all psychiatry trainees (CT1 - CT3/ST4 - ST5) from across all regions in Wales to participate in this survey.

Please take a few minutes to log on to the survey document and complete it.  Your contribution will be of great assistance to strengthen psychotherapy across Wales.