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RCPsych responds to part two of Dame Carol Black's independent review of drugs
Professor Julia Sinclair, Chair of the Addictions Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, responds to Dame Carol Black's independent review of drugs.
More information16,000 pregnant women and new mothers missed out on vital mental health support during the pandemic
Thousands of women couldn't get vital help with their mental health during pregnancy or right after giving birth due to the pandemic, the College's Mental Health Watch website has revealed.
More informationGovernment should reconsider foreign aid cuts as they will have a knock-on effect on mental health in low-income countries
Dr Adrian James, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists urges Government to reconsider foreign aid cuts.
More informationThousands of people with a mental disorder sent to prison when they need treatment
Thousands of people with a mental health disorder are in prison because no safer alternatives were available when a court had to pass sentence, according to a new report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
More informationNew dementia report says more support needed
RCPsych calls for urgent action so that Old Age Psychiatry services can respond quickly to the introduction of a new dementia treatment.
More informationCollege shortlisted for international award after online exams success
The transformational impact of the cross-College exams digitisation project has been globally recognised, with the College being shortlisted to win an international e-Assessment Award.
More informationStatement from RCPsych on the death of George Floyd
Our statement following the recent verdict.
More informationCountry in the grip of a mental health crisis with children worst affected, new analysis finds
Children and young people are bearing the brunt of the mental health crisis caused by the pandemic, new analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found.
More informationRCPsych response to the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
The College issues a statement in response to the Government's report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.
More informationThousands of young people missing out on drug and alcohol treatment as budgets cut by over a third
New analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists shows £26m (37%) in real terms has been cut from youth addiction services in England between 2013/14 and 2019/20.
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Follow-up on our statement regarding Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD)
A follow-up statement in relation to a previously published item regarding the use of the terms 'Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD)' and 'Excited delirium'
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RCPsych journals going from strength to strength
We're pleased to announce increases in the journal impact factors of The British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych) and the new BJPsych Open.
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RCPsych responds to announcement that HEE will be refreshing their strategic framework
Dr Adrian James, President, responds to the announcement that Health Education England has been commissioned to refresh its strategic framework.
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RCPsych responds to the Health and Social Care Committee report on 'The treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities'
Dr Ken Courtenay, Chair of the Intellectual Disability faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Dr Ian Davidson, Autism Champion at the Royal College of Psychiatrists respond to the Health and Social Care Select Committee's report.
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RCPsych responds to part two of Dame Carol Black's independent review of drugs
Professor Julia Sinclair, Chair of the Addictions Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, responds to Dame Carol Black's independent review of drugs.
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RCPsych responds to the Health and Care Bill
The Royal College of Psychiatrists responds to the Health and Care Bill introduced to parliament today.
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New collaboratives have lift off
Two exciting collaboratives launched this week to help mental health services to use a quality improvement approach to make life better for staff and service users.
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16,000 pregnant women and new mothers missed out on vital mental health support during the pandemic
Thousands of women couldn't get vital help with their mental health during pregnancy or right after giving birth due to the pandemic, the College's Mental Health Watch website has revealed.
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Tributes as Dean and Treasurer demit office
Dr Kate Lovett and Dr Jan Falkowski stepped down as the College's Dean and Treasurer at the AGM today, as we welcomed Professor Subodh Dave as our new Dean, and Professor John Crichton as our new Treasurer.
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Professor Chris Whitty gives keynote address at RCPsych International Congress
Professor Whitty will deliver a 30-minute keynote address at the Congress, titled: “Reflecting and looking forward: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon mental health”.
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