April 2006

Parliament

• College response to the Welfare Reform Green Paper

20th April

Publications

• CR136. Psychiatric services for adolescents and adults with Asperger syndrome and other autistic-spectrum disorders
  A new council report

13th April

Examinations

• MRCPsych part II examination - Spring 2006
  Latest pass list
  

11th April

• Vocational services for people with severe mental health problems: Commissioning guidance  
  From the Department of Health
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• From segregation to inclusion: Commissioning guidance on day services for people with mental health problems  
  From the Department of Health
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• Supporting Women Into The Mainstream: Commissioning women-only community day services  
  From the Department of Health

6th April

Parliament

• College Response to the Health Select Committee Inquiry into Workforce Needs and Planning
  March 2006
  

5th April

Continuing Professional Development

• Special Committee on Professional Governance and Ethics
  Vacancies for membership of the Ethics Sub-Committee and the Confidentiality Sub-Committee
  

1st April

Continuing Professional Development

• CPD online
  From the Royal College of Psychiatrists
  

1st April

Press releases

• Additional psychotherapy reduces risk of depression by a third
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Saturday 1st April 2006
• Young people with personality disorders at increased risk of substance misuse
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Saturday 1st April 2006
• Black patients over-represented in high-society psychiatric hospitals
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Saturday 1st April 2006
• Earlier referral of patients with dementia since drugs introduced
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Saturday 1st April 2006
• High depression rates in former communist countries linked to binge drinking
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Saturday 1st April 2006