• College outlines Fair Deal priorities in the Queen's Speech 2008.

• College takes the Fair Deal Campaign to the Autumn National Party Political Conferences.

• Northern Ireland Division responds to consultation on Delivering the Bamford Vision
  The Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability published a series of 10 reports between 2005 and 2007. In June 2008, the Northern Ireland Executive put a series of proposals for modernising services for people with mental health problems or a learning disability out for consultation. The College's Northern Ireland Division submitted its response on 2 October 2008.

• Northern Ireland Division responds to DHSSPS consultation on Guidance on the Termination of Pregnancy
  On 22 September 2008, the Northern Ireland Executive’s Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) closed its three-month consultation on Guidance on the Termination of Pregnancy: The Law and Clinical Practice in Northern Ireland. Dr Cathal Cassidy, chair of the Northern Ireland Division, submitted this response on behalf of the College

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• MPs forced to hide mental health problems
  

  A report published in July by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health, with support from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the mental health charities Mind, Rethink and Stand to Reason, shows that one in five MPs surveyed has experience of a mental health problem but fears disclosing this because of the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health issues.

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• Fair Deal for mental health campaign launched
  

  The College has launched a new 3 year campaign to tackle inequalities in mental healthcare

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Parliamentary Briefings

• Welfare Reform Bill
  Read the latest news on the Bill and follow the Parliamentary proceedings

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• Queen's speech
  

  In the Queen's Speech on Wednesday December 3rd, Prime Minster Gordon Brown has presented a slimmed-down legislative programme for the coming year. Read more about the College's priorities.

   

• Draft Queen's speech
  

  On Wednesday 14 May 2008, the Prime Minister set out his legislative programme for the next session of Parliament, the 'draft Queen's Speech'. Find out more.

Read College briefings on proposed Bills in the Queen's Speech:

• Equality Bill
• Welfare Reform Bill

Update: The Government has announced that the Queen's Speech will take place on Wednesday 3 December

Health and Social Care Bill

The College has been briefing Parliamentarians during the progress of the Health and Social Care BIll through Parliament. Follow the progress of the BIll and read more about our work.

Additional Briefings

• Westminster Hall debate on NHS and Elderly Mentally Ill - 15.1.08

Read the debate

• Westminster Hall debate on Dementia Care Services - 24.10.07

Read the debate

• House of Lords debate on the NHS in London - 10.10.07

Read the debate

Party Conferences

• Autumn Party Conference Newsletter - Sept/Oct 2007