About The Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Prize for the Best Mental Health Service Improvement Prize:
The RANZCP’s Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Prize for the Best Mental Health Service Improvement was established in 2012 to promote excellence in advancing the Quality of Life in Older People with Mental Illness by:
- Encouraging and promoting the highest clinical and ethical standards in the delivery of Psychiatry of Old Age services amongst psychiatry trainees in Australia and New Zealand.
- Encouraging and promoting training in Psychiatry of Old Age of the highest standard for psychiatrists, trainee psychiatrists, medical students, related health professionals, students of related health professions and other medical practitioners.
Eligibility Criteria:
The Prize is open to all mental health services, and whilst not having to be within a formal POA service, the improvement must be:
- Focused upon the needs of people with mental illness who are older
- Within a public or private mental health service with accreditation against the national mental health standards, or New Zealand equivalent
Application Process
Applicants for the Prize are required to submit an anonymised cover letter and an anonymised copy of your work (which is subject of the Prize) to the RANZCP before the due date.
Submissions should take the form of:
- A published article
- A draft article suitable for publication in a journal equivalent to Australasian Psychiatry
- A case review / study
Form of award
- A/NZ$500
- A framed certificate
- Reimbursement of funds to the value of A/NZ$1500 for RANZCP Congress day registration for one person, economy flights and one night accommodation for one person (to enable the presentation of the winning project and to receive the prize).
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact awards@ranzcp.org
The FPOA Prize for the Best Mental Health Service Improvement 2025
About The Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Prize for the Best Mental Health Service Improvement Prize:
The RANZCP’s Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Prize for the Best Mental Health Service Improvement was established in 2012 to promote excellence in advancing the Quality of Life in Older People with Mental Illness by:
- Encouraging and promoting the highest clinical and ethical standards in the delivery of Psychiatry of Old Age services amongst psychiatry trainees in Australia and New Zealand.
- Encouraging and promoting training in Psychiatry of Old Age of the highest standard for psychiatrists, trainee psychiatrists, medical students, related health professionals, students of related health professions and other medical practitioners.
Eligibility Criteria:
The Prize is open to all mental health services, and whilst not having to be within a formal POA service, the improvement must be:
- Focused upon the needs of people with mental illness who are older
- Within a public or private mental health service with accreditation against the national mental health standards, or New Zealand equivalent
Application Process
Applicants for the Prize are required to submit an anonymised cover letter and an anonymised copy of your work (which is subject of the Prize) to the RANZCP before the due date.
Submissions should take the form of:
- A published article
- A draft article suitable for publication in a journal equivalent to Australasian Psychiatry
- A case review / study
Form of award
- A/NZ$500
- A framed certificate
- Reimbursement of funds to the value of A/NZ$1500 for RANZCP Congress day registration for one person, economy flights and one night accommodation for one person (to enable the presentation of the winning project and to receive the prize).
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact awards@ranzcp.org