College Officers

Professor Sue Bailey OBE FRCPsych		Dr Laurence Mynors-Wallis FRCPsych
Sue is the College President. Elected in 2011 she holds this role until 2014 and leads the RCPsych on behalf of its Members and Associates.		Laurence is the Registrar and is responsible for College policy, public education and membership relations. His term of office is 2010 - 2015.
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Dr Wendy Burn FRCPsych		Professor Nick Craddock FRCPsych
Wendy is the Dean and is the chief academic officer of the College. She is elected for the period 2011 – 2016		Nick is the Treasurer and is the principal financial officer of the College. He is elected for the period 2011 – 2016
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Professor Sue Bailey OBE FRCPsych

Sue is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist in the Forensic Adolescent Consultation and Treatment Services at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.  The focus of her clinical work and research has been assessing and managing the risks presented by and to young people who enter the mental health, social care and youth justice systems nationally and internationally.

Sue’s priorities as President are to promote the importance of research into mental illness and learning disability to improve the health of the nation; to work with families to improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing;to highlight inequalities in health and social care for vulnerable groups; to support services, treatment and and choice for psychiatric patients across the lifespan in this time of economic uncertainty.

Dr Laurence Mynors-Wallis FRCPsych

Laurence  is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist and the Medical Director of Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.  He was an Associate Dean of the College from 2007-2010, leading on Revalidation.  He played a key role in developing Good Psychiatric Practice (3^rd Edition), the College Guidance on Revalidation and Appraisal and in Outcome Measures to be used in Psychiatric Practice. 

Laurence’s priorities as Registrar include recruitment into psychiatry, leadership, improved benefits for psychiatrists from membership of the College (APT on line is now a membership benefit), outcomes and ensuring psychiatrists have jobs that enable them to deliver high quality care.

Dr Wendy Burn FRCPsych

Wendy is a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist in Leeds and is Head of the Yorkshire and Humber School of Psychiatry.

Professor Nick Craddock FRCPsych

Nick is Professor at the Department of Psychological Medicine and Neurology at Cardiff University.  His research group uses clinical and molecular genetic investigations to better understand the causes and triggers of bipolar spectrum mood disorders and psychosis.  Nick heads the Cardiff University Psychiatry Service and his clinical interests lie in the diagnosis and management of bipolar spectrum disorders.