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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).

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.

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19sep 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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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).

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    11sep by RCPsych Digital team
  • Leading suicide prevention alliances join RCPsych

    The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) is pleased to announce that it will be joined by the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and Support After Suicide Partnership.

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    10sep by RCPsych Press Office
  • RCPsych responds to LeDeR report 2023

    Dr Inder Sawhney, Chair of the Intellectual Disability Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, responds to a new report about the lives and deaths of adults with learning disabilities and autistic people.

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    08sep by RCPsych Press Office
  • Call for innovators in crisis care to enter the 2025 Seni Lewis Award

    A UK-wide search is underway to find the NHS and police teams working together to keep people in mental health crisis safe, with the chance to be recognised through the Seni Lewis Award.

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    28aug by RCPsych Press Office
  • New guidance launched to combat disability discrimination and improve support for NHS mental health staff

    The College has launched ‘Delivering for Disability’ – a new campaign and guidance calling on mental health employers in England, to adopt 15 actions to help combat the disability discrimination of NHS staff.

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    18aug by RCPsych Press Office
  • 2025 update on actions relating to the Middle East conflict

    Since the conflict began, the College has been working to help where needed. Find out about the steps we have taken which have included providing practical mental health support as well as writing to the UK Foreign Secretary.

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    04aug by RCPsych Press Office