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Ruby Wax and Jo Brand join forces with Stephen Fry and Alastair Campbell to back award-winning mental health campaign #ChoosePsychiatry
We've launched a new campaign to encourage medical students and newly qualified doctors to #ChoosePsychiatry and help people with severe mental illness live a fulfilling life.
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Government has a unique opportunity to create a humane environment for those seeking asylum
Our new College Report highlights how the Government has the opportunity to reform the immigration system while ensuring the mental health of those seeking sanctuary in the UK is protected.
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87,000 people with a severe mental illness have died from preventable physical health conditions in three years
For World Mental Health Day, the Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling on the Government to take urgent action to close the mortality gap between people with severe mental illness (SMI) and the rest of the population.
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New report outlines impact of drug deaths on families and children in Scotland
A new report by Public Health Scotland has highlighted the impact of drug deaths on children and families.
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Cost of temporary psychiatrists soars as doctor numbers fall
The cost of bringing in locum psychiatrists on emergency contracts to treat mental health patients in Scotland has soared - according to new figures from BBC Scotland and The Guardian.
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15% of households taking time off work due to mental ill-health
The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Society of Occupational Medicine and Faculty of Occupational Medicine are calling on the Government to address the unprecedented impact that mental illness is having on working-age adults across the country.
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Shocking rise in children needing treatment for anxiety
A shocking report in the Guardian finds that than 500 children a day in England are being referred to NHS mental health services for anxiety, more than double the rate before the pandemic began.
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College welcomes approval of first ever license for disease modifying drug for Alzheimer’s disease
The MHRA has approved a product licence for the medicine lecanemab (Leqembi) for use in adult patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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President responds on riots and racial attacks in the UK
President Lade Smith CBE has issued a statement in response to the acts of violence, racism, discrimination and Islamophobia taking place across the UK.
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RCPsych thrilled Government acknowledges mental health as important as physical health
The College welcomes the Government’s commitment to achieving parity of esteem for mental and physical health, and a pledge to modernise the Mental Health Act.
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Ruby Wax and Jo Brand join forces with Stephen Fry and Alastair Campbell to back award-winning mental health campaign #ChoosePsychiatry
We've launched a new campaign to encourage medical students and newly qualified doctors to #ChoosePsychiatry and help people with severe mental illness live a fulfilling life.
More information15oct by RCPsych Press Office -
Government has a unique opportunity to create a humane environment for those seeking asylum
Our new College Report highlights how the Government has the opportunity to reform the immigration system while ensuring the mental health of those seeking sanctuary in the UK is protected.
More information14oct by RCPsych Press Office -
87,000 people with a severe mental illness have died from preventable physical health conditions in three years
For World Mental Health Day, the Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling on the Government to take urgent action to close the mortality gap between people with severe mental illness (SMI) and the rest of the population.
More information10oct by RCPsych Press Office -
New report outlines impact of drug deaths on families and children in Scotland
A new report by Public Health Scotland has highlighted the impact of drug deaths on children and families.
More information09oct by RCPsych in Scotland -
Cost of temporary psychiatrists soars as doctor numbers fall
The cost of bringing in locum psychiatrists on emergency contracts to treat mental health patients in Scotland has soared - according to new figures from BBC Scotland and The Guardian.
More information07oct by RCPsych in Scotland -
RCPsych comments on junior doctor name change
The incoming Chair of the RCPsych Psychiatric Trainees' Committee comments on BMA proposals to replace the title 'junior doctor' with other terminology.
More information27sep by RCPsych Press Office -
15% of households taking time off work due to mental ill-health
The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Society of Occupational Medicine and Faculty of Occupational Medicine are calling on the Government to address the unprecedented impact that mental illness is having on working-age adults across the country.
More information27sep by RCPsych Press Office -
RCPsych responds to Darzi review of NHS England
Dr Lade Smith CBE, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, issues a statement on Lord Darzi's review of the National Health Service in England.
More information12sep by RCPsych Press Office -
RCPsych welcomes UK Health Alliance on Climate Change report on just energy transition
The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) has published a new report which calls on the Government to address the significant health impacts of the climate emergency by changing and improving the country’s energy system.
More information04sep by RCPsych Press Office -
Shocking rise in children needing treatment for anxiety
A shocking report in the Guardian finds that than 500 children a day in England are being referred to NHS mental health services for anxiety, more than double the rate before the pandemic began.
More information27aug by RCPsych Press Office