Meeting of the Council
of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
on 04 February 2011, 1.30pm /

REVISED Agenda

Note: there will be a discussion session in the morning (10-12.30) on ‘delivering services outside traditional boundaries’, followed by F/S/D Chairs’ meetings over lunch.

‘Page no’ refers to the page in the bundle of accompanying documents. * in this column indicates a document is not being circulated in hard copy, but is available from the web page. Document numbers and page numbers for the bundle are at the top right hand corner; internal page numbers within documents are usually at the bottom of pages. Document numbers with *I (= for information) or *C (= consultation) after them are not circulated in hard copy, but are available from the Council web page.

Page
no / Item
no / Item / Lead person
1 / Apologies / D Bhugra
2 / Welcome / D Bhugra
3 / Obituaries / L Mynors-Walllis
1 / 4 / Minutes of the Council meeting on 03 December 2010
(C 1/11) / D Bhugra
* / 5 / Review of actions
·  Action tracker (C 2/11*I) / V Cameron
6 / Matters arising (not dealt with elsewhere)
11
19
21 / 7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4 / Items from Faculties, Sections and Divisions
Faculty Executive committees: job descriptions
(C 3/11)
Research ethic: statement from the Academic Faculty
(C 4/11)
Out of area placements; joint briefing paper (C 5/11)
Legislative Competence Order and Mental Health (Wales) Measure (C 32/11, tabled herewith) / N Craddock
N Craddock
H Killaspy
H Matthews
29 / 8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5 / President’s items
New Year’s Honours
Internal Audit
Greener mental health: strategy (C 6/11)
Mental Health policy development proposal
AoMRC:
·  Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management
(C 33/11, tabled herewith)
·  Summary of key issues from January meeting
(C 34/11, tabled herewith) / D Bhugra
P Davison
9 / Dean’s items / R Howard
31
55
61
63
67
75 / 10
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5 / Treasurer’s items
Management accounts and College wide budgeting
·  Budgets (C 7/11)
·  Reducing expenditure and increasing income
(C 8/11)
·  Facilities savings (C 9/11)
Risk Management
·  Report (C 10/11)
·  Review of risks (C 11/11)
Investment Strategy (C 12/11)
Staff salary 2011/12 – cost of living increase
Faculty representative on FMC / G Ikkos
V Cameron
V Cameron
77
79
81
85 / 11
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5 / Registrar’s items
Your College, your say: proposal (C 13/11)
New Associate Registrar for Recruitment: job description
(C 14/11)
CPD Online and APT as membership benefits (C 15/11)
Proposals for the award of Fellowship (C 16/11)
Specialist Adviser on Social Care / L Mynors-Walllis
*
89
97
99
101
*
103
*
105
107 / 12
12.1
12.2
12.3
12.4
12.5
12.6
12.7
12.8
12.8
12.9
12.10 / Chief Executive’s items
Election of the President (C 17/11*I)
College elections: procedures and processes
(C 18/11)
President’s Medals: change of nominees (C 19/11)
WPA elections: College nominations (C 20/11)
Specialty groups within College jurisdictions (C 21/11)
10:10 –
·  College charter (C 22/11*I)
·  Proposal to reduce the carbon footprint of College elections
(C 23/11)
Records management policy (C 24/11*I)
Medication safety & avoiding harm – the integrated 3 sector initiative
NICE publications partnership: draft protocol (C 25/11)
Amendments to Regulations (C 26/11)
Election of Honorary Officers and members of Council / V Cameron
109 / 13 / CCQI Governance Board
Potential partnership with Northgate (C 27/11) / D Bhugra,
P Lelliott
111 / 14
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·  / Committees, Boards, Units, Groups
(only those highlighted are reporting)
Affiliates and SAS members
Carers’ Forum and Service Users’ Recovery Forum
Central Policy (C 28/11)
Centre for Quality Improvement
ECT and related treatments
Education, Training and Standards
Finance Management
Human Rights
International Advisory Committee
Library and Information services
Medical Directors
Membership Communications Group
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
Programmes and Meetings
Public Education
Professional Governance
Psychiatrists’ Support Service
Regional Advisers
Special Interest Groups / I Ahmad
L Mynors-Wallis
O Junaid
P Lelliott
S Benbow
R Howard
G Ikkos
L Mynors-Wallis
D Bhugra
L Mynors-Wallis
N Deuchar
D Hart
T Kendall
H Miller
P Byrne
(L Mynors-Wallis)
P Snowden
L Mynors-Walllis
L Mynors-Walllis
15 / Any other business
16 / Future meeting dates for 2011:
·  25 March
·  17 June (NB changed from previously advised date)
·  22 July
·  23 September
·  25 November

The following items are not circulated in hard copy, but are available from the Council web page:

Current consultations (C 29/11*C)

·  Proposals for the reform of legal aid in England and Wales
http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/legal-aid-reform-151110.htm
Internal deadline: 31.01.11

·  Inquiry into the care of older people
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/legal-and-policy/formal-inquiries/inquiry-into-older-people-in-homecare-and-human-rights/call-for-evidence/
Internal deadline: 28.02.11

·  Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders
http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/breaking-cycle-071210.htm
Internal deadline: 18.02.11

·  Public Health White Paper Strategy (Internal deadline for all 3 public health is 18.02.11)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_121941

·  Transparency in outcomes- proposals for a public health outcomes framework
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_122962

·  Consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_122916

·  Tackling child poverty and improving life chances: consulting on a new approach
http://www.education.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=consultationDetails&consultationId=1737&external=no&menu=1
Internal deadline: 8th Feb

·  ONS- Measuring national well being
http://www.ons.gov.uk/well-being
Internal deadline: 1st April

For information

·  Action tracker (C 2/11*I)

·  Election of the President (C 17/11*I)

·  10:10: College charter (C 22/11*I)

·  Records Management Policy (C 24/11*I)

·  Minutes of the meeting of FMC on 19 11 10 (C 30/11*I)

·  Minutes of Policy Unit Steering Group on 25 11 10 (C 31/11*I)