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Latest news
Debt and Mental Health - College's work mentioned
in the Government's White Paper
A Better Deal for Consumers.
Equality Bill -
College calls for the repeal of law that discriminates against
mental health in parliament. This has been supported
by Tony Blair's former spin-doctor Alistair
Campbell.
Read more about the Equality
Bill.
Equality Bill - House of Commons 2nd Reading. Read College
briefing and the
debate in parliament. (College briefing
mentioned)
Welfare Reform Bill - College
briefing mentioned in House of Lords 2nd Reading
debate - April 2009
House of Lords debates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - College
Report on Psychological Therapies
mentioned. - March 2009
Coroners and Justice Bill - College
produces briefing on Clause 152 and the potential for the sharing
of confidential personal health data.
- Feb 2009
Eating Disorder Section responds to Early Day Motion 659 on
anorexia websites - Feb 2009
House of Lords debates Benefits for Non-British Citizens.
College Position Statement: Improving
Services for Refugees and Asylum Seekers mentioned.
Welfare Reform Bill - College 2nd Reading
Briefing - Jan 2009
Welfare Refore Bill published -
Jan 2009
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.
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.
Read the report
Fair Deal for mental health campaign
launched
The College has launched a new 3 year campaign to tackle
inequalities in mental healthcare
Find out more
Parliamentary Briefings
Welfare Reform Bill
Read the latest news on the Bill and
follow the Parliamentary proceedings.
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:
Update: The
Government has announced that the Queen's Speech will take
place on Wednesday 3 December 2008
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