Latest news

Here you'll find our press releases, our official responses to external events and other news from around the College.

We also have dedicated news pages for our Devolved Nations (Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales/Cymru).

Message from RCPsych President following the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Greater Manchester

Dr Lade Smith CBE shares a message with the College membership, employees, patients and carers following the devastating terrorist attack in Greater Manchester.

More information Statement / comment
07oct by RCPsych Press Office
  • New survey reveals nine in ten psychiatrists under strain - as RCPsych NI calls on Stormont to act

    Psychiatrists are calling for urgent investment to protect both patients and staff after a new survey revealed the scale of workforce pressures across mental health services in Northern Ireland.

    More information Statement / comment, RCPsych in Northern Ireland news
    17oct by RCPsych Press Office
  • Statement on Stormont’s Mental Health Strategy being scaled back

    The chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland has responded to a BBC NI news article on Stormont’s Mental Health Strategy being “scaled back”.

    More information Statement / comment, RCPsych in Northern Ireland news
    10oct by RCPsych Press Office
  • Message from RCPsych President following the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Greater Manchester

    Dr Lade Smith CBE shares a message with the College membership, employees, patients and carers following the devastating terrorist attack in Greater Manchester.

    More information Statement / comment
    07oct by RCPsych Press Office
  • 2024 Seni Lewis Award winner shares their story

    The Mental Health Triage and Response Team, run by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with other organisations, shares how winning the Seni Lewis Award 2024 affected their team.

    More information Press release
    07oct by RCPsych Press Office
  • RCPsych responds to 2025 competition ratios

    RCPsych has provided a comment on the 2025 competition ratios for core psychiatry training applications which were published last week.

    More information Online news
    01oct by RCPsych Press Office
  • PRDC response to core psychiatry training competition ratio

    The College's Psychiatric Resident Doctors’ Committee (PRDC) has responded to the recent publication of the competition ratio for core psychiatry training applications.

    More information Online news
    19sep by RCPsych Press Office
  • More research needed into psychedelics as potential treatments for mental disorders, calls RCPsych

    The College has published a new report about psychedelics and related substances as medical treatments for mental health disorders alongside guidance to support research into their use in combination with psychotherapy.

    More information Press release
    19sep by RCPsych Press Office
  • RCPsych President chairs roundtable on needs of women in psychiatric units

    President Dr Lade Smith CBE, this week chaired a roundtable discussion to discuss how we can best meet the needs of women in psychiatric intensive care units.

    More information Online news
    15sep by RCPsych Digital Team
  • MBRACCE-UK report highlights need to improve care for new mothers, says RCPsych

    Dr Livia Martucci, Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Perinatal Faculty, responds to a new MBRACCE-UK report.

    More information Statement / comment
    11sep by RCPsych Press Office
  • New patient resources on schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis

    The College has updated its patient information resource on long-acting injectable antipsychotics (also known as depot medication).

    More information Online news
    11sep by RCPsych Digital team