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MINUTES of Forensic Psychiatry Research Society
Committee Members’ Meeting
held on Friday 21st April 2006 at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge
1. Academic Programme

3 November 2006 "Prominence, delusions and threat"
Dr David James, Camelot Lodge.
- a copy of the meeting programme has been sent by Dr James and was circulated at the FPRS meeting on 21/4/06.
Action: Programme to be placed on FPRS website
Advertise meeting in usual way - Lindsay Thomson/Sheila McLennan

A request has been received from Danish psychiatrists via Dr Peter Kramp to again attend this meeting. This is being pursued.
Action: LT/SMcL

Forensic Faculty Conference 7-9 February 2007
Action: A workshop slot to be requested from Conference organiser - LT

Spring 2007
Dr Jenny Shaw and Dr Mairead Dolan
Action: To submit title, date and venue to S.McLennan - Dr J Shaw and Dr M Dolan

Future Programme
A number of suggestions were made for venues for future meetings. These will be pursued. Members are invited to volunteer to host an FPRS meeting in their home area.
Action: LT

2. Research Assessment Exercise

A draft letter to Professor McGuffin, Chair of the RAE Psychiatry Panel, was circulated and approved with amendments.
Action: Finalise draft letter with Professors Taylor and Grubin - LT

3. FPRS Website

Professor Taylor had proposed a discussion page/blog on the FPRS website regarding research issues such as ethics approval, problems and solutions. This has been explored with the technician currently responsible for our website. He suggests that all contributions at the present time are emailed to him and he will place these on a page on the website. If the volume of correspondence is sufficient then we can look to signing up to a service that would allow members to directly add contributions to the website. This would have a monthly financial cost.
Action: FPRS discussion page to be developed on website - Gary Blackie
All comments to be sent to webed@fprs.org for posting.

4. Finance

It was proposed to ask for an annual financial report from the Treasurer at the November meeting.
Action: Financial report 11/06 - Professor Don Grubin

5 Outstanding Items

Professor Grubin is exploring arrangements for foreign currency in standing orders or cheques for membership. This is relevant to colleagues from Eire and any European colleagues.
Action: Professor DonGrubin.

It was proposed to invite European forensic psychiatrists to join FPRS once the issue of finance has been resolved.
Action: Dr Thomson.

6 Date and Time of Next Meeting
3 November 2006, London, 1000hours
   
  DR LINDSAY THOMSON
Forensic Psychiatry Research Society