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Old age
We aim to promote and protect the rights and wellbeing of older people and their families by supporting and educating old age psychiatrists and trainees and sharing best practice.
Contact the Faculty
Chair: Dr Vivek Pattan
Vice Chair: Dr Lee Robertson
RCPsychiS Office Contact: Angela Currie
Faculty Conference 2024
The Faculty held a joint event with the General Adult Faculty on Friday 6th December 2024 in Stirling. View a copy of the programme for the day.
We are delighted to confirm the winners of the 2024 poster presentations:
1st Prize
Kate Mulholland – "Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients with Cochlear Implants: A Literature Review"
2nd Prize
Usman Abdul-Quayum and Suleman Jehanger – "Description of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in a 9th Century Text"
Joint 3rd Prize Winners
Colleen Gavin – "Undergraduate Psychiatric Simulation: A review of medical student feedback forms"
Elizabeth Robertson and Brendan Cavanagh – "Evaluating the impact of a novel simulation session as part of psychiatry induction using contemporary and 3 month participant feedback"
Congratulations to all the winners!
Media responses
NRS Neuroprogressive & Dementia Network (NDN)
'Delivering cutting edge clinical research in neuroprogressive and dementia across Scotland'
Funded by the Chief Scientist Office, a wide range of research studies are conducted within the NHS and care home settings. Summary of the NDN strategy (2022-2027)
More details about the Network can be found on NRS website, including current studies they are involved in.
Publication of Care of Older People in Hospital Standards
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) will publish their Ageing and Frailty standards in November 2024. These will replace the Care of Older People in Hospital Standards.
Mental health and incapacity organisations
Other resources
- Dementia Services Development Centre
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
- Risk reduction and management of delirium (SIGN 157)
- Assessment, diagnosis, care and support for people with dementia and their carers (SIGN 168)
- National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
- Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (NG97)
- Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management in hospital and long-term care (NG103)
- Scotland's Health On the Web
- Brain Health Scotland