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Ethnicity pay gap at RCPsych narrows to 6.57% in 2022
We are pleased to announce that the ethnicity pay gap at the College has narrowed in 2022 – with the median gap being just 5.81%, with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people earning more on average than White people.
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RCPsych journals going from strength to strength
Clarivate have recently released the 2021 Impact Factors and Journal Citation Indicators (JCI), with good news for both the BJPsych and BJPsych Open.
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New RCPsych curricula launched
Four years of hard work have culminated today in the launch of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 2022 curricula.
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RCPsych responds to announcement that the Tavistock child gender identity clinic will close
RCPsych responds to the announcement that the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust gender identity clinic for children and young people will close
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Study finds COVID-19 lockdown measures coincided with an increase in serious self-harm
A recent study published in the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ BJPsych Open found that emergency hospital visits for self-harm were twice as likely for boys, and three times as likely for looked-after children, compared to pre-pandemic levels.
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RCPsych responds to study into mental health in students
RCPsych responds to research lead by the University of Warwick finding that financial worries and sleep difficulties are consistently associated with poor mental health in students.
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RCPsych responds to Health and Social Care Select Committee workforce report
The College responds to a report on workforce recruitment, training and retention released by the Health and Social Care Committee outlining the scale of the workforce crisis.
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College's 2022 gender pay gap narrows to 2.85%
The College is pleased to announce that our gender pay gap has been reduced for the third successive year – with the median pay gap in 2022 being just 2.85%, with women now earning more on average than men for the first time.
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RCPsych welcomes the recent LeDeR Report
The Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes the recent Learning from Lives and Deaths People with a Learning Disability and autistic people (LeDeR) Annual Report and its findings on the lives and deaths of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in 2021.
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Royal Colleges call for health and social care to be top priorities in Conservative leadership election
Today, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has issued a joint statement with five Royal Colleges and the Academy of Royal Colleges calling for health and social care to be top priorities during the Conservative Party leadership election.
More information21jul by RCPsych Press Office