Trainees Perinatal Mental Health Conference for Health Care Professionals 2026

Please view the preliminary programme.

The event will be hosted in-person only at the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London.  The sessions will not be live-streamed or recorded.

21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB

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Catering

Tea and coffee will be provided during the morning and afternoon breaks and a fork buffet lunch will be served during lunch.  If you have any dietary requirements please contact michelle.braithwaite@rcpsych.ac.uk.

Getting around the venue

There is a cloakroom on the ground floor. Each floor can be accessed via one of our three lifts.

Parking

There is one disabled parking bay at the rear of the building in Yeoman's Yard, off Chamber Street which runs parallel to Prescot Street and can be accessed via Leman Street or Mansell Street. We understand that disability is not always simple and you will not need a Blue Badge to qualify to use our onsite parking space. This bay must be booked in advance by contacting your events manager or events administrator.

Toilets

Toilets can be found on all floors

• Lower ground floor - we have four gender neutral toilets, one toilet with a parent changing area. There is one accessible toilet with a shower
• Ground floor - we have five gender neutral toilets and one accessible toilet
• First floor - we have single sex toilets on this floor

Multi-faith room

This is located in the members lounge on the ground floor 

Quiet space

We will have a dedicated quiet room available at the College that you are welcome to use at any point during the conference.

We are now inviting poster submissions for our conference. All submissions will be reviewed ahead of the conference and successful authors will then be invited to present their work as a poster.  The Channi Kumar Prize is awarded to the highest scoring candidate.

Posters submitted by Resident doctors (in foundation years, core and higher psychiatry training) will be considered for the Channi Kumar Prize for Perinatal Trainees.

Authors are invited to submit a poster abstract via this link by 1pm, Wednesday 25 March regarding the following aspect of perinatal mental health:

• Perinatal psychiatry- improving current practice and looking to future horizons

College events often provide unique opportunities to get away and dedicate time to your professional development and practice and meet with expert speakers.

Take a look at what some attendees had to say about recent Perinatal Trainee events: 

'Excellent presentations and speakers’ 

'Poster presenters all did a great job too: very clear’ 

‘Hugely important work - thank you for sharing'

'A very inspiring and informative day!’ 

 ‘Useful. Inspiring talks with practical clinical and career advice. Thank you so much'

The registration fees include refreshments and lunch. Accommodation and/or travel costs are not included in the booking fees.  This event will take place in-person only and will not be recorded in any capacity.

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• Event Cancellation Policy
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Joining instructions are sent around 24 hours before the event start date.

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Please note, we are unable to invoice for delegate fees. If your Trust is making payment on your behalf and would like to pay by card, please call Michelle Braithwaite on 0208 618 4141 to make payment over the phone.

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