General Information
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Children in Wales would like to invite
members of RCPsych in Wales to consider becoming members of
the largest umbrella organisation for children and young people in
Wales.
A range of services and benefits
include:
- Reveiving weekly and monthly
e-briefings with latest news on policy, consultations and research
relating to children and young people in Wales and abroad
- A copy of the Children in Wales
quarterly membership mailout
- Discounts on Children in Wales
training days, seminars, workshops and conferences
- Opportinities to share best practice
with colleagues
- Opportunities to join the wide range
of networks and forums
Download the membership form,
membership rates (welsh version)
and membership rates (English
version).
If you require any
further information, please contact Louise O'Neill, Membership
co0ordinator, Children in Wales on 02920 342434 or visit
Children in
Wales.
Royal National Institute of the Deaf
Cymru
A joint submission by RNID Cymru and
NDCS Cymru, endorsed by Wales Council for Deaf People, Deaf
Association, MIND Cymru, Sense Cymru and Deafblind Cumru is being
put before the Minister regarding Specialist Mental Health Services
for Deaf people in Wales.
It is RNID belief that the deaf
and hard of hearing population of Wales are the fortotten patient
within specialist mental health service provision.
We are currently seeking
representation from Adult psychiatry in this area to provide a
clinical veiwpoint of services.
The committment is minimal with
one meeting and the vast majority of communication undertaken
via email.
Download an
overivew of the current situation
If you are interested in filling this
role, email sconway@welshdiv.rcpsych.ac.uk
Registering and enrolling on All
Wales Child Psychiatry
Registration and enrollment on a PLATO
course is simple and does not take long. See Instructions on how to
enroll.
Ringing Endorsements for Mental Health Outcome
Measure
The Manchester Short Assessment of
Quality of Life (MANSA) was published more than ten years ago
by Stefan Priebe (Queen Mary College, London University) and Peter
Huxley and Sherrill Evans of Swansea University's School of Human
and Health Sciences.
It has recently been given a
strong endorsement for use as an outcome measure in mental health
services.
Read more.