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Improving the effectiveness of the Faculty

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Improving the effectiveness of the Faculty

One of the recent developments within the Faculty is to look at ways to improve the effectiveness of the Faculty and to find new ways to involve members more. The Faculty Executive hope to begin to address these problems by changing the executive structure, function and representation within the College.

The problems that need to be addressed are the increased workload for the General Adult  Faculty as the remit of the Executive is broader than other Faculties, increasing subspecialisation of General Adult Psychiatry, less opportunities for members to contribute to the Executive in proportion to its membership as it follows a similar structure to other Faculties, and lack of knowledge about individual members due to the large number of members. 

View the document "Improving the Effectiveness of the General Adult Faculty Executive Committee" . This outlines a proposal to change the structure of the Faculty and to develop networks within various clinical areas. The first two networks in Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment and Primary Care Liaison will be launched at the Faculty conference in October.

How to join

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• Indicate your areas of interest and of clinical work.

• To join one of the Faculty Networks, you must be a member of the College. If you would like to join one of the seven Networks, please email  stating which Network you would like to join (Acute Care Network, Early Intervention Network, Community Diversion and Prison Psychiatry Network, Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Network, Women’s Secure Network, Adult ADHD Network, Asylum Seekers and Refugees Mental Health Network). You will then be added to a discussion forum for the relevant Network.