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2025 Conference Programme

We’re thrilled to announce that the preliminary programme for this year’s NAPICU Annual Conference is now available to view! Our theme for 2025, “Patient-Centred Care in the Era of Innovation and Change”.
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Dr Celeste Foster Awarded the Prestigious 2025 Skellern Lecture

The Skellern Lecturer Award, named in honour of groundbreaking mental health nurse Eileen Skellern, acknowledges individuals who have significantly advanced mental health policy, practice and expertise, both in the UK and internationally.
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The NAPICU Pre-Conference Summit "Legal Challenges in Mental Health Care: Navigating the Intersection of Law and Clinical Practice"
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Scientific Symposium

Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Autism Care in Psychiatric Intensive Units - 12th March 2025 Register Now!
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The NAPICU 28th Annual Conference, happening at the Mercure Hotel in Northampton from September 17th to 19th, 2025. This year, our theme is “Patient-Centred Care in the Era of Innovation and Change” focusing on enhancing care practices for all individuals in psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) and beyond.
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Psychiatric Intensive Care Textbook

We’re excited to announce that the NAPICU Conference Special Offer on the Psychiatric Intensive Care Textbook has been extended!
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NAPICU Staff Recognition Awards return to the 2025 conference! Nominate your staff member of choice for this coming year's awards!
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CAMHS RESEARCH PROJECT

The National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care (NAPICU) has partnered with the University of Salford, for a ground-breaking research project that aims to shape the urgent and intensive care provision for children and young people experiencing mental health problems in the UK.
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Reducing Restrictive Practice Course

This will be one of the only online courses in the UK which has reducing restrictive practice as the focus. We will be providing a summary of the burgeoning evidence about restrictive practice in mental health; the background, political landscape, clinical factors, guidelines and the available evidence about ways to reduce restrictive practice in psychiatry.
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Acute, Intensive and Emergency Psychiatric Care

Level up your psychiatric expertise with the St. George's AIE Care course – perfect for mental health professionals seeking advanced skills!
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Mixed Sex PICUs: Have times changed?
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Scientific Symposium
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Psychiatric Intensive Care Textbook
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PICU and EUPD: how well are we doing?
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CAMHS RESEARCH PROJECT
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