Download Royal College of Psychiatrists` Fair Deal Political Pack

Royal College of Psychiatrists’
Fair Deal Political Pack
AS THEY SAY “ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL”
AND GOVERNMENT POLICY, IN PARTICULAR
HEALTH POLICY, IS INCREASINGLY TAKING
PLACE AT A LOCAL LEVEL. THE COLLEGE
IS KEEN TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF
COLLEGE DIVISIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERS, TO INFLUENCE THE POLITICAL
AGENDA IN THEIR LOCAL AREA, FOCUSING,
IN PARTICULAR, ON ENGAGING WITH
WESTMINSTER PARLIAMENTARIANS AND
LOCAL POLITICIANS.
This Fair Deal Political Pack is a set of information
sheets, which can be used as practical tools
for College members, service users and carers,
and anyone who might want to raise Fair Deal
priorities with parliamentarians.
This parliamentary pack as a whole is essentially
a guide to the Westminster parliament and local
government, but individually the information
sheets give practical advice about how to find
out who to engage with, how to engage with
them, what they might be able to do, and
how that might be beneficial to addressing
your issue.
What each information
sheets will tell you:
1: Why it is useful to raise your issue with a
parliamentarian.
2: Why a parliamentarian might be interested in your
issue.
3: How to find out which parliamentarian might be
best to contact.
4: How it is best to contact the parliamentarian and
what a meeting might involve.
5: What a parliamentarian might be able to do to
pursue your issue.
6: Why dealing with local government politicians is
useful.
Turn over for more information on the
Fair Deal Campaign…
For more information please contact the College’s Public Affairs Manager on [email protected]
Royal College of Psychiatrists’
Fair Deal Political Pack
Fair Deal for Mental Health
In July 2008, the College launched Fair Deal - a three-year campaign to tackle the inequalities facing
people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. We consulted with psychiatrists, service
users and carers, and eight key areas emerged. These became our Fair Deal priorities:
Funding
Discrimination and stigma
Access to services
Engagement with service users/carers
In-patient services
Availability of psychological therapies
Recovery
Linking mental and physical health
The campaign sets out the framework for the College’s public affairs work, which will involve a programme of
activity to raise awareness of our key priorities in UK parliaments, among key stakeholders, and with the
general public.
Read our Fair Deal manifesto and find out more at:
www.fairdeal4mentalhealth.co.uk