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Forensic Psychiatry Research Society |
MINUTES of Forensic Psychiatry Research Society
Committee Members’ Meeting
Committee Members’ Meeting
| 1. | Attendance: Dr Lindsay Thomson, Professor Pamela Taylor, Dr Nicola Swinson
Apologies: Professor Don Grubin, Dr Adrian Grounds, Professor Jenny Shaw
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| 2.1 | Academic Programme
Annual Forensic Conference: November 2007 - Dr Nigel Eastman, London Venue and Date to be confirmed. |
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| 2.2 | Spring 2008
Dr Seena Fazel, Oxford We will endeavour to spread our meetings more widely in the next academic year and to have the Spring meeting in May or June. The Danish Psychiatrists visit London every second year and their next visit will be November 2008. |
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| 3 | Outcome of Training Programme Bids in Forensic Psychiatry Five bids are known to have gone forward. The outcome of these is as yet unknown. Action: LT to liaise with John O’Grady |
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| 4 | Barrett Report in Academic Forensic Psychiatry It was agreed that at the present time no action would be taken in the comments in the Barrett Report. It may be appropriate to discuss this with the academic involved in the coming months to ascertain any learning points for academic forensic psychiatry. Action: LT to explore |
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| 5 | FPRS Website
The talks from today?s meeting will be added to this. |
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| 6 | Finance and Finance Reports The finance report was approved |
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| 7 | AOCB | |
| 7.1 | Training in Academic Psychiatry LT is a member of the Transition Board for Psychiatry in Scotland. She highlighted the proposed differences in training in academic psychiatry between Scotland and England. She was unaware of the exact proposals for the Welsh and Northern Irish academic schemes. The English academic proposals are for a more rigid system with entry into Year 1 of specialist training as an academic. Years 1-3 would involve 2 sessions of academic time and 8 sessions clinical time. This would reverse in Years 4-6. It would be expected that successful candidates would have funded research projects in years 4-6. The position in Scotland is for a more flexible intake of academics throughout the 6 years of training, especially year 4. This is particularly useful for psychiatry where few candidates enter with the intention of becoming an academic psychiatrist. Conflict has arisen within the 4 national schemes as the English scheme changed from an original agreement and has included academic psychiatry in this round of training posts, and will also offer candidates clinical or short term posts if they are unsuccessful in their first choice. This could potentially wipe out suitable academic candidates for other areas. Action: Watching brief on effects of new training system on academic psychiatry |
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| 7.2 | The issue of full economic costing was raised by Professor Taylor. Action: Table discussion at next committee meeting |
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| 8 | Date and Time of Next Meeting London, November 2007 |
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