About the London Division
Welcome to the London Division of the Royal College of
Psychiatrists. The London Division is coterminous with the London
NHS Region.
In July 2010, the poplulation of London was 7,825,200 (12.6%
of Englands population) Greater London covers an area of
1,572 sq km (607 sq miles) and is the smallest of Englands nine
regions, (1.2% of the total land of England). London's
population is projected to increase by approximately 775,000 by
2016, greatly increasing the pressure of the city's housing
stock.
London has the highest unemployment rate of any English
region, at 12.2%. The national rate is 7.9%. There are more
unemployed people in London (over 400,000 claimants) than in
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland put together (124,000,125,000
and 28,900 respectively).
During 2009/10 there were 12,460 formal admissions under the
Mental Health Act 1983 to NHS and private facilities in London.
This was 25.2% of the England total. Upwards of 297,000 Class A
problem drug users are estimated to live in London.
There are currently over 3,000 members of the Royal College of
Psychiatrists belonging to the London Division including the whole
range of specialists within psychiatry.
How to Contact the London Division
Susan Halliwell
London Division Manager
Royal College of Psychiatrists
6th Floor
Standon House
21 Mansell Street
London E1 8AA
Tel: 020 7977 6650
Fax: 020 7481 4842
Email
Susan Halliwell
Division Administrator: Claire Lee
Tel: 020 7977 4991
Fax 020 7481 4842
Email: divisionsadmin@cru.rcpsych.ac.uk
Forthcoming London Division Executive Committee meetings:
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Wednesday 06 June 2012
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Wednesday 05 December 2012
All meetings to be held at Standon House, 21 Mansell Street,
London, E1 8AA and will start promptly at 10:00hrs.
List of Executives
From June 2010
(E = elected C = co-opted)
| Member |
Year of joining |
Position |
|
Dr Oyepeju Raji
|
2010
(E)
|
Chair
|
|
Dr Konstantinos Agathokleous
|
2011
(E)
|
Financial Officer
|
|
Dr Cyrus Abbasian
|
2010
(C)
|
Newsletter Editor
|
|
Dr Saeed Alam
|
2011
(C)
|
Affiliate Representative
|
|
Dr Mark Andrews
|
2009
(C)
|
Deputy Regional Advisor
|
|
Dr Rosemary Ball
|
2011
(C)
|
Rehab & Social Psychiatry Faculty
|
|
Mr Raymond Brookes-Collins
|
1999
(C)
|
Carers Representative
|
|
Dr Andrew Cohen
|
2010
(C)
|
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty
|
|
Dr Kenneth Courtenay
|
2011
(C)
|
Learning Disability Psychiatry Faculty
|
|
Dr Vivienne Curtis
|
2010
(C)
|
Regional Adviser
|
|
Dr Jan Falkowski
|
2010
(E)
|
Elected Member
|
|
Dr Charlotte Feinmann
|
2010
(C)
|
Liaison Psychiatry Faculty
|
|
Dr Emily Finch
|
2009
(C)
|
Faculty of Addictions
|
|
Dr Sophia Frangou
|
2010
(C)
|
Academic Psychiatry Faculty
|
|
Dr Mary Harty
|
2011
(E)
|
Elected Member
|
|
Dr Andrew Holwell
|
2010
(E)
|
Elected Member
|
|
Dr Peter Hughes
|
2010
(C)
|
Regional Adviser
|
|
Dr Eric Johnson-Sabine
|
2011
(C)
|
Eating Disorders Section
|
|
Dr Andrew Kent
|
2008
(C)
|
Perinatal Psychiatry
|
|
Dr Michael Maier
|
2010
(C)
|
Immediate Past Chair
|
|
Dr Alan McNaught
|
2010
(C)
|
General & Community Psychiatry Faculty
|
|
Dr John Meehan
|
2007
(C)
|
Regional Adviser
|
|
Dr Ilyas Mirza
|
2011
(E)
|
Elected Member
|
|
Dr David Polyakov-Nelson
|
2011
(C)
|
Psychiatric Training Representative
|
|
Dr Jale Punter
|
2010
(C)
|
Psychotherapy Faculty
|
|
Dr Gianetta Rands
|
2009
(E)
|
Vice Chair
|
|
Dr David Reiss
|
2011
(E)
|
Education Training and Standards Rep
|
|
Dr Mark Salter
|
2008
(C)
|
Public Education Officer
|
|
Prof. David Skuse
|
2009
(C)
|
Committee Member
|
|
Dr Fiona Stormont
|
2011
(C)
|
Old Age Faculty
|
|
Dr William Travers
|
2009
(C)
|
Regional Adviser
|
|
Dr Ian Treasaden
|
2008
(C)
|
Forensic Exec Link
|
|
Dr Morris Zwi
|
2010
(E)
|
Elected Member
|