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    2024 election results

    The College ran a host of different elections in 2024

    These included elections for Devolved Nations, Divisions, Faculties, Psychiatric Trainees Committee and Special Interest Groups.

    You can see which candidates won across all the College elections below.

    Elected candidates began their terms of office at the College's AGM on 18 June 2024.


    RCPsych in Scotland

    Chair

    Dr Jane Morris (Elected without ballot)

    Vice-Chair

    Dr Pavan Srireddy (Elected without ballot)

    Education and Training Committee Representative 

    Dr Philip Crockett (Elected without ballot)

    RCPsych in Wales

    Devolved Council Member

    Dr Haitham Barkouk (Elected without ballot)

    Chair

    Professor Alka Ahuja (Elected by ballot. Full list of candidates: Professor Alka Ahuja, Dr Alberto Salmoiraghi. Voter turnout: 31.8%)

    RCPsych in Northern Ireland

    Chair

    Dr Julie Anderson (Elected without ballot)

    Devolved Council Member

    Dr Ross Irvine (Elected without ballot)

    Eastern Division

    Education and Training Committee Representative 

    Dr Ashish Pathak (Elected by ballot. Full list of candidates: Dr Maria Filippidou, Dr Ashish Pathak. Voter turnout: 10.5%)

    London Division

    Education and Training Committee Representative 

    Dr Solomon Wong (Elected without ballot)

    North West Division

    Financial Officer

    Dr Christopher Findlay (Elected without ballot)

    Education and Training Committee Representative 

    Dr Rachel Elvins (Elected without ballot)

    Northern and Yorkshire Division

    Chair

    Dr Sunil Nodiyal (Elected without ballot)

    Vice-Chair

    Dr Sumeet Gupta (Elected without ballot)

    South West Division

    Chair

    Dr Sai Achuthan (Elected without ballot)

    Executive Committee Member

    Dr Andrew Moore (Elected without ballot)

    Trent Division

    Executive Committee Member

    Dr Jason Holdcroft-Long (Elected without ballot)

    West Midlands Division

    Education and Training Committee Representative 

    Dr Jonathan Hurlow (Elected without ballot)

    European Division

    Vice-Chair

    Dr Myles Doyle (Elected without ballot)

    Western Pacific Division

    Financial Officer

    Dr Chee Hon Chin (Elected without ballot)

    Elected without ballot

    Chair

    • Professor Allan Young

    Elected by ballot

    Executive Committee Member

    • Professor Angela Hassiotis
    • Dr Pallab Majumder
    • Dr Muhammad Ismail Memon
    • Professor Kapil Sayal
    • Dr Oli Sparasci
    • Dr Lucy Stirland
    • Professor Peter Woodruff

    Full list of candidates: Dr Hamid Alhaj, Dr Dave Barker, Professor Angela Hassiotis, Dr Pallab Majumder, Dr Muhammad Ismail Memon, Professor Kapil Sayal, Dr Oli Sparasci, Dr Lucy Stirland, Dr Samuel Tromans, Professor Peter Woodruff

    Voter turnout: 19.0%

    Elected without ballot

    Financial Officer

    Dr Abhishek Goli 

    Executive Committee Member

    Dr Frankie Elizabeth Anderson

    Dr Haitham Barkouk

    Dr Karim Dar

    Dr Faye Graver

    Dr Harrison Howarth

    Dr David McLaughlan

    Elected without ballot:

    Executive Committee Member

    Dr Dan Cleall

    Dr Clementine Maddock

    Professor Pamela Jane Taylor

    Elected by ballot:

    Chair

    Dr Sandeep Mathews

    Full list of candidates: Dr Sandeep Mathews, Dr Mehdi Veisi

    Voter turnout: 19.3%

    Executive Committee Member

    Dr Anis Ahmed

    Dr Christian Brown

    Dr Cleo Van Velsen

    Full list of candidates: Dr Anis Ahmed, Dr Amgad Atia, Dr Stephen Attard, Dr Christian Brown, Dr Iain McKinnon, Dr John Moore, Dr Ruairi Page, Dr Cleo Van Velsen

    Voter turnout: 18.4%

    Elected by ballot

    Executive Committee Member

    • Dr Laura Korb
    • Dr Alaa Martin
    • Dr Sophie Shardlow
    • Dr Suchi (Suchithra) Thirulokachandran
    • Dr Samuel Tromans

    Full list of candidates: Dr Laura Korb, Dr Alaa Martin, Dr Rajesh Rama Iyer, Dr Sophie Shardlow, Dr Suchi (Suchithra) Thirulokachandran, Dr Samuel Tromans

    Voter turnout: 19.0%

    Elected without ballot

    Financial Officer

    Dr Thomas Hillen

    Elected by ballot

    Executive Committee Member

    • Dr Parveen Bains
    • Dr Dan Beales
    • Dr Katharine Coulthard
    • Dr Florence Dalton
    • Dr Thomas Dewhurst
    • Dr Gerti Stegen
    • Dr Giles Story

    Full list of candidates: Dr Parveen Bains, Dr Dan Beales, Dr Katharine Coulthard, Dr Florence Dalton, Dr Thomas Dewhurst, Dr Natasha Liu-Thwaites, Dr Gerti Stegen, Dr Giles Story

    Voter turnout: 13.7%

    Elected without ballot

    Chair

    Dr George El-Nimr

    Executive Committee Member

    Dr Dorothea Bindman

    Dr Darren Carr

    Dr Ruta Kontautaite

    Dr Akshay Nair

    Dr David Okai

    Dr Parashar Ramanuj

    Dr Maytal Wolfe

    Elected without ballot

    Chair

    Dr Mohan Bhat

    Vice-Chair

    Dr Ben Underwood

    Financial Officer

    Dr Bob Barber

    Executive Committee Member

    Dr Nicholas Bass

    Dr Manoj Rajagopal

    Dr Rajdeep Routh

    Dr Judy Rubinsztein

    Elected without ballot

    Chair

    Dr Livia Martucci

    Vice-Chair

    Dr Sarah Taha

    Elected by ballot

    Executive Committee Member

    • Dr Saadia Alvi
    • Dr Saleema Durgahee
    • Dr Jacqueline Humphreys
    • Dr Snehita Joshi
    • Dr Aaron McMeekin
    • Dr Caroline Pontvert

    Full list of candidates: Dr Saadia Alvi, Dr Saleema Durgahee, Dr Jacqueline Humphreys, Dr Snehita Joshi, Dr Nikolett Kabacs, Dr Aaron McMeekin, Dr Caroline Pontvert

    Voter turnout: 14.5%

    Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry 

    Chair

    Dr Richard Church

    Arts and Psychiatry

    Chair

    Dr Alan Baban

    Financial Officer

    Dr Christos Sideras

    Digital Psychiatry

    Chair

    Dr Nyembezi Faith Ndebele (Elected by ballot. Full list of candidates: Dr Iain Grant, Dr Nyembezi Faith Ndebele. Voter turnout: 30.1%)

    Financial Officer

    Dr Charlotte Deasy

    Evolutionary Psychiatry

    Chair

    Dr Riadh Abed

    Financial Officer

    Dr Annie Swanepoel

    History of Psychiatry

    Financial Officer

    Dr Thomas Stephenson

    Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry

    Chair

    Dr Jessica Eccles

    Occupational Psychiatry

    Financial Officer

    Dr Peter McAllister

    Philosophy

    Financial Officer

    Dr Christos Sideras

    Spirituality and Psychiatry

    Chair

    Dr Lucy Grimwade

    Sport and Exercise Psychiatry

    Chair

    Dr Carolyn Nahman

    Financial Officer

    Dr David Prossor (Elected by ballot. Full list of candidates: Dr Mudasir Nazir, Dr David Prossor. Voter turnout: 16.9%)

    Volunteering and International

    Financial Officer

    Dr Musa Basser Sami

    RCPsych in Scotland

    Dr Rachel Ball - PMPT Representative for Dundee & Aberdeen region (Elected without ballot)

    Dr Ewan Mahony - Member Representative for Edinburgh region (Elected without ballot)

    Dr Jonathan May - PMPT Representative for Edinburgh region (Elected by ballot. Full list of candidates: Dr Anna Kamusella, Dr Jonathan May, Dr Katrina Skraba. Voter turnout: 12.7%)

    Dr Aye Myat Doris - Member Representative for Glasgow region (Elected without ballot)

    RCPsych in Wales 

    Dr Mostafa Abdellatif - Member representative (Elected by ballot)

    Dr Nermeen Ahmed - PMPT representative (Elected by ballot)

    Dr Wamiqur Rehman Gajdhar - PMPT representative (Elected by ballot)

    Full list of candidates: Dr Mostafa Abdellatif (Member), Dr Nermeen Ahmed (PMPT), Dr Wamiqur Rehman Gajdhar (PMPT), Dr Rakesh Puli (PMPT), Dr Nabeela Rafiq (Member)

    Voter turnout: 41.7%

    North West Division

    Dr Ibrahim Abdallah - PMPT representative (Elected without ballot)

    Dr Nick Holmes - Member representative (Elected without ballot)

    Dr Mariana Macedo Vieira - Member representative (Elected without ballot)

    South Eastern Division

    Dr Daniela Sofia Almeida Borges - Member representative (Elected without ballot)
     
    Dr Joel Evans - PMPT representative (Elected without ballot)

    Dr Harriet Feldman - PMPT representative (Elected without ballot)

    Trent Division

    Dr Rebecca Bennett - PMPT Representative (Elected without ballot)

    West Midlands Division

    Dr Katie Dichard-Head - Member Representative (Elected without ballot)

    Elected by ballot:

    Dr Erin Gourley - PMPT Representative

    Dr Godwin Tong - PMPT Representative

    Full list of candidates: Dr Erin Gourley, Dr Aradhana Gupta, Dr Godwin Tong

    Voter turnout: 14.9%