West Midlands Division

 

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The Economic Downturn and Commissioning of Mental Health Services - a West Midlands Perspective

As part of the Fair Deal for Mental Health campaign, the College is keen to strengthen and extend the engagement of College members, service users and carers in the Divisions with local decision makers to improve mental health services in their region.

 

The first step in this project is a questionnaire for psychiatrists, which focuses on the impact of the economic downturn and the local commissioning process. All completed questionnaires would be gratefully received.

 

For further details on this project and the Questionnaire itself please see:

 

News and updates

The newsletter is published twice a year in April and October.

 

If you would like to contribute an article, advertise an event or share your views with the membership please contact Helen or Sue in the Divisional Office.

             

 Issue 8. October 2009     Issue 6. October 2008          Issue 3. April 2007

 Issue 7. April 2009          Issue 5. April 2008               Issue 2. October 2006

                                      Issue 4. October 2007          Issue 1. April 2006

                    

We would like to encourage our members to seek nomination for fellowship.  Further details about eligibility, sponsorship and nomination forms can be found here or by contacting the Divisional Office.  Please note that the closing date for the receipt of nominations is 31 July 2010.

 

Click here for details of current consultation documents (member login required)

Clinical Excellence Awards

The closing date for members wishing to be considered by the College for the 2010 round has now passed.  

 

Further details about the College's CEA procedures and covering sheets can be found here.

 

Details of West Midlands Division Rankings can be found here.

About the West Midlands Division

Welcome to the web page of the West Midlands Division. The Division comprises all Members and Associates of the Royal College of Psychiatrists living or working in the West Midlands. 

 

The Executive Committee tries to communicate College issues to all members of the Division. All Mental Health Trusts in the Region have either an Executive Committee Member or a Link Member who is responsible for transmitting information locally. The Committee also transmits members' concerns to the College. The Committee agenda includes both service and professional issues and the following sub-committees have been formed to concentrate on specific areas: Affiliates; BME issues; Medical Directors; Public Education; and Service Users and Carers.

 

The Executive Committee acts as a liaison point for other interested bodies in the West Midlands and the Regional Representatives from each Faculty are invited to attend. 

Executive Committee

Member Year of joining Position
Dr Stephen Edwards 2009 (E) Chair
Dr Gabrielle Milner 2005 (E) Financial Officer
Dr Safi Afghan 2008 (C) Public Education Officer
Dr Iftikhar Ahmad 2007 (E) Committee Member
Dr Mohammed Arif 2009 (C) Old Age Psychiatry
Dr Andrew Ashley-Smith 2005 (C) Rehab & Social Psychiatry Faculty
Dr Agnes Ayton 2008 (C) Eating Disorders Section
Dr Joanne Barton 2006 (C) Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty
Dr Nicholas Brown 2009 (C) Committee Member
Dr Thomas Clark 2009 (C) Forensic Psychiatry Faculty
Dr Martin Curtice 2009 (E) Committee Member
Dr Deepti Desai 2008 (C) PTC Rep
Dr Neil Deuchar 2007 (C) Committee Member
Mr Adrian Fisher 2009 (C) User/Carer Representative
Ms Ann Fitzgerald 2010 Carers Representative
Dr Martin Gee 2009 (C) Deputy Regional Advisor
Dr Lesley Haines 2009 (E) Committee Member
Dr Sumithra Handy 2009 (E) Committee Member
Dr Richard Hodgson 2005 (C) CPDRC
Dr Afzal Javed 2009 (EX) Immediate Past Chair
Dr Lisetta Lovett 2005 (C) Public Education Officer
Dr Christopher Mace 2005 (C) Psychotherapy Faculty
Dr Arshad Mahmood 2009 (C) General & Community Psychiatry Faculty
Dr Geoffrey Marston 2007 (C) Learning Disability Psychiatry Faculty
Dr Christopher Murphy 2009 (C) Committee Member
Dr Iqbal Naeem 2005 (C) Affiliate Representative
Dr Ashok Roy 2009 (C) Committee Member
Prof. Swaran Singh 2009 (C) Academic Psychiatry Faculty
Dr Derrett Watts 2005 (E) Vice Chair
Dr Alfred White 2006 (C) Liaison Psychiatry Faculty
Mr Peter Woodhams 2005 (C) Carers Representative

 

Approved minutes from West Midlands Division Executive Committee Meetings can be found here (member login required).  Details of current West Midlands Division vacancies can be found here.

How to contact us:halifax house

Royal College of Psychiatrists

West Midlands Division
Halifax House
14/15 Frederick Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 1JD


Tel: 0121 410 2655
Fax: 0121 410 2656

 

 

 

Further details about the Division, its Executive Committee, future meetings and events can be obtained from:

 

Helen Pilbin, Division Manager or Susan Corfield, Division Administrator.

Divisional Meetings and Events

There are 4 Executive Committee Meetings and 2 full Divisional Academic Meetings a year.

 

For details of previous meetings and events please click here.

Divisional Academic Meetings 2010

Spring Meeting 2010

Date: Friday, 14 May 2010

Venue: Dudley

 

Flyer

Booking Form

Winter Meeting 2010

Date: Friday, 10 December 2010

Venue: To be confirmed

Dates of Executive Committee Meetings 2010

Date: Friday, 29 January 2010

Venue: West Bromwich

 

Date: Friday, 16 April 2010

Venue: West Bromwich

 

Date: Friday, 9 July 2010

Venue: West Bromwich

 

Date: Friday, 8 October 2010

Venue: West Bromwich

Other Forthcoming Events

None at present

Useful Links

Service User & Carer Links

 

Routes to Specialist Registration - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) - Article 14

 

West Midlands Division Mentoring Scheme

 

Psychiatrists' Support Service (member login required) - an innovative service for members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.  Any Member wishing to support psychiatrists in difficulties should contact psychiatristssupportservice@rcpsych.ac.uk, full training will be provided.

 

Section 12(2), Approved Clinician Status and DOLS - West Midlands

Assessors for the College on Advisory Appointment Committees

If you have been a consultant for more than three years, would you be interested in representing the College as an Assessor on Advisory Appointment Committees (AACs)? Assessors are crucial to ensure good practice is maintained at all AACs and to provide a constructive assessment of applicants' expertise for the post. For full details on the role and how to become an Assessor, please contact Charlotte Cox or visit http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/training/collegeassessor.aspx.

 

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