Position Statements

Position statements are approved by the College’s Policy Committee and are concise statements of College policy.

These statements are available to download in PDF format (free of charge).  (You will require Adobe Acrobat on your machine to view PDF files.)

Guidance for commissioners: service provision for Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
PS02/2013  Apr 2013
PS02/2013 - Survey

The integration of personal budgets in social care and personal health budgets in the NHS
PS01/2013  Mar 2013

Payment by results for mental health (England)
PS02/2012  Aug 2012

Managing the impact of violence on mental health, including among witnesses and those affected by homicide
PS01/2012  Jul 2012

Recommendations for psychiatrists on spirituality and religion
PS03/2011  Aug 2011

Ethics of psychiatric research
PS02/2011  Mar 2011

Research priorities for psychiatry
PS01/2011  Mar 2011

No health without public mental health: The case for action
PS04/2010  Oct 2010

Self-harm, suicide and risk: a summary
PS03/2010  July 2010

Supervision for career-grade psychiatrists in managed settings
PS02/2010  July 2010

Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Position Statement on Sexual Orientation
PS01/2010  Feb 2010

Age Discrimination in Mental Health Services: Making Equality a Reality
PS02/2009  Oct 2009

Mental Health and Social Inclusion
PS01/2009  June 2009