About the London Division
Welcome to the London Division of the Royal College of
Psychiatrists. The London Division is coterminous with the London
NHS Region.
In July 2010, the poplulation of London was 7,825,200 (12.6%
of Englands population) Greater London covers an area of
1,572 sq km (607 sq miles) and is the smallest of Englands nine
regions, (1.2% of the total land of England). London's
population is projected to increase by approximately 775,000 by
2016, greatly increasing the pressure of the city's housing
stock.
London has the highest unemployment rate of any English
region, at 12.2%. The national rate is 7.9%. There are more
unemployed people in London (over 400,000 claimants) than in
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland put together (124,000,125,000
and 28,900 respectively).
Detailed road maps and satellite pictures of the streets of
London can be viewed at
http://maps.google.co.uk/
Just enter a
postcode or type
in the name of a landmark and you can view either a map or a
satellite picture. There is also the facility to zoom in until you
can see cars, buildings and trees! The Royal College of
Psychiatrists is situated in Belgrave Square.
During 2009/10 there were 12,460 formal admissions under the
Mental Health Act 1983 to NHS and private facilities in London.
This was 25.2% of the England total. Upwards of 297,000 Class A
problem drug users are estimated to live in London.
There are currently over 3,000 members of the Royal College of
Psychiatrists belonging to the London Division including the whole
range of specialists within psychiatry.
How to Contact the London Division
Susan Halliwell-Bass, London Division Manager, Royal
College of Psychiatrists
6th Floor
Standon House
21 Mansell Street
London E1 8AA
Tel: 020 7977 6650
Fax: 020 7481 4842
Email Susan Halliwell-Bass
Division Administrator
Tel: 020 7977 4991
Fax 020 7481 4842
Email: divisionsadmin@cru.rcpsych.ac.uk
Forthcoming London Division Executive Committee meetings:
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Wednesday 25 September 2013