Our strategic plan 2021/23 and vision

Our corporate strategy for 2021-23 is called Excellent patient care in a changing world. It sets outs our top priorities for the next two calendar years. Our work during this period will be underpinned by our values.

Download the Strategic plan 2021-2023 (PDF)

 

Priorities

Our four strategic priorities are:

  1. Equality and diversity
  2. Parity of esteem
  3. Workforce wellbeing
  4. Sustainability

Equality and diversity

We will promote equality and equitable outcomes, and remain opposed to all forms of discrimination. We will deliver equality for all our staff; and equality of opportunity for our members – ensuring that all doctors and students, of all backgrounds, are encouraged and supported to become members. We will also promote equality of access, experience and outcomes for mental health patients and carers. 

Parity of esteem

We will campaign to improve the lives of people of all ages with mental illness by calling for fair funding for the continued expansion in access to mental health services, supported by a strong and resilient mental health workforce, underpinned by high-quality research. We will also promote the principle of co-production in our work with patients and carers, right across the College. 

Workforce wellbeing

We will campaign to improve the lives of people of all ages with mental illness by calling for fair funding for the continued expansion in access to mental health services, supported by a strong and resilient mental health workforce, underpinned by high-quality research. We will also promote the principle of co-production in our work with patients and carers, right across the College. 

Sustainability

We will campaign to improve the lives of people of all ages with mental illness by calling for fair funding for the continued expansion in access to mental health services, supported by a strong and resilient mental health workforce, underpinned by high-quality research. We will also promote the principle of co-production in our work with patients and carers, right across the College.

Core objectives

Related to these priorities, the College's core objectives under the strategy are as follows:

  • Supporting members through COVID-19 and beyond
  • Delivering education, training and research in psychiatry
  • Promoting recruitment and retention in psychiatry
  • Improving standards and quality across psychiatry and wider mental health services, and supporting the prevention of mental ill health
  • Being the voice of psychiatry
  • Supporting psychiatrists to achieve their professional potential, by providing an excellent member experience,
  • Ensuring effective management of College resources and delivering excellent employee experience

Vision

The strategic plan also sets out a new vision for the organisation, which is:

A strong and progressive College that opposes all forms of discrimination and helps its members deliver high-quality person-centred care, for people of all ages, around the world.