Resources to support Thrive in Psychiatry
In this section we are sharing resources relevant to the subjects discussed in our 2025 Thrive in Psychiatry campaign.
RCPsych Retention Charter
The College has produced a Retention Charter which aims to address a key priority: supporting and nurturing psychiatrists and supporting healthcare organisations to retain psychiatrists.
Leadership
In the first podcast of the campaign, Dr Derek Tracy, Chief Medical Officer at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, talks about the role of leaders, and the opportunities for leaders to make a difference.
Neurodivergent psychiatrists
Also in the first podcast, consultant psychiatrist Dr Shevonne Matheiken spoke about the challenges neurodivergent doctors face in the workplace and what needs to be done to improve support.
Information for employers on this subject, and what reasonable adjustments can be taken, are contained in the College's Providing Reasonable Adjustments guidance.
Links to other relevant resources
- BMA advice and support for neurodivergent doctors and medical students
- Autistic psychiatrists’ experiences of recognising themselves and others as autistic: a qualitative study
- Supporting neurodivergent doctors to thrive at work
- Adult ADHD - Time for a rethink (BJPsych Advances article with quotes from neurodivergent doctors)
- Autistic SPACE: A framework for meeting the needs of autistic people in healthcare settings
Workforce Wellbeing Hub
The College's Workforce Wellbeing hub provides links to the Psychiatrists' Support Service, 'You are not alone: the Psychiatric Resident Doctors' Committee's series of podcast episodes on colleagues with lived experience, and much more.