QNOAMHS news and events

Here is a list of our QNOAMHS members who have upcoming developmental or accreditation reviews.

If you would like to be part of the review team for any of these visits, please contact op@rcpsych.ac.uk

Further 2025 dates will be advertised shortly.

We are pleased to announce we will be running online peer reviewer training via Microsoft Teams.

Date: Friday 20th September 2024

Time: 11:00-13:00

The training is free and open to all staff working in QNOAMHS members services, including consultants and specialist registrars (SpR), registered mental health nurses, ward managers/leads, support workers and the wider MDT.

Once trained, you will have to opportunity to visit older adult mental health services around the UK as part of peer review teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for professional development, to contribute to the peer-review process and to facilitate networking and the sharing of best practice.

Please email op@rcpsych.ac.uk for more information.

Later this year, we will be running a half day webinar on the theme 'Care Planning'.

The event will be free to members and further details will be available soon!

Commencing from Friday 10th February 2023

Fridays at 11am, monthly

Over the coming months, the Project Team are hosting monthly virtual drop-ins for you to bring questions about the remote and face to face self and peer-review process.

The sessions are open to all members and the group will address any issues that you would like to discuss, get clarity about or ask questions, and support you with the accreditation or developmental process.

We ask that you submit your questions to the team prior to attending the clinic, as this will help us to open the clinics up to other members who may wish to ask the same question and also allow us to ensure we have the right people present in the clinic to provide guidance.

Who is it for?

Staff and peer-reviewers who are currently involved in self/peer-review and have questions or require specific support. The clinics are open to all membership types.

How long are the sessions?

The sessions last for 45 minutes and are conducted as a group or individually if no other members attend. This is a great way for you to gain a better understanding of the process, ask specific questions, address any anxieties in preparing for accreditation and/or peer review visits and to meet and share learning with others. It is also a great way to network with our members and share best practice.

We ask that if you join, you join for the full session, as this will enable you to get the most benefit from the drop-in.

How do I join?

You can join if you are a member of QNOAMHS.

However, we ask that where possible you let us know in advance of the meeting if you intend to attend and that you let us know what question(s) you would like to ask.

If you would like to attend, please email op@rcpsych.ac.uk.

The training is free and open to staff working in QNOAMHS members services who have completed peer reviewer training and attended a minimum of three reviews.

Once trained, you will have to opportunity to lead reviews of older adult mental health services around the UK as part of peer review teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for professional development, to contribute to the peer-review process and to facilitate networking and the sharing of best practice.

Further details of our next lead reviewer training session will be made available soon.

If you are interested in becoming a lead reviewer, please contact op@rcpsych.ac.uk.