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Congratulations to Professor Subodh Dave who has been elected as the next President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists: Improving the lives of people affected by mental illness. Please DM for enquiries.
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- We have serious concerns about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill for England and Wales and therefore cannot support it in its current form. Our patients are among the most vulnerable in society and need to be sufficiently protected. Briefing👇
- Our Registrar Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE met with @KensingtonRoyal today at #WindsorCastle as she was appointed to the @Earlychildhood Advisory Group to The Princess of Wales to discuss #MentalHealth and the importance of the first five years of life. rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featu…
- MPs voted in favour of passing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill for E&W to the next stage of the Parliamentary process. We are still concerned that the Bill does not currently require a holistic assessment of unmet need See our response
- @rcpsych cannot support the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill for England and Wales in its current form and is once again urging MPs to look at our concerns ahead of the pivotal Commons Report stage debate and Third Reading. More here:
- #Antidepressants save lives. There is no evidence of causal relationship between SSRIs & murder. #BBCPanorama
- We are appalled by the treatment of the presenters this afternoon during our CCQI EDI webinar, it represents the opposite to the College values, which we strive to uphold every day. We are currently looking into what happened and how.
- We're delighted to announce that we have officially been awarded a @stonewalluk Gold Award, having been ranked the 90th top #employer in the UK for #LGBTQ+ inclusivity.
- Following today’s @BBCPanorama ‘The Antidepressant Story’, we advise anyone thinking of stopping their antidepressants to talk to their doctor first. These medications should not be stopped abruptly. See our patient resource here
- Thrilled that our Registrar Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE @TrudiSene1 has been appointed to the @Earlychildhood expert advisory group to #ThePrincessofWales to discuss the first five years of life #mentalhealth. Read more:An insightful first meeting with our @Earlychildhood Advisory Group, discussing a shared passion for the extraordinary impact of the first five years of life and its role in shaping us. Very exciting things ahead…!
rcpsych.ac.ukRCPsych Registrar Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE appointed to expert advisory group to The Princess of...RCPsych Registrar Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE has been appointed to an expert Advisory Group that will support The Princess of Wales’ work promoting the importance of early childhood. - Dr. Lade Smith CBE @DrLadeSmith has been elected as the next President of the RCPsych, in a ballot which saw a turnout of 39.4% – the highest turnout in a College Presidential election since at least 1996. Find out more 🖥⬇️
- Delighted to see @rcpsych registrar @TrudiSene1 meet with @KensingtonRoyal and @FLOTUS in Cornwall today. Trudi was part of a roundtable discussion on the importance of early childhood on lifelong outcomes #G7Cornwall
- Our thoughts are with our Members who have family and friends in Kashmir and other areas of conflict around the world. We offer all Members support via the Psychiatrists Support Service: Members who need to talk can call us - full details here rcpsych.ac.uk/members/suppor…
- Yesterday the College sent out an email and online materials promoting an event about Personality Disorders. The language and sentiments underpinning the words we used were unacceptable + completely against our values. We would like to offer an unreserved apology. (1/2)
