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An urgent call for change: tackling the discrimination faced by people with severe mental illness
To improve outcomes for people with severe mental illness, we must champion their right to acceptance, good clinical care and support.
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Mel Owen - Ysgrifennu am ei bywyd mewn comedi
Mel Owen - Ysgrifennu am ei bywyd mewn comedi
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Red hair, Celtic heritage and medical stereotyping I: Men
Dr Gordon Bates, the College's Historian in Residence and Janette Leaf write about stigma against people with red hair that has persisted through history. This blog looks at how these ...
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My brother William
Kate Northcott Spall campaigns for greater awareness and safety around the use of antipsychotic medication. She's written about her late brother William’s experiences of living with schizophrenia.
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When is a consultant psychiatrist not a consultant psychiatrist?
In this month's blog post, Dr Jane Morris shares her views regarding the increasing number of underqualified locum consultant psychiatrists working within the NHS in Scotland.
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Perspectives in focus: developing the RCPsych Public Mental Health Leadership Certification course
Welcome to this month’s blog post, in which the PMHIC research team announce the launch of the Public Mental Health Leadership certification course.
Perspectives on Public Mental Health blog team -
Supporting the mental health of our workforce
In her April blog post Lade discusses the Prime Minister’s recent comments about ‘sick note culture’, mental health stigma and pressures on our members’ own mental health.
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Autism Champion blog: Is autism being overdiagnosed? (April 2024)
Our Autism Champion Dr Conor Davidson examines the rise in autism diagnoses in the UK.
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Addressing your concerns about Physician Associates
In her latest blog post Lade discusses what the College is doing to address member concerns about Physician Associates.
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Epilepsy Specialist Service
Professor Lance Watkins talks about his experiences in working in a multidisciplinary Intellectual Disability (ID) team and the importance of having a knowledge of epilepsy management when working with people ...
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Scottish fiddling while Rome burns? The RCPsychiS Tartan Competition
Dr Jane Morris, Chair of RCPsych in Scotland encourages members to design a tartan to celebrate 30 years of the College in Scotland.
Dr Jane Morris -
Psychiatry in Special Education Schools
Dr Ann Collins, Consultant in the Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Service (CALDS) in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, writes about her experience of working as a psychiatrist in Special ...
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Forgotten Women in Psychiatry: Jessie Murray (1867-1920)
Dr Gordon Bates, the College's Historian in Residence writes about the achievements of Jessie Margaret Murry.
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International Women's Day 2024: Dr Stella Kingett
Dr Stella Kingett reflects on her first year as Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group Chair and her time spent 'listening to inspirational women and finding the data'.
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Nature matters in mental health
In this blog post, authors Rosa Roberts and Tom Fisher explain the concept of nature-based practice, and discuss the growing body of evidence for its benefits to mental health.
Sustainability blog team -
It’s time to restore continuity of care in our mental health services
President Lade Smith explains how we need to put the patient-clinician relationship back at the heart of the mental health system.
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Unlocking health inequalities: explore our free learning module
Welcome to this month’s blog post, in which the PMHIC research team introduce a new free CPD eLearning module of learning content on health inequalities.
Perspectives on Public Mental Health blog team -
What’s changed for UK university mental health?
Dr Jane Morris, Chair of RCPsych in Scotland looks at the current state of affairs in mental health in Scottish higher education.
Dr Jane Morris -
Wills: should we destroy them?
Dr Peter Carpenter discusses the government's plans to digitise and destroy the physical copies of wills more than 25 years old.
Library and archives team -
Psychiatry in Scotland – Trainee perspectives on access to higher training
Scottish PTC Reps Ailsa Bruce and Ewan Mahony share key findings and recommendations from the trainee survey conducted in response to the RCPsych August 2023 publication of the "A Core ...
RCPsych in Scotland