About us
Forensic psychiatry covers areas such as:
- the assessment and treatment of mentally disordered offenders
- investigation of complex relationships between mental disorder and criminal behaviour
- working with criminal justice agencies to support patients and protection of the public.
Forensic psychiatrists work side by side with others including the police, probation service, courts, Crown Prosecution Service, and prisons.
Executive committee
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Josanne Holloway | 2020 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Jeremy Kenney-Herbert | 2020 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Sandeep Mathews | 2018 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Anne Aboaja | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Mr Alain Aldridge | 2020 (A) | Committee Member |
| Dr Fareed Bashir | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ram Benning | 2019 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Harm Boer | 2015 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Trevor Broughton | 2020 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Christian Brown | 2019 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr David Burke | 2021 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Thomas Clark | 2018 (C) | SAC Chair |
| Dr Ian Cumming | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Owen Davies | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Steffan Davies | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jude Deacon | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Raman Deo | 2017 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Mayura Deshpande | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Paul Devine | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Liam Dodge | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Karen D'Silva | 2019 (C) | Committee Member |
| Prof. Nigel Eastman | 2020 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Abebe Ejara | 2015 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Andrew Forrester | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Ms Sheena Foster | 2020 (A) | Committee Member |
| Dr Lisa Gardiner | 2017 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Sarah Hewitt | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Richard Latham | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Matthew Loughran | 2021 | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Marc Lyall | 2020 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Marc Lyall | 2020 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Deirdre MacManus | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Atif Mahmud | 2017 (C) | SAS Doctor Representative |
| Dr Beth Masterson | 2019 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Aideen O'Halloran | 2016 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Pradeep Pasupuleti | 2017 (C) | Scotland |
| Dr Boris Pinto | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Rachel Proctor | 2021 | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Ramneesh Puri | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Leah Riley | 2019 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Louise Robinson | 2018 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Shaji Sukumaran | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Niamh Sweeney | 2019 (C) | PTC Rep |
| Prof. Pamela Taylor | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Matthew Tovey | 2020 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Oliver White | 2015 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Helen Whitworth | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Tom Wynne | 2018 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Jessica Yakeley | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ian Yanson | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Elizabeth Zachariah | 2020 (E) | Committee Member |
- The committee meets three times a year in London.
- See job descriptions of committee members (Chair, Vice Chair, Financial Officer and elected member)
- Service users and carers are represented on the committee
- Regional representatives are invited to attend committee meetings.
Launched in October 2009, the network is jointly run with the general adult faculty.
The aims of the network are to:
- develop a forum for communication for psychiatrists working in prison and in community diversion services
- explore and develop standards and competencies relating to these areas
- identify the nature of mental health service provision and specific training opportunities in these areas.
- identify areas of best practice and disseminate them
- influence care pathways to enable community mental health services to work more effectively with prison mental health teams
- develop links with other stakeholders, such as the Centre for Mental Health, the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prison Reform Trust.
If you are interested in joining this network, please email the general adult faculty.
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If you would like to get in touch, please email us.
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