RCPsych President Dr Lade Smith CBE this week chaired a roundtable discussion hosted by NHS 萝莉视频 and NHS Confederation to discuss how we can best meet the needs of women in psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs).
With representatives from NHSE, NHSConfed, NAPICU, CQC, Rethink, Cygnet Health; women's leads from RCPsych and mental health trusts across 萝莉视频 and an expert by experience, it was an important step forward in looking at how we improve services for women.
Key areas of discussion and future action included a renewed commitment to move towards single sex PICUs given strong evidence these are safer; improving current systems to include a trauma-informed and whole health approach and the importance of training and guidance to support a cultural shift.
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