From 1 January 2012, various changes to the following products
will affect RCPsych members. This page explains
the changes and answers your potential questions.
Changes to CPD Online
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- RCPsych members' rate decreases
to £45
The price of an annual subscription to CPD
Online for College members will be just £45 (+VAT) from January
2012.
This is a substantial saving compared with the current 2011 rate of
£76 (+VAT).
- CPD hours allowed increases to
25
The number of external hours for which CPD Online
may be used and put towards your continuing professional
development (CPD) requirements increases to 25 hours (for
the UK).
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More
info on CPD Online
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I already have a member
subscription to CPD Online which is valid for some months into
2012. Won't I miss out on the reduced rate?
Any subscriptions (whether new or renewals) starting in
September 2011, or later, will have a sliding scale of discount
applied to them to take into account the change of rate for 2012 so
that you will not miss out.
Any subscriptions that were taken before this were sold in good
faith, before the price changes were confirmed, so we regret
these cannot be changed.
I currently have the 'Subscriber
to Advances' rate for CPD Online. What happens to
that?
For RCPsych members, the reduced 'Subscriber to
Advances' rate will become obsolete in 2012, since £45
(+VAT) is cheaper than the 2012 Advances-subscriber
rate (£59+VAT) anyhow. Your renewal will automatically
convert to the new member rate.
I pay for my CPD Online
subscription by Direct Debit. Do I need to do
anything?
No. Members' renewals will automatically be charged at the
new lower 2012 members' rate.
I want to take out a subscription
to CPD Online. What do I do?
To subscribe please contact: Subscriptions Dept, Maney
Publishing, Suite 1C, Joseph’s Well, Hanover Walk, LEEDS LS3 1AB,
UK. Tel: +44 (0)113 386 8168. Fax: +44 (0)113 386 8178. Email:
subscriptions@maney.co.uk or
subscribe online: http://maney.co.uk/cpdo
Changes to Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
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- Access to Advances
online will be free to members
From January 2012,
RCPsych members will have free access to the full text
of Advances online, as an extra benefit of
their College membership.
- Reduced members' price for
print
For members who prefer the print version, the
members' discount for this increases so the 2012 rate will go down
to £50.
(A large saving compared with the non-member rate of £140.)
(2012 member rates: £50 for UK/Europe,
$93 for North America, £58 for rest of world.)
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More info on
Advances
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How do members
get their online access to Advances?
- If you already view the British
Journal of Psychiatry and The Psychiatrist online,
from January 2012 you should also automatically gain access to the
full text of Advances (at http://apt.rcpsych.org), once you
have logged in with your usual BJPsych username and
password.
- (If not, you may need to ‘activate’ -
you need your membership number for this - at:
www.rcpsych.org/cgi/activate/basic?ORIGJOURNAL=bjp)
I am having problems accessing
Advances online. What do I do?
- First, ensure you have activated your access, as mentioned
above - go to this page for more info
on activation.
- Please note: the online journals do not use
the same username and password as for viewing the College website’s
members-only secure area – unless you have chosen for them to be
the same.
- If you know you have activated in the past but cannot remember
the username and password you chose (and for any further
difficulties), please call the Membership Dept on 020 7235 2351
x6281, or email: onlinejournals@rcpsych.ac.uk
- If you are still having problems please contact the Membership
Dept at the College, or email: onlinejournals@rcpsych.ac.uk
What
happens to the existing member-rate subscription for the
online-only version of Advances that I pay
for?
This will not be renewed and will
cease to exist in 2012, because you are able to get automatic
access to the online version as a member. If you currently
pay for this by Direct Debit no payments will be taken. You
do not need to do anything.
What happens to my existing
member-rate subscription for the print version of
Advances?
The price will automatically be
dropped to the lower 2012 rate, as detailed in your renewal letter
(these will be sent out in September 2011).
I pay
for my print subscription by Direct Debit. Do I need to do
anything?
No, assuming you wish to continue your
print subscription, members' renewals will automatically be charged
at the new lower 2012 members' rate.
I want
to take out a subscription for the print version of
Advances. What do I do?
To subscribe please contact:
Subscriptions Dept, Maney Publishing, Suite 1C, Joseph’s Well,
Hanover Walk, LEEDS LS3 1AB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)113 386 8168. Fax: +44
(0)113 386 8178. Email: subscriptions@maney.co.uk
Subscribe online: www.maney.co.uk/apt
I don't wish to continue my print
subscription to Advances. What do I do?
You will receive a renewal letter in September 2011 about
this. If you usually pay by Direct Debit or automatic credit
card payment you must tell Maney Publishing (contact details just
above) that you do not wish to renew. For Direct Debits you
must do this by 31 October 2011.