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I contribute to initiatives and policies that strengthen the balance of evidence-based and values-based practice in the delivery of person-centred healthcare. I co-authored the Royal College of Psychiatrists College Report 204 – ‘Core Values for Psychiatrists’. I was a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Curriculum Revision Working Group that produced the Psychiatry ‘Silver Guide – Guidance for Psychiatric Training in the UK’ 2022. I co-authored the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales ‘Guidelines on the use of Language’ which includes ‘The Language Principles Framework’ Awarded the Royal College of Psychiatrists President’s Medal 2020. Finalist in the 2018 Leading Wales Awards
Lay representative contributing towards shaping the policy narrative and improving patient experience in healthcare
Policy/Co-production, Services/Mental health, Services/Person-centred, Services/Teamwork; Interprofessional education and collaborative practice, Other/Evidence-based and values-based practice in person-centred healthcare
Communication skills, Other/Language; Shared decision-making; Continuity of care; Multi-disciplinary approach to person-centred care
Mental health, Holistic person-centred care, Values-based practice, Co-production, Medical Education, Lay Representative
Richards V. The power of language: The importance of shaping language as a constructive tool in health careJ Eval Clin Pract. 2019;1–2.https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13172
Montgomery and shared decision-making: implications for good psychiatric practice – Gwen Adshead, David Crepaz-Keay, Mayura Deshpande, KWM (Bill) Fulford, Veryan Richardshttp://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/montgomery-and-shared-decisionmaking-implications-for-good-psychiatric-practice
Royal College of Psychiatrists, College Report 215 - Person-centred care: implications for training in psychiatryhttps://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/better-mh-policy/college-reports/college-report-cr215.pdf
Richards, Veryan. The importance of language in mental healthcareThe Lancet Psychiatry 5(6):460-461.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30042-7 (053018)
Richards V. Uncharted Territory http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(17)30374-7/fulltext
College of Psychiatrists, College Report 204 - Core Values for Psychiatrists college-report-cr204.pdf (rcpsych.ac.uk)
Richards V. Parity begins at home The Lancet Psychiatry 2015;2(12):10512https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(15)00370-3/references
Task and Finish Group (SHaW) reviewed the 2010 Standards of Spiritual Care in Wales and developed the Supporting Guidance for Spiritual and Pastoral Care for the Health and Care Standards in Wales, 2015 http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/1064/24729_Health%20Standards%20Framework_2015_E1.pdf
Training in psychiatry: making person-centred care a reality Royal College of Psychiatrists Person-Centred Training and Curriculum Scoping Group