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The Royal College of Psychiatrists, a professional organisation which has charitable status, needs to do far better when it comes to openness, honesty, ethics and honouring its own values. Patient … Continue reading The Royal College of Psychiatrists needs to do far better
To play this short, 50 second film, please click here, or on the image below: Film made by Dr Peter Scott-Gordon. Music credit: ‘Collapsing Time’ by Dexter Britain [free to … Continue reading “What is Cumberlege?”
This report by Beyond Pills All-Party Parliamentary Group has just been published and can be read in full here. What follows are the opening pages including a list of contents … Continue reading ‘A Call for an Overhaul of the Mental Health System’
As published in the BMJ, 22 March 2024:
It was good to see this advert in last Sunday’s Scottish papers. It has taken a while to get to this stage. I do hope that the successful applicant will … Continue reading Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland
It took more than 4 months to receive this reply from the UK Government: This was the original letter sent to the UK Government: The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, … Continue reading UK Government reply
It was welcome to read this thoughtful and informed response by Professor Om Prakash. Alas, British psychiatry continues to be in denial about this issue, such that even the review … Continue reading Confronting the Pharmaceutical Shadow in Psychiatry