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Ticking the boxes: a survey of workplace-based assessments [Education & training]
Aims and method To survey the quality of workplace-based assessments (WPBAs) through retrospective analysis of completed WPBA forms against training targets derived from the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Portfolio Online. Results Almost a third of assessments analysed showed no divergence in assessment scores across the varied assessment domains and there was poor correlation between domain scores and the nature of comments provided by assessors. Of the assessments that suggested action points only half were considered to be sufficiently ‘specific’ and ‘achievable’ to be useful for trainees' learn...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - March 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gilberthorpe, T., Sarfo, M. D., Lawrence-Smith, G. Tags: Education & amp; training Source Type: research

Psychogeriatrics in England: Its Route to Recognition by the Government as a Distinct Medical Specialty, c.1970-89.
Abstract Demographic trends, and older people over 65 years disproportionately occupying beds in psychiatric hospitals, pointed to their increasing clinical needs. Clinical work with older people often required different skills from work with younger people. 'General psychiatrists', nominally working with adults of all ages, usually had little interest in working with older people. By 1977, it was clear to clinical leaders in the field of psychogeriatrics that official recognition of their specialty by the government was essential to ensure service development. Official recognition would provide the means ...
Source: Medical History - March 16, 2016 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Hilton C Tags: Med Hist Source Type: research

How psychiatric trainees keep up to date: survey of psychiatric trainees' use of journals and other information sources [Education & training]
Aims and method To gather information about psychiatric trainees' use of different information sources and academic materials, a questionnaire was distributed at the London Deanery Annual Psychiatry Trainee Conference and the training programmes of two teaching trusts. Results Participants returned 202 out of a total of 300 completed questionnaires (67%). Websites were the most commonly accessed information source ahead of textbooks, abstracts and journals. Year of training correlated positively with journal use and negatively with textbook use. Year of training also correlated positively with frequency of reading three jo...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Walker-Tilley, T., Bainton, J., Fernando, M., Wong, Y., Ko, B., Warner, J., Nilforooshan, R. Tags: Education & amp; training Source Type: research

Psychiatry training in the United Kingdom--part 2: the training process.
Authors: Christodoulou N, Kasiakogia K Abstract In the second part of this diptych, we shall deal with psychiatric training in the United Kingdom in detail, and we will compare it--wherever this is meaningful--with the equivalent system in Greece. As explained in the first part of the paper, due to the recently increased emigration of Greek psychiatrists and psychiatric trainees, and the fact that the United Kingdom is a popular destination, it has become necessary to inform those aspiring to train in the United Kingdom of the system and the circumstances they should expect to encounter. This paper princip...
Source: Psychiatriki - December 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatriki Source Type: research

Five minutes with . . . the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
(Source: BMJ News)
Source: BMJ News - November 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

The historical evolution and future of neurology and psychiatry
In the UK, as in most western countries, neurology and psychiatry evolved into separate disciplines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, there are signs of some convergence of the two disciplines, stimulated in part by a common interest in neuroscientific studies of the brain, but also a greater awareness of the psychological and social dimensions of neurological disorders and the re-emergence of the concept and discipline of neuropsychiatry. Neither the Royal College of Psychiatrists nor the Association of British Neurologists has a specialist interest group on history, but...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - November 13, 2015 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Reynolds, E. Tags: PostScript Source Type: research

Assessing the need for low secure care in Northern Ireland.
Abstract AIMS AND METHOD: To assess the need for the provision of low secure care in Northern Ireland. A survey of the providers of healthcare in Northern Ireland was conducted using a study tool based on Royal College of Psychiatrists Low Secure Network Standards admission criteria. RESULTS: A total of 105 patients were assessed as needing low secure care including 93 patients currently admitted to hospital in the region and 12 patients admitted to hospital outside of the region. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: The results of this study are similar to previous estimates of need for the provision of...
Source: The Ulster Medical Journal - October 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Campbell P, Bell P Tags: Ulster Med J Source Type: research

Exit examination: a survey of UK psychiatrists' views [Education & training]
Aims and method The Royal College of Psychiatrists is considering how best to introduce a post-MRCPsych-examination assessment (‘exit examination’) in anticipation of external pressures to ensure patient safety through the use of such assessments. The Psychiatric Trainees' Committee conducted an online survey to gather the views of psychiatrists regarding the possible format and content of this examination in the hope that this information can be used to design a satisfactory assessment. Results Of the 2082 individuals who started the survey, 1735 completed all sections (83.3%). Participants included consultant...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hughes, N. S., Haselgrove, A., Tovey, M. S., Khokhar, W. A., Husain, M., Osman-Hicks, V. C. Tags: Education & amp; training Source Type: research

The Royal College of Psychiatrists' response [Correspondence]
(Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Burn, W., Bowie, P. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

[Voluntary and mandatory quality assurance in mental health care : European examples].
Abstract Since the turn of the century, quality assurance (QA) programs are increasingly being implemented; both generally in health systems and specifically for mental health services. These QA programs can be implemented on a mandatory basis as well as voluntarily. Benefits of mandatory QA programs are a reliable, country-wide dataflow, as well as their long-term sustainability and comparability. Shortcomings relate to the limitations imposed by legal requirements. Benefits of voluntary QA programs are their freedom and flexibility in terms of methods and data sources. Shortcomings relate to the impossib...
Source: Der Nervenarzt - September 24, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Bramesfeld A, Willms G, Szecsenyi J Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research

Plenary - what do imaging studies tell us about functional symptoms
Professor Anthony David graduated in medicine from Glasgow University in 1980 and trained in neurology before entering psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital, London. He also has a Masters degree in Cognitive Neuropsychology. He has been an honorary consultant at the Maudsley since 1990 and was awarded a personal chair from the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London in 1996. He was appointed Vice Dean for Academic Psychiatry in 2013. Professor David has a wide and diverse range of research interests including schizophrenia, neuropsychiatry, medically unexplained syndromes and neuroimaging – both structural and f...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - August 13, 2015 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Stroke, Psychotic disorders (incl schizophrenia), Somatoform disorders PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS - DAY 3 Source Type: research

The conceptual history of body image and the self
Professor Michael R Trimble Emeritus Professor of Behavioural Neurology at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, and Honorary Consultant Physician to the Department of Psychological Medicine at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London. Interests: Neuropsychopharmacology with special reference to neuropsychiatric disorders: epilepsy, its relationship to disturbances of behaviour and its treatment, and the effects of antiepileptic drugs and other treatment for epilepsy on the brain and behaviour. Other research and clinical interests include movement disorders and their treatment...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - August 13, 2015 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Genetics, Dementia, Drugs: CNS (not psychiatric), Epilepsy and seizures, Movement disorders (other than Parkinsons), Neurological injury, Parkinson's disease, Trauma CNS / PNS, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Eating disorders, Memory disorders (psychiatr Source Type: research

Clinical topics in child and adolescent psychiatry S. Huline‐Dickens (Ed.) London: Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014. pp. 394, £30.00 (pb). ISBN: 978‐1‐909726‐17‐8.
(Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health - August 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lisa Burke Tags: Book News Source Type: research

Strong links for Public Mental Health.
Abstract The new, national Public Mental Health Network offers health visitors and school nurses an opportunity to gain more of a voice within policy. The Network is hosted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and works closely with Public Health England and NHS England to improve population mental health and to prevent mental illness.The CPHVA, RCN and other professional bodies have a vital role to fill in shaping development of the Network, including sharing good practice, interprofessional education and innovative public health research. In the past, the public health community has often been slow and ...
Source: Community Practitioner - August 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Caan W Tags: Community Pract Source Type: research

Personality disorders.
Authors: Abstract Essential facts Individuals with a personality disorder can differ significantly from the average person in how they think, feel and behave. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) are two distinct conditions that have different care pathways. The Royal College of Psychiatrists says that around one in 20 people have some kind of personality disorder. PMID: 26153944 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Nursing Standard)
Source: Nursing Standard - July 8, 2015 Category: Nursing Tags: Nurs Stand Source Type: research