World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation has
asked the Royal College of Psychiatrists to provide some input into
the development of ICD11 which is due for publication in
2014. The President has asked Professor Terry Brugha to
convene a group from Faculties and Regions to pull together a list
of top priority areas to be included in the College's initial
response. The closing date for comments was Friday 21st
November. Professor Keith Lloyd is formulating
the RCPsych in Wales' members response. Details of
the outcome will be posted here as they become available.
Children in Wales would like to invite
members of RCPsych in Wales to consider becoming members of
the largest umbrella organisation for children and young people in
Wales. A range of services and benefits include:
- Reveiving weekly and monthly
e-briefings with latest news on policy, consultations and research
relating to children and young people in Wales and abroad,
- A copy of the Children in Wales
quarterly membership mailout
- Discounts on Children in Wales
training days, seminars, workshops and conferences
- Opportinities to share best practice
with colleagues
- Opportunities to join the wide range
of networks and forums
The membership form,
membership rates (welsh version)
and membership rates (English version)
are now available for download.
If you require any
further information, please contact Louise O'Neill, Membership
co0ordinator, Children in Wales on 02920 342434 or visit
Children in
Wales.
Royal National Institute of the Deaf
Cymru
A joint submission by RNID Cymru and
NDCS Cymru, endorsed by Wales Council for Deaf People, Deaf
Association, MIND Cymru, Sense Cymru and Deafblind Cumru is being
put before the Minister regarding Specialist Mental Health Services
for Deaf people in Wales. It is RNID belief that the deaf and hard
of hearing population of Wales are the fortotten patient within
specialist mental health service provision. We are
currently seeking representation from Adult psychiatry in this
area to provide a clinical veiwpoint of services. The
committment is minimal with one meeting and the vast majority of
communication undertaken via email. An
overivew of the current situation is now availalbe to
download.
If you are interested in filling this
role, please contact Siobhan Conway
Registering and enrolling
on All Wales Child Psychiatry
Registration and enrollment on a PLATO
course is simple and does not take long. Instructions on how to enroll
are available to download.
Ringing Endorsements for Mental Health Outcome
Measure
The Manchester Short Assessment of
Quality of Life (MANSA) published more than ten years ago by Stefan
Priebe (Queen Mary College, London University) and Peter Huxley and
Sherrill Evans of Swansea University's School of Human and Health
Sciences, recently has been given a strong endorsement for use as
an outcome measure in mental health services.
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