College News

New - Statement on recruitment and selection to Specialist training

New -Submission from the Irish College of Psychiatrists to the European Commission on the Green Paper "Improving the mental health of the population: Towards a mental health strategy for the European Union"

New -Statement from the Irish College of Psychiatrists to A Vision for Change: Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy.

Please note that the name of the Faculty of Substance Misuse Psychiatry has changed to the Faculty of Addictions with effect from May 2005.

Comments on Changing our Mindset: Labour's Approach to Mental Health. Prepared by the Irish College of Psychiatrists in July 2005

Submission to the National Prison Health Working Group from the Irish College of Psychiatrists (March 2005)

Response from the Faculty of Substance Misuse Psychiatry to the second report of the Strategic Taskforce on Alcohol (1st March 2005).

Submission to the State Claims Agency from the Irish College of Psychiatrists (January 2005)

Submission to the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention from the Irish College of Psychiatrists (January 2005)

Letter to Minister Mary Harney regarding the future organisation of Mental Health Services with the formation of the Health Service Executive in January 2005.

Response to the Annual Report 2003 of the Mental Health Commission from the Irish College of Psychiatrists (December 2004)

At the recent National Trainee Section Meeting in November 2004, Dr. Julian Beezhold discussed the impact of the European Working Time Directive. A copy of his powerpoint presentation is available here for information. If you would like to receive a copy by e-mail please contact Trish at pvahey@eircom.net

ICPsych response to the Public Consultation by the Mental Health Commission in relation to Quality Mental Health Services. (October 2004).

Reponse to the Report of the Working Party on Patient Escorts
(September 2004)

The Policy Document of the Faculty of Learning Disability Psychiatry was launched on the 6th July 2004 by Mr. Tim O'Malley, Minister of State at the Department of Health & Children. A copy of this document is available here

Letter to the Irish Times re. In-patient Facilities for Suicidal Children - July 2004

Letter to An Taoiseach Mr. Bertie Ahern re. The Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill - July 2004

The Irish College of Psychiatrists were invited to make a presentation to the Joint Committee on Health & Children on the 22nd April 2004. Details of this presentation are available here

A number of the Irish Faculties have developed policy papers which have been submitted to the Mental Health Expert Group at the Dept. of Health & Children. To view these documents on-line please click here.

Information regarding preparation for the MRCPsych Examination (Part I and Part II) can be found on www.prepdublin.com


Archive Information - October 2002 to December 2003