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About us
The child and adolescent faculty promotes the mental wellbeing of children and young people and their families. We contribute to, and draw from an established knowledge base to inform practice.
Our objectives are to:
- promote the training of medical students, doctors in training, and substantively employed psychiatrists
- act as a forum for the exchange of experience and research
- promote the developmental perspective, and the importance of family functioning in mental health within the wider College functions
- influence public policies in appropriate directions
- promote mental health awareness through working with the media and offering information directly to the public
- organise regular national conferences and local meetings to promote professional development, clinical education and peer networking opportunities.
Contact the executive committee by emailing RCPsych Faculties
Regional representatives play a vital role for the College. Although our key role is to quality check the jobs advertised by NHS organisations, we also provide vital information to the College about local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS). We aim to meet three times a year through teleconferencing.
Regional representatives are also members of the Faculty Executive Committee. We contribute to working groups and other work streams at a national level. It’s a valuable networking opportunity and we all receive one day training to enable us to undertake our roles. Anna Conway Morris acts as regional representative lead for the exec.
Regional representatives are appointed by the geographical divisions of the College in England and devolved nations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and we're members of their local Executive, which gives us direct links with all the specialities.
Videos
Dr Rana Moharam describes what the role of Regional Representative entails
Dr Guy Northover tells us how rewarding it can be to become a Regional Representative
| Division/Devolved Nation | Regional representative |
|---|---|
| London South West | Dr Nicky Adrian |
| Trent | Dr Nisha Balan |
| Eastern | Dr Anupam Bhardwaj Dr Anna Conway Morris |
| South Eastern | Dr Ivona Bialas |
| Yorkshire | Dr Anna Boyce Dr Nicola Dawson |
| London South East | Dr Sarah Curran |
| Oxford | Dr Sharada Deepak |
| RCPsych in Northern Ireland Vice-Chair | Dr Siona Hurley |
| West Midlands | Dr Muhammad Gul |
| North Western | Dr Shermin Imran |
| North Eastern | Dr Shashi Kiran |
| Mersey | Dr Tessa Myatt |
| RCPsych in Wales Vice-Chair | Dr Eleri Murphy |
| North Western | Dr Monica Nangia |
| Wessex | Dr Lynne Oldman |
| London Central and North East | Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury Dr Raj Sekaran |
| Yorkshire | Dr Edward Pepper |
| RCPsych in Scotland Vice-Chair | Dr Ereni Skouta |
The paediatric liaison network is an international group of child and adolescent psychiatrists who work with paediatric staff. We discuss clinical and non-clinical issues, particularly policy and the promotion of mental health in paediatric practice.
We meet in conferences in various UK locations twice a year.
If you are interested in joining, please email us.
PLN web resource
The Paediatric Liaison Network has set up a web resource for resident doctors interested in Paediatric Liaison Psychiatry.
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Executive committee
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Guy Northover | 2025 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Shermin Imran | 2025 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Jose Mediavilla | 2025 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Prof. Ian Kelleher | 2024 (C) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Akvile Bezuskiene | 2025 (C) | SAS Doctor Representative |
| Dr Anupam Bhardwaj | 2023 (EX) | SAC Chair |
| Dr Amanda Brickstock | 2025 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Prathiba Chitsabesan | 2018 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Suzanne Coghlan | 2025 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Laavanya Damodaran | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Joanne Doherty | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rahat Ghafoor | 2025 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Richard Graham | 2023 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Shereen Haffejee | 2025 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Heather Hanna | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Daniel Hayes | 2023 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Kathryn Hollins | 2023 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ross Irvine | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sarah Jonas | 2025 (E) | Committee Member |
| Ms Samantha Jones | 2025 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Kandarp Joshi | 2022 (EX) | Committee Member |
| Dr Tugba Kavasoglu | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Eilis Kennedy | 2023 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ashley Liew | 2025 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Dushyanthan Mahadevan | 2025 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Pallab Majumder | 2023 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Faraz Mughal | 2025 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Mudasir Nazir | 2023 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jennifer Parker | 2023 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Maria Paz Timiraos | 2022 | Committee Member |
| Dr Kapil Sayal | 2021 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Liz Searle | 2023 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Meinou Simmons | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Juliet Singer | 2025 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Suparna Sukumaran | 2021 (A) | Equity Champion |
| Dr Anujavahinie Suntharamoorthy | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Laura Sutherland | 2022 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Mukund Vandekar | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Ms Emma Wakefield | 2026 (A) | Patient Representative |
| Dr Joanne Wallace | 2026 (C) | PRDC Rep |