Meeting of the Council
of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
on 25 March 2011, 1pm /

Agenda

Note: there will be a discussion session in the morning (10-12) on the government’s new Mental Health Strategy, followed by F/S/D Chairs’ meetings over lunch.

The College’s Winter Business Meeting will take place at 12.45, before the afternoon session.

‘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 04 February 2011
(C 35/11, herewith) / D Bhugra
* / 5 / Review of actions
·  Action tracker (C 36/11*I) / V Cameron
13
23 / 6
6.1
6.2 / Matters arising (not dealt with elsewhere)
Membership engagement: report (C 37/11, herewith)
Faculties in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (C 38/11, herewith) / L Mynors-Wallis
V Cameron
7 / Items from Faculties, Sections and Divisions
8 / President’s items / D Bhugra
9 / Dean’s items / R Howard
25
73
81
85
87
89 / 10
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5 / Treasurer’s items
·  Annual accounts (C 39/11, herewith)
·  Post-audit report (C 40/11, herewith) and
·  Letter of representation (C 41/11, herewith)
Proposed subscription and registration fees 2012
(C 42/11, herewith)
Payments made to Trustees (C 43/11, herewith)
FSDSIG balances (C 44/11, herewith)
Trustee induction 2011 and beyond / G Ikkos
91
93 / 11
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4 / Registrar’s items
AoMRC Faculty of Medical Leadership
Specialist Adviser in mental health law (C 45/11,herewith)
Mental health in the workplace (C 46/11,herewith)
Joint commissioning panel – staffing arrangements / L Mynors-Walllis
97
99
101 / 12
12.1
12.2
12.3
12.4 / Chief Executive’s items
Sponsorship income (C 47/11,herewith)
College representation on external organisations
(C 48/11,herewith)
NICE publications partnership – protocol (C 49/11, herewith)
Special interest groups
·  Elections
·  New SIG / V Cameron
103 / 13
13.1 / CCQI Governance Board
Information sharing with CQC (C 50/11, herewith) / D Bhugra
P Lelliott
117
119 / 14
·
· / Committees, Boards, Units, Groups
(only those highlighted are reporting)
Affiliates and SAS members
Carers’ Forum and Service Users’ Recovery Forum
Central Policy
Centre for Quality Improvement
ECT and related treatments
Education, Training and Standards
Finance Management
Human Rights: annual report (C 51/11, herewith)
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 (C 52/11, herewith)
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:
·  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 53/11*C)

·  Healthy lives, healthy people: Transparency in Outcomes (ext deadline is 31st March)

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_122962

external deadline 31 March

·  Healthy lives, healthy people: consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health (ext deadline is 31st March)

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_122916

external deadline 31 March

·  Public Health white paper: (ext deadline is 31st March)

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_121941

external deadline 31 March

·  ONS: Measuring National well-being

http://www.ons.gov.uk/well-being

Internal deadline 01 April

·  Consultation on the Joint department of Health/NOMS offender personality disorder pathway implementation plan

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_124435

Internal deadline 03 May

·  Building recovery in communities: a consultation for developing a recovery-orientated framework to replace models of care

http://www.nta.nhs.uk/recovery-consultation.aspx

Internal deadline 04 May

·  Support and aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs and disability.

http://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/CM%208027

Internal deadline 15th June

external deadline 20th June

For information

·  Action tracker (C 36/11*I)

·  ‘Saving mothers’ lives’: report from CEMACE (C 54/11*I)

·  Minutes of FMC 20 01 11 (C 55/11*I)

·  Minutes of LISC 06 01 11 (C 56/11*I)