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Matt Hancock urged: stop withdrawal of lithium drug
We've partnered with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the College of Mental Health pharmacy, the Royal College of GPsand patient groups to urge Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Mat (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - September 17, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Number of Brits drinking at high risk levels has DOUBLED to 8.5million since February
The Royal College of Psychiatrists analysed the latest data from Public Health England (PHE) on the indirect effects of Covid-19. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Suicide rates continue to rise in England and Wales - Iacobucci G.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for more research to understand why numbers of deaths by suicide in certain groups are increasing in England and Wales, after new figures showed a continuing rise last year. Data published by the Office for... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Suicide rates continue to rise in England and Wales, BMJ
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for more research to understand why numbers of deaths by suicide in certain groups are increasing in England and Wales, as new data from the Office for National Statistics data show a continuing rise in 2019. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

First UK study of COVID-19 neurological and psychiatric complications warns of mental health problems in younger patients, RCPsych
A study of 153 patients treated in UK hospitals during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic describes a range of neurological and psychiatric complications that may be linked to the virus. The research carried out by the CoroNerve Studies Group, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and published today in The Lancet Psychiatry journal reveals that while stroke was the most commonly reported neurological complication in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, many younger patients developed an altered mental state such as psychosis or catatonia. To investigate the breadth of COVID-19 complications that affect the brain...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Impact of COVID-19 on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff in mental healthcare settings: assessment and management of risk, RCPsych
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has responded to the urgent issue of the high and disproportionate numbers of deaths of BAME staff due to Covid-19, by producing initial guidance on risk mitigation for urgent implementation across all mental health care organisations in the UK. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coronavirus: managing delirium in confirmed and suspected cases, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Delirium, the clinical expression of encephalopathy, is important in the context of COVID-19, because (a) delirium may be a symptom at presentation and/or during management, and (b) the behavioural changes commonly seen in delirium, particularly agitation, may make management including delivery of care and reducing the risk of cross-infection more challenging. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Responding to COVID-19, Royal College of Psychiatrists
This section contains information on the emerging situation with coronavirus and College activities. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COVID-19: Inpatient services, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Working with The Royal College of Nursing we have outlined some relevant advice for staff working on mental health inpatient wards. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COVID-19: Liaison psychiatry services, Royal College of Psychiatrists
RCPsych, RCN, NHS England and Unite ' s Mental Health Nurses Association have worked to develop these guidelines which set out the key issues that liaison psychiatry staff teams should be conscious of at this time. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news