Blogs
We have a diverse range of blogs including our President's Updates, #ChoosePsychiatry as well as blogs for topics such as Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and Minds on Film. You can use the category menu below to filter posts by topic.
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Electronic patient records: just eight minutes could make a difference to how you work
Former mental health CCIO, Professor Joe McDonald explains how a new national usability survey focusing on electronic patient records systems in mental health could help improve how the technology supports ...
Professor Joe McDonald -
Asylums and cricket: the gentleman’s game
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses asylum cricket pitches.
Claire Hilton -
Water towers: icons of the asylums and mental hospitals
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses asylum water towers.
Claire Hilton -
Responding to the heartbreaking events in Afghanistan
RCPsych President, Dr Adrian James responds to the situation unfolding in Afghanistan and the implications for veterans' mental health.
Dr Adrian James -
Asylum chapels: an uncanny sense of déjà vu?
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses her trips to visit some Victorian and Edwardian asylum chapels.
Claire Hilton -
Letter from the Chair, August 2021
The incoming Chair for the College in Scotland, Linda Findlay sets out her priorities for her term as we begin to recover and heal from the impacts of the Covid-19 ...
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South Asian History Month: Dr Fabida Aria
In our final blog post to celebrate South Asian History Month, we hear from Dr Fabida Aria who talks about her upbringing and the importance of never forgetting her roots....
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Even in death, patients and staff were never quite equal: exploring asylum cemeteries
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses her trips to visit some Victorian and Edwardian asylum cemeteries.
Claire Hilton -
Reopening, football and NHS reforms
In his July blog post, Adrian reflects on an exceptionally busy time for the country, the College and him personally.
Dr Adrian James -
Where have all the asylums gone?
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses her trips to visit some Victorian and Edwardian Asylums and offers advice on how to study the history of these sites ...
Claire Hilton