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The Royal College of Psychiatrists Improving the lives of people with mental illness

 

AIMS

Governance


AIMS is a collaboration between the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the British Psychological Society, the College of Occupational Therapists, the Royal College of Nursing and (for AIMS-PICU) the National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care Units and Low Secure Units (NAPICU).

The AIMS process is governed by several staff and committees:

 

 

Advisory Group


For each branch of AIMS, there is a group of people that are involved in the ongoing review and development of the Standards. Details of the people that sit on each advisory group are being finalised and will be available here shortly.

 

AIMS Accreditation Committee (AC)


The AIMS Accreditation Committee makes decisions about the accreditation status of each service that is reviewed under the programme.  The members are:

 

  • Dr Trevor Turner (Chair) - Consultant Psychiatrist
  • Ms Joanne Cresswell (Deputy Chair) - AIMS Senior Programme Manager / Nurse Advisor
  • Dr Phil Anscombe - Clinical Psychologist
  • Ms Polly Blaydes - Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
  • Dr Harm Boer - Consultant Psychiatrist
  • Ms Sarah Burgess - Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
  • Ms Becca Cooper - Service User Representative
  • Mr John Copping - Carer Representative
  • Mr Derek Cragg - Service User Representative
  • Ms Val Devereux - Care Home Quality Monitoring Nurse
  • Ms Samantha Dewis - Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
  • Dr Stephen Dye - NAPICU Director of Research / Consultant Psychiatrist
  • Ms Loraine Emery - Specialist Occupational Therapist
  • Mr Angus Forsyth - Nurse Consultant
  • Mr Ian Gee - Ward Manager
  • Ms Julie Grainger - Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
  • Dr Shaun Gravestock - Consultant Psychiatrist
  • Mr Dermot Hurley - Carer Representative
  • Mr Jonathan Hurley - Service User Representative
  • Mrs Sarah King - Service User Representative
  • Ms Sarah Kwinika - Senior Staff Nurse
  • Mr Alan Metherall - Deputy Director of Nursing
  • Ms Salli Midgley - Clinical Team Manager
  • Mr Nick Nalladorai - Carer Representative
  • Ms Angela Shorter - Acute Care Services Manager
  • Dr Jonathan West - Consultant Psychiatrist
  • Mr Chris Wright - Service User Representative

This year, the AC will meet on the following dates:

  • March 28th 2012
  • June 13th 2012
  • September 12th 2012

 

Royal College of Psychiatrists Special Committee on Professional Practice and Ethics (SCPPE)


The SCPPE is the awarding body of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and all accreditation decisions must be ratified by them before they can be awarded to member services.

This year, the SCPPE will meet on the following dates:
  • April 25th 2012
  • July 11th 2012
  • October 11th 2012

 

The AIMS Team


The AIMS team is made up of the following people:

  • Joanne Cresswell Senior Programme Manager / Nurse Advisor
  • Anne O'Herlihy Programme Manager
  • Mark Beavon Deputy Programme Manager (also contact for AIMS-Rehab)
  • Sarah Bleksley Deputy Programme Manager
  • Aneika Cummings Project Worker - AIMS-OP
  • Justina Kaselionyte Project Worker - AIMS-LD / AIMS-PICU
  • Hannah Raphael Project Worker - AIMS-AT / AIMS-WA
  • Jacqui Marland Project Administrator

For contact details, visit our Contact Us page.

 

 

Where next...


 

AIMS
4th Floor Standon House, 21 Mansell Street, London E1 8AA
Fax: 020 7481 4831   Email: aims@cru.rcpsych.ac.uk

 

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