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Probation service to be re-nationalised
RCPsych responds to government announcement that all offender management is to be brought under the National Probation Service by spring 2021
More informationNew tools to tackle inequalities in mental health care by involving patients in service design
Involving patients in developing mental health services is key to tackling inequality, NCCMH reports says
More informationRCPsych 2019 ceremony for newly elected Fellows
Yesterday, 24 April, the Royal College of Psychiatrists hosted the annual ceremony for our newly elected Fellows.
More informationPsychiatrists should consider impact of social media on all children they assess, leading medical body says for first time
Psychiatrists are being advised to consider the impact of social media on all children they assess for mental health problems.
More informationDrug companies must provide more vegan-friendly treatments for eating disorder patients, charities and union say
Eating disorder services are struggling to respect the dietary requirements of vegan patients who need to be fed through a tube because of a lack of available products, three leading health organisations have warned.
More informationOur response to the NHS Staff & Learners' Mental Wellbeing Commission Report
Professor Wendy Burn, who took part in the commission into NHS staff wellbeing comments on the publication of the report.
More informationOur response to the NHS Long Term Plan
RCPsych President, Professor Wendy Burn, welcomes the government's long-term focus on mental health.
More informationTop psychiatrists awarded New Year’s Honours
We are delighted to announce that three of our leading psychiatrists, Dr Sridevi Kalidindi CBE, Dr Gertrude Seneviratne OBE, and Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE, have been given New Year's honours from the Queen.
More informationRCPsych responds to the Mental Health Act Review
RCPsych responds to the Mental Health Act Review.
More informationMental Health Policy Group & Partner Organisations: Principles for mental health in the Long-Term NHS Plan
Consensus statement from the Mental Health Policy Group and partner organisations
More informationLandmark learning-from-deaths guidance launched
We launch the first-ever national guidance for NHS mental health trusts to ensure ways of improving services are learned from patients’ deaths.
More informationOur response to Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch report
We respond to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch's report on mental health in emergency departments.
More informationOur response to the prevalence survey on the Mental Health of Children and Young People in England
We respond to the latest survey of the mental health of children and young people in England.
More informationRCPsych responds to DHSC's announcement of a new plan for prevention in healthcare
Dr Peter Byrne, RCPsych Lead for public mental health responds to a new plan on prevention in health care.
More informationLong waits for mental health treatment lead to divorce, job loss and money problems, RCPsych finds
RCPsych launches the latest Choose Psychiatry campaign.
More informationOur response to the publication of PHE's analysis on the prevalence of physical health conditions in patients with SMI
Dr Peter Byrne responds to PHE's analysis on the prevalence of physical health conditions in patients with SMI.
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Probation service to be re-nationalised
RCPsych responds to government announcement that all offender management is to be brought under the National Probation Service by spring 2021
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New tools to tackle inequalities in mental health care by involving patients in service design
Involving patients in developing mental health services is key to tackling inequality, NCCMH reports says
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RCPsych 2019 ceremony for newly elected Fellows
Yesterday, 24 April, the Royal College of Psychiatrists hosted the annual ceremony for our newly elected Fellows.
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Psychiatrists should consider impact of social media on all children they assess, leading medical body says for first time
Psychiatrists are being advised to consider the impact of social media on all children they assess for mental health problems.
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Drug companies must provide more vegan-friendly treatments for eating disorder patients, charities and union say
Eating disorder services are struggling to respect the dietary requirements of vegan patients who need to be fed through a tube because of a lack of available products, three leading health organisations have warned.
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RCPsych appoints new Chief Examiner
We have appointed Dr Ian Hall as our new Chief Examiner.
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Our response to the NHS Staff & Learners' Mental Wellbeing Commission Report
Professor Wendy Burn, who took part in the commission into NHS staff wellbeing comments on the publication of the report.
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Mental health claimants more than twice as likely to lose their benefit than non-psychiatric claimant
People who are mentally ill are 2.4 times more likely than a claimant with a non-psychiatric condition to lose their existing Disability Living Allowance entitlement following a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility assessment, research has found.
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Government announces plan to scrap sentences of less than six months
RCPsych responds to government plans to scrap sentences of less than six months
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The Mental Health Policy Group responds to the NHS Long Term Plan
Leaders of RCPsych, Mental Health Foundation, Mind, Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation and Rethink Mental Illness respond to today's NHS Long Term Plan
More information07jan by RCPsych Press Office