Leadership and Management for Psychiatrists: Delivering high quality care for all

Welcome from the Associate Registrar for Leadership and Management

Dr Fiona Mason, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer St Andrew’s Healthcare:

"As the Associate Registrar for Leadership and Management, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to these web pages.

Psychiatric leadership is fundamental to services, and to ensuring safety, clinical effectiveness and improved patient experience.

I am clear that psychiatrists need to be involved in service management and development,thus improving health for all. I’m therefore thrilled to have the opportunity to lead the development of leadership and management across all specialities and grades within psychiatry. In my role at the College I will be focussing on key areas including education, networks and comprehensive membership engagement. I would welcome your thoughts and ideas, and look forward to meeting many of you at the forthcoming events we have planned."

Please contact us for further information.

The College is working closely with the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. FMLM is a new UK-wide organisation that aims to promote the advancement of medical leadership, management and quality improvement at all stages of the medical career for the benefit of patients.
Dr Laurence Mynors-Wallis, College Registrar; Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust: "All psychiatrists should play an important leadership role in their teams and organisations.  Leadership is about setting high standards, motivating and supporting colleagues and delivering high quality care for our patients. The most successful medical organisations are those in which doctors take clear leadership roles." See our Resources page for key documents on strategy and our position statement.
Professor Dinesh Bhugra, President-Elect World Psychiatric Association; Professor of Mental Health & Cultural Diversity, Institute of Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant, Maudsley Hospital: "Psychiatrists make excellent clinical leaders – we are aware of group dynamics, work in teams and can assess issues in multiple ways."   If you are interested in Leadership and Management please join our Mail List.