Podcasts
Listen to our RCPsych podcasts.
You can listen to individual podcasts by clicking on the 'Listen now' links below. You can also follow us on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, and Spotify.
Did you know you can earn CPD points by completing eLearning after listening to some of our podcasts? Use the Filter menu below to see all of the individual podcasts which link to CPD eLearning.
We also release podcasts for several of our journals, including BJPsych, BJPsych Advances and BJPsych International.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 - serious mental illnesses and rehabilitation psychiatry
14 May 2023
During Mental Health Awareness Week the College is raising awareness of the challenges people with serious mental illnesses, or SMIs, face, Rehabilitation psychiatry plays a crucial role in helping individuals with ...
Listen nowInternational Women's Day 2023 podcast
08 March 2023
The theme for International Women's Day (IWD) 2023 is 'Embrace Equity'. We conducted a two-part podcast with Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE and Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE on the importance of equity ...
Listen nowChoose Psychiatry – Making training flexible
30 November 2022
In this podcast we hear from three trainees who each talk about one aspect of how the College encourages and supports flexibility in psychiatry training. We also go into how ...
Listen now50 years ago – Celebrating RCPsych history in South West England
12 October 2022
In this podcast, Dr Peter Carpenter interviews Dr Angela Rouncefield (a Founder Member of the College) on her involvement in the events leading to the creation of the RCPsych in ...
Listen nowPrideCast: Homelessness in the LGBTQ+ community
15 June 2022
In this podcast to celebrate Pride 2022 we speak to Jesse, a partnerships manager and recovery worker from the Outside Project, as well as Dr Jenny Drife, adviser to the ...
Listen nowYou are not alone - Episode 6: Doctors of ethnic minorities
26 May 2022
In the sixth and final episode of the series, Dr Shevonne Matheiken is joined by Professor Femi Oyebode and Dr Shubulade Smith to discuss their lived experiences as doctors of ...
Listen nowMental Heath Awareness Week: Dealing with loneliness during the pandemic
09 May 2022
As part of our celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week, Dr Mani Krishnan, spoke to us about the effects of loneliness, and the impact it had on the vulnerable during ...
Listen nowMental health in Ukraine
11 April 2022
In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud speaks with Dr Orest Suvalo, a psychiatrist in Ukraine who is coordinating a support centre that's been set up at Lviv Central Station.
Listen nowClimate Change and Equality for Women and Girls
07 March 2022
Dr Katherine Kennet joined us for International Women's Day to discuss the climate crisis and the direct and negative effect this has on women and girls, especially those living in ...
Listen nowChildren's Mental Health Week Podcast
01 February 2022
For Children's Mental Health Week, Dr Elaine Lockhart, and her colleagues reflect on a written piece from a young man who went through the CAHMS system.
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