The Royal College of Psychiatrists Podcast

Dr Tom Brown, RCPsych Associate Registrar for Recruitment, talks to Dr Howard Ryland about his role in promoting activities to improve recruitment amongst medical students, foundation doctors and school pupils considering a careers in medicine

This podcast, presented by Dr Yasir Hameed, is based on the annual report of the Iraq Subcommittee (ISC) which summarises the background of the committee and its achievements over its 8-year journey. Also explored, are the challenges that face mental health professionals in Iraq.

ISC member, Dr Yasir Hameed talks to Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Peter Hughes about his recent visit to Iraq as part of United Nations team for training primary care professionals in dealing with mental health problems.

Dr Howard Ryland talks to Dr Jed Boardman about his role as the Lead for social Inclusion for the College.

Dr Howard Ryland talks to Dr Walter Busuttil, Director of Medical Services for Combat Stress, the Veterans' mental health charity.

Audio 2: Learning Disabilities Consultation Findings Audio This is the full report (on audio) to the formal consultation by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD), an independent, nationally recognised organisation.

Audio 1: Learning disability vision - the vision for better health and well being - This Learning Disabilities Vision document (in MP3 format) has been created to reflect the findings in the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) report and further developments in government policy.

Diane Goslar is a service user because of her alcohol addiction. She is now in recovery having detoxed some time ago. Here Diane talks with Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones about what it is like being in recovery – the difficulties, the challenges, the huge rewards and why she is determined to remain sober.

Dr Howard Ryland, RCPsych News Assistant Editor, talks to Dr Adrian James about his work as Chair of the College’s Westminster Parliamentary Liaison Committee

Dr Howard Ryland, Assistant-Editor, RCPsych News, interviews Nicola Allen about Headucate, a student society at the University of East Anglia that runs mental health workshops in local schools with the aim of raising mental health awareness and tackling stigma. Nicola is based at Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia (UEA) and is in year 4. She previously studied at BSc Mental Health Nursing at UEA and was a qualified as a nurse just before starting medicine in 2009