Life Insurance: Applicants with a History of Psychiatric Illness: Report from a working party of the Public Policy Committee

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 78-79
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Working Party ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
Policy Committee

scholarly journals The Management of Parasuicide in Young People Under Sixteen

1982 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 182-185
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Working Party ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
The Public ◽  
Suicidal Attempts ◽  
Policy Committee

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section has agreed that a view should be formulated about the management of suicidal attempts in young people under sixteen. This report of the Section's Working Party is being published with Council's approval. (Members of the Working Party: Dr M. Black (Convener), Dr J. Erulkar, Mr M. Kerfoot, Professor R. Meadow and Dr H. Baderman.) A Working Party of the Public Policy Committee, which includes representatives of other professions, is continuing discussion of this topic.

Memorandum on the Employment of Former Psychiatric Patients

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 156-159
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Working Party ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Committee

In 1978 a report entitled Nobody Wants You was published by MIND. Following this, a Working Party of the Public Policy Committee of the College* has studied the problem of the employment of former psychiatric patients and the present Memorandum has been approved by Council.

scholarly journals Notices from the Public Policy Committee

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 586-586
Author(s):  
R. G. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Committee

scholarly journals Consent to Treatment: Legal and Ethical Aspects

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 207-209
Author(s):  
Paul Bowden
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Medical Officer ◽  
Working Party ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
Consent To Treatment ◽  
Patient’S Will ◽  
Policy Committee

In anticipating the consultative paper A Review of the Mental Health Act, 1959 the College's Public Policy Committee prepared a report in 1974 (News and Notes, October, November 1974). The second of six points covered in the report related to compulsory detention and treatment. It reads:The Working Party are firmly of the view that compulsory powers should include the power to treat patients compulsorily for any form of mental disorder, but has doubts as to how far certain types of treatment should be applied on the sole authority of the Responsible Medical Officer against the patient's will or when he is incapable of giving consent.

scholarly journals The Public Policy Committee—A Decade On

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney Levine
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Practice ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Parliamentary Committee ◽  
Policy Committee

Following the establishment of the College, the Public Policy Committee held its first meeting in March 1972. It evolved from the Parliamentary Committee of the RMPA and at that meeting its terms of reference were agreed and are still current. They are: ‘That it shall take note of and consider legislation, existing and prospective, and departmental, regional and local administrative practice with a view to commenting on matters touching upon the affairs of the College. In this respect it is empowered to take immediate action, if public statements about psychiatric affairs are urgently required, but normally will report to Council any measures which it recommends. It shall concern itself with the education and enlightenment of the public in matters relating to the prevention and treatment of mental disorder and the work of the College and its members.’

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