Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets quarterly.
It has a remit to elect members, nominate regional advisors, submit recommendations for Fellowship, nominate assessors for advisory appointments committees, nominate examiners, and submit nominations for clinical excellence awards.
Full list of Executive Committee members
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Rafey Faruqui | 2021 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Hasanen Al-Taiar | 2019 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Prof. Catherine Kinane | 2021 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Hesham Elnazer | 2019 (A) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Jawad Adil | 2022 (A) | Deputy Regional Advisor |
| Dr Pankaj Agarwal | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Arif Ahmed | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Daniela Almeida Borges | 2022 (EX) | PTC Rep |
| Dr Jay Amin | 2020 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Caroline Ardron | 2022 (A) | Wellbeing Champion |
| Dr Rajnish Attavar | 2021 (A) | Division Mentoring Lead |
| Dr Rajnish Attavar | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Sophie Atwood | 2021 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Sudarsan Balakrishnan | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Ivona Bialas | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Devika Colwill | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Mayura Deshpande | 2022 (A) | Deputy Regional Advisor |
| Dr Vijay Durge | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Osama Hammer | 2020 (A) | Regional Adviser |
| Dr Rosarii Harte | 2019 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr James Jeffs | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Chaya Kapugama | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Umama Khan | 2018 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Michael Kingham | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Belinda Lennox | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Bosky Nair | 2019 (C) | QI Representative |
| Dr Smita Pandit | 2021 (A) | Regional Adviser |
| Dr Prajakta Patil | 2021 (A) | Editor |
| Dr Alastair Reid | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Simmi Sachdeva-Mohan | 2021 (C) | Leadership and Management Committee Lead |
| Dr Ravjot Shah | 2022 (A) | SAS Doctor Representative |
| Dr Sachin Shetty | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Tarun Singh | 2022 (EX) | PTC Rep |
| Dr Catherine Smith | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Gerti Stegen | 2019 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Angeliki Tziaka | 2021 (A) | Regional Representative |
Members with dual roles not noted above
- Professor Rafey Faruqui - Regional Representative (KSS)
- Dr Prajakta Patil - Deputy Regional Advisor (KSS)
- Dr Rosarii Harte - Workforce Lead
Vacancies and meeting dates
The dates for the forthcoming meetings are:
| Date | Timings | Description |
| Friday 26 February 2021 | 10am - 12pm | Executive Committee Meeting |
| Friday 21 May 2021 | 10am - 3pm | Executive Committee Meeting including Strategy Meeting |
| Thursday 7 October 2021 | 11am - 1pm | Executive Committee Meeting |
| Friday 3 December 2021 | 10am - 12pm | Elected Members and Academic Secretary only |
Regional advisors and representatives
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Regional Advisor | Dr Osama Hammer |
| Deputy Regional Advisor | Dr Jawad Adil |
| Deputy Regional Advisor | Vacant |
| Academic | Dr Osama Hammer |
| Addictions | Vacant |
| Child and Adolescent | Dr Ivona Bialas |
| Deputy Child and Adolescent | Vacant |
| Eating Disorders | Vacant |
| Forensic | Dr Mike Kingham |
| General Adult | Vacant |
| General Adult | Dr Sudarsan Balakrishnan |
| Deputy General Adult | Dr Devika Colwill |
| General Adult - Specialty | Dr Mike Groves |
| Intellectual Disabilty | Vacant |
| Liaison | Dr Deepa Deo |
| Medical Psychotherapy | Awaiting approval |
| Neuropsychiatry | Vacant |
| Old Age | Dr Sachin Shetty |
| Perinatal | Dr Bosky Nair |
| Rehab and Social | Dr James Jeffs |
Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Regional Advisor | Dr Smita Pandit |
| Deputy Regional Advisor | Vacant |
| Academic | Dr Belinda Lennox |
| Addictions | Dr Alistair Reed |
| Child and Adolescent | Dr Sharada Deepak |
| Deputy Child and Adolescent | Vacant |
| Eating Disorders | Vacant |
| Forensic | Dr Pankaj Agarwal |
| General Adult | Pending approval |
| General Adult | Vacant |
| Deputy General Adult | Vacant |
| General Adult - Specialty | Dr Mike Groves |
| Intellectual Disability | Vacant |
| Liaison | Vacant |
| Medical Psychotherapy | Dr Gerti Stegen |
| Neuropsychiatry | Pending approval |
| Old Age | Dr Sheena MacKenzie |
| Perinatal | Dr Jessica Gibson |
| Rehabilitation | Dr James Jeffs |
Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Regional Advisor | Vacant |
| Deputy Regional Advisor | Vacant |
| Academic | Vacant |
| Addictions | Vacant |
| Child and Adolescent | Vacant |
| Eating Disorders | Dr Francesca Battisti |
| Forensic | Dr Lisa Gardiner |
| General Adult | Dr Umama Khan |
| General Adult | Vacant |
| Deputy General Adult | Vacant |
| General Adult (Specialty Doctor job descriptions, for all regions within the Division) | Dr Michael Groves |
| Intellectual Disability | Vacant |
| Liaison | Vacant |
| Medical Psychotherapy | Dr Catherine Smith |
| Neuropsychiatry | Vacant |
| Old Age | Dr Jay Amin |
| Perinatal | Vacant |
| Rehab and Social | Dr James Jeffs |
Regional Speciality Representatives
There are currently a number of posts available for Regional Specialty Representatives within the South Eastern Division. Vacancies have arisen in the following specialties due to the current post holder reaching the end of their tenure or the post is currently vacant.
Representatives for the following specialties are urgently required:
KSS Region
- Addictions
- Child and Adolescent
- Children and Adolescent
- Eating Disorders
- General Adult
- Neuropsychiatry
Oxford Region
- Children and Adolescent
- Deputy Regional Advisor
- Eating Disorders
- General Adult
- Intellectual Disability
- Liaison
- Neuropsychiatry
Wessex Region
- Academic
- Children and Adolescent
- Deputy Regional Advisor
- Forensic
- General Adult
- Intellectual Disability
- Liaison
- Neuropsychiatry
- Perinatal
- Regional Advisor
Anyone interested in taking up any of the above posts should email the following information to karen.morgan@rcpsych.ac.uk:
- A copy of their CV
- Completion of a Good Standing Form.
Requirements
Regional specialty representatives will:
- have a keen interest in maintaining standards of Consultant and other career grade Psychiatrists
- be full, current members of the College
- have held a substantive Consultant post or Specialist Associate grade for one year
- be in good standing with the College for CPD
- be able to fulfil the requirements of the post
- have discussed the role with their employer and the employer is content to allow the time needed to carry out the role
- be up to date with their membership flees.
For further information please view the job descriptions and the process of appointment to these posts, this includes information for the following roles; Regional Advisor, Deputy Regional Advisor, Regional Specialty Representative and Deputy Regional Specialty Representative.
Assessors on Advisory Appointment Committees
If you have been a consultant for more than three years, would you be interested in representing the College as an Assessor on Advisory Appointments Committees (AACs)?
Assessors are crucial for ensuring that good practice is maintained at all AACs, and we currently have a number of vacancies. We therefore urgently need representatives in all psychiatric specialties and in all regions (excluding Scotland).
For further details please visit the College Assessor web page. Applications can be emailed to karen.morgan@rcpsych.ac.uk.