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Community mental health transformation: opportunities and challenges
As community transformation gets underway in England, the role for our members will be significant in providing leadership to growing teams. Dr Helen Crimlisk and Rosanna Flury reflect on how ...
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Renowned psychiatrist David Enoch publishes compelling memoir in a life bridging faith and medicine
At the age of 95, renowned psychiatrist Dr David Enoch has published his autobiography.
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A psychiatrist’s guide to overcoming loneliness and protecting our mental wellbeing this Christmas
Dr Mani Krishnan, Chair of the College's Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry, shares some helpful advice on dealing with loneliness and isolation over the holiday period.
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A farewell to 2021
As we come to the end of another year, Adrian reflects on the events of another year dominated by the pandemic. He also looks back at the many achievements that ...
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Dr Janine Griffiths finds fulfilment in being SAS by choice
Dr Janine Griffiths explains how "the working-class girl from Liverpool has managed to have it all thanks to SAS by choice".
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'A curious dance round a curious tree': Charles Dickens’ visit to a mental hospital, Christmas 1851
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses Charles Dickens' 'A curious dance around a curious tree,' which records his visit to St Luke's asylum at Christmas.
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RCPsych Wales Briefing - Increasing early, effective dementia diagnosis in Wales
In increasing effective, early diagnosis of dementia - we require a multidisciplinary, multi-specialty collaboration in diagnostic and treatment pathways.
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Disability is a strength
For this year's International Day of Persons With Disabilities, we hear from Dr Onikepe Ijete who talks about her personal experience of disability.
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Conversations about autism
For this year's International Day of Persons With Disabilities, the College's Autism Champion - Dr Conor Davidson - writes about the thought-provoking conversations he's been having about autism.
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What next for mental health? It’s time to walk the talk
In light of the recent spending review, our President Dr Adrian James shares his thoughts on funding for mental health.
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RCPsych at COP26
Adrian’s November blog post looks back at the COP26 conference - and the effect of climate change on migration - as well as the recent RCPsych Awards ceremony.
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Welcome to Congress 2022
Edinburgh will be our first face-to-face Congress since 2019. Find out what 2022 has in store and also what the plans for 2023’s Congress will be.
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From prisons to horticulture; a psychiatrist’s career path is a road less travelled
To close out our series of Choose Psychiatry blog posts for 2021, Dr Julia Topp talks about the diverse range of work she has experienced as a psychiatrist.
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Co-benefits at COP: four ways in which improving the environment could also improve mental health
Dr Lisa Page, the College’s Associate Registrar for Sustainability, reflects on what she has seen at COP and on some win-win situations where climate change improvements would also lead to ...
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Green spaces and mental health - what’s the connection?
Dr Katherine Kennet, the College’s Social Prescribing Lead, reports back from COP26 on the importance of green spaces and nature for mental health.
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"Goodbye was painful" - reflections on a life changing journey
A brilliant written account of an unforgettable and unpredented sailing trip alongside colleagues and young patients.
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RCPsych Wales - Dr David Medhurst on being a policy attachment
Dr David Medhurst shares his reflections of being a policy and public affairs attachment with RCPsych Wales.
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Why we still need to tackle stigma
Dr Mona-Lisa Kwentoh talks about stigmas in mental health and how a patient inspired her to choose her career path in psychiatry.
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What do we want, and when do we want it?
Dr Nick Barnes spoke to dozens of young people at COP26 - here he summarises their key asks and calls passionately for action to achieve them.
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Ideas emerging from week one at COP26
Professor Bernadka Dubicka's blog post offers five ideas after a thought-provoking first week at COP26.
Professor Bernadka Dubicka