| Expand our volunteer scheme, from around 15 to 100 members a year | - Sub-Saharan Africa
- India
- Middle East and North Africa
- Myanmar
- Other territories to be considered using existing principles and to be signed off by IAC, SMT and FMC
| - To share best practice in low- and-middle income countries
- To provide opportunities for members, who want to donate their time to services in low- and-middle income countries
- To upskill mental health provision in low-and-middle income countries
- To share learning from those working in low resource settings
- To roll out base line funded College support to low-and- middle income countries.
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| Contine to run our existing MRCPsych exam centres | - Ireland
- Oman
- Malta
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- India
| - Building on existing success of international exam development
- Strong partnerships already in place
- Postgraduate training follows a similar model to UK training, making the MRCPsych appropriate and practical for trainees
- Allows service delivery through sustainable finance model.
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| Expand CASC capacity | - India
- A nation (TBC) accessible to Middle Eastern and African trainees
| - To support the next generation of members
- Build on existing success of international exam
- Strong partnerships already in place
- Postgraduate training follows a similar model to UK training, making the MRCPsych appropriate and practical for trainees
- Allows service delivery through sustainable financial model.
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Explore opportunities to develop tiered qualifications for mental health workers, including an RCPsych International Certificate | - India
- China
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Middle East and North Africa
| - Support professional development of the frontline mental health workforce in under-resourced settings
- Share evidence-based knowledge and skills
- Already have interest from potential partners
- Allows service delivery through sustainable financial model
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| Expansion of 'train the trainer' courses | - Middle East and North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- India
- China
| - Build on success of existing volunteer projects
- Sustainable model for improving skills and knowledge
- Already have interest from potential partners
- Allows service delivery through sustainable or base line funded financial model, depending on the nation.
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| Clinical skills training courses | - China
- Middle East and North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- India
| - Share evidence-based best practice
- Already have interest from potential partners
- Allows service delivery through sustainable financial model.
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| Expansion of training courses for trainees (e.g. CASC training) | - India
- Oman
- Malta
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
| - Support the next generation of members
- Share evidence-based best practice
- Training is already being requested by trainees
- Allows service delivery through sustainable financial model.
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| Roll out of international events | - India
- Middle East and North Africa
- Far East
- Sub-Saharan Africa
| - Support international members with their professional development
- Share evidence-based best practice
- Large membership base
- Strong links with potential partners
- Allows service delivery through sustainable financial model.
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| Further develop the MTI scheme | | - Support international trainees to further their medical education in the UK
- Support UK NHS services
- Facilitate learning within UK services from ideas generated in other nations
- Engage with international psychiatrists and develop a network of ambassadors
- Allows for generation of sustainable funding.
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| Increase promotion of quality networks, offering standards-based quality assurance and review | | - To help drive up standards and quality in mental health services around the world
- To generate sustainable funding.
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| Develop evidence-based mental health clinical guidelines and mental health care pathways in country specific context | | - To help drive up standards and quality in mental health services around the world
- To generate sustainable funding.
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| Continue to give guidance to patients on various conditions via our mental health information materials (many translated in other languages) which are promoted via our website | | - To give patients, carers, psychiatrists and other mental health staff access to high-quality evidence- based information
- To maintain the reputation of the RCPsych as a world leader in mental health information and advocacy
- To deliver base line funded evidence-based mental health information
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| Consider translating RCPsych books and journals | | - To share mental health research as widely as possible.
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| Improve the joining process for international members | | - To create a better membership experience.
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| Expand our international membership to include medical students | | - To encourage medical students to choose psychiatry
- To improve all medical student’s knowledge of psychiatry
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| Continue to support the advocacy of parity of esteem | | - To maintain the reputation of the RCPsych as a world leader in mental health information and advocacy
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| Continue to support the international divisions | | - To engage with psychiatrists locally
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| We will closely track the roll out of our expanded international strategy | | - To ensure that the income generated by the sustainably- funded workstreams generate enough income to fund and expand our work.
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