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College comments on alcohol campaigners call for bespoke service for repeat admissions

Alcohol campaigners have called for a dedicated service to aid the recovery of people frequently admitted to hospital due to addiction.

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27jul by RCPsych in Scotland
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College responds to latest A&E drugs statistics

The number of people attending Scotland’s emergency departments because of drugs over a three-month period increased by 13% compared to the same time last year, new figures have shown.

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26jul by RCPsych in Scotland
  • Trainee psychiatrists in Scotland taking longer to complete their training
    Trainee psychiatrists in Scotland taking longer to complete their training

    Doctors training in psychiatry are increasingly taking longer to complete their training - a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland has revealed.

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    13sep by RCPsych in Scotland
  • Holyrood - Scottish parliament
    Government told to do better over ‘disappointing’ child mental health services

    Members from RCPsych in Scotland have called for “sustained” investment in mental health, as “disappointing” figures showed that more than a quarter of children and young people waited longer than the Scottish Government’s target time for specialist help.

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    05sep by RCPsych in Scotland
  • College comments on Scotland’s slight increase in death by suicide rates
    College comments on Scotland’s slight increase in death by suicide rates

    Scotland’s death by suicide rates for 2022 saw a small increase to 762 probable deaths, figures published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) revealed.

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    05sep by RCPsych in Scotland
  • Scotland First Minister residence
    Yousaf urged to act as analysis shows drop in mental health spending

    A group of leading psychiatrists have written to the First Minister with serious concerns over mental health funding in Scotland after analysis revealed spending is lower than it was a decade ago.

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    17aug by RCPsych in Scotland
  • BBC television centre
    RCPsych in Scotland comments on BBC story

    A BBC Scotland story published on 29 July highlighted a case of a job offer being withdrawn by Police Scotland because the applicant was taking anti-depressants.

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    31jul by RCPsych in Scotland
  • Woman holding glass of wine
    College comments on alcohol campaigners call for bespoke service for repeat admissions

    Alcohol campaigners have called for a dedicated service to aid the recovery of people frequently admitted to hospital due to addiction.

    More information Scotland news, Online news
    27jul by RCPsych in Scotland
  • A&E (accident and emergency)
    College responds to latest A&E drugs statistics

    The number of people attending Scotland’s emergency departments because of drugs over a three-month period increased by 13% compared to the same time last year, new figures have shown.

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    26jul by RCPsych in Scotland
  • feb 22 newsletter - congress
    College statement on the Scottish Government's new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

    The Scottish Government published its new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy today.

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    29jun by RCPsych in Scotland
  • Holyrood - Scottish parliament
    College welcomes response to the Scottish Mental Health Law Review

    RCPsych in Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government's response to the Scottish Mental Health Law Review.

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    29jun by RCPsych in Scotland
  • eating disorders
    Latest CAMHS waiting time figures in Scotland show much room for improvement

    The latest round of CAMHS waiting time figures in Scotland show much room for improvement.

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    13jun by RCPsych in Scotland