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  • A busy year

    I first started noticing autism back in 2012, when junior doctors were still called House Officers. Back then, autism was seen as the domain of CAMHS and Learning Disability services: general adult, the National Autism Training Program for Psychiatrists (NATP). It has been massively popular, which, community, the College has revised the autism section of the Emergency Management of Eating, figures showing long wait times for autism assessments. The wait times in ADHD services are even worse

  • About the Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry Special Interest Group (NDPSIG)

    of neurodevelopmental factors (such as autism and ADHD) in all age groups and at all ability levels, Davidson - Autism Champion Sam Tromans - Academic Secretary Dietmar Hank - ADHD SIG lead Amanda Brickstock - PTC Rep Bhathika Perera - Chair of ID in ADHD CoP Jenny Bryden - Chair of Autism CoP Sana Fatima, is only lately that this is being recognised. The concept started with specific disorders (such as Autism, such as autism and ADHD to be the remit of child and ID psychiatry. The realisation that neurodevelopmental

  • Neurodevelopmental psychiatry - events

    meeting of NDPSIG and Wales Autism Community of Practice: Autism and Mental Health Date: Thursday 7

  • RCPsych Members' Webinar 13 August 2020

    is strictly prohibited. Autism and mental health Dr Ian Davidson Autistic Doctors Dr Mary Doherty, of autism in adults SEE MAP London Office 21 Prescot Street

  • College deplores abuse scenes

    disabilities and / or Autism. These images and allegations are especially regrettable coming, to people with intellectual disabilities and / or Autism to demonstrate clear leadership in ensuring

  • Dr Peter Carpenter summarises the NDPSIG's recent activities

    the good news has been that the new Autism Champion, Conor Davidson, appointed by our President, mandatory Oliver McGowan training in autism is being rolled out. As part of this we are encouraging, for Specialist Autism Teams, probably similar to that now occurring in Wales. I was delighted that the SIG was able to join with the Wales Autism Community of Practice on 7 April for a highly successful joint, . Within the College the CCQI are looking at how to set quality standards for specialist autism

  • Nearly 500,000 more people known to be in contact with mental health services compared to four years ago

    The number of people in contact with mental health, learning disability and autism services has risen by nearly 500,000 in four years, according to new NHS data. Over 1.85 million people were in contact with mental health, learning disability and autism services at the end of November 2023, up from 1.36 million at the end of November 2019. Most people reached out for support from adult mental, ). The number of people in contact with learning disability and autism services has more than doubled

  • Royal College of Psychiatrists responds to Channel 4 Dispatches and BBC Panorama broadcasts

    We are deeply saddened by the distressing images in the Dispatches and Panorama documentaries, investigating the quality and safety of mental health services. Patients with a serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism, are being let down by services with devastating consequences for them, their families and carers. We owe patients in mental health wards, who are among the most vulnerable in our society, safe and compassionate care. We owe their families and carers

  • RCPsych responds to the Health and Social Care Committee report on 'The treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities'

    Dr Ken Courtenay, Chair of the Intellectual Disability faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Dr Ian Davidson, Autism Champion at the Royal College of Psychiatrists respond to the Health and Social Care Select Committee's report on the treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities. “We welcome the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s recommendations on the treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities in their new report. Autistic

  • Culture of Care Programme

    DONATE Search Search Search The Culture of Care Programme is part of NHS England's Quality Transformation Programme. This programme aims to improve the culture of inpatient mental health, learning disability and autism wards for patients and staff so that they are safe, therapeutic and equitable places to be cared for, and fulfilling places to work. Explore the programme

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