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Our response the 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 informationOur response to the Zholia Alemi investigation
Professor Wendy Burn, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists responds to the Zholia Alemi investigation.
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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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
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Our response the the NHS Long Term Plan
RCPsych President, Professor Wendy Burn, welcomes the government's long-term focus on mental health.
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College publishes new strategic plan
See what's in our new strategic plan for 2019-20, called Excellence in psychiatry: High-quality, person-centred care.
More information02jan by RCPsych Web Team -
Top 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 information28dec by RCPsych Press Office -
RCPsych responds to the Mental Health Act Review
RCPsych responds to the Mental Health Act Review.
More information06dec by RCPsych Press Office -
Mental 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 information05dec by RCPsych Press Office -
Landmark 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 information26nov by RCPsych Press Office -
Our response to Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch report
We respond to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch's report on mental health in emergency departments.
More information23nov by RCPsych Press Office -
Our 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 information22nov by RCPsych Press Office