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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Pamela Taylor | 2016 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Amanda Taylor | 2016 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Sandeep Mathews | 2018 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Pankaj Agarwal | 2016 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Mr Alain Aldridge | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Hugh Amos | 2011 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Philip Baker | 2018 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Fareed Bashir | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Amlan Basu | 2015 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Paul Beavan | 2010 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ram Benning | 2019 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Vivek Bisht | 2016 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Harm Boer | 2015 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Thomas Clark | 2018 (C) | SAC Chair |
| Dr Ian Cumming | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Steffan Davies | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Raman Deo | 2017 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Liam Dodge | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Karen D'Silva | 2019 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Adrian East | 2016 (C) | Northern Ireland |
| Prof. Nigel Eastman | 2008 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Abebe Ejara | 2015 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Andrew Forrester | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Lisa Gardiner | 2017 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Quazi Haque | 2013 (C) | Committee Member |
| Mrs Moira Harper | 2017 (C) | User/Carer Representative |
| Dr Amy Hegarty | 2018 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Philip Huckle | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jennifer Judge | 2017 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Tanya Kane | 2016 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jeremy Kenney-Herbert | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Michael Kingham | 2015 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Richard Latham | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Roderick Ley | 2016 (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 Saba Mattar | 2018 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Timothy McInerny | 2016 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ronan McIvor | 2016 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Paula Murphy | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Aideen O'Halloran | 2016 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Pradeep Pasupuleti | 2017 (C) | Scotland |
| Dr Ramneesh Puri | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Louise Robinson | 2018 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Niamh Sweeney | 2019 (C) | PTC Rep |
| Dr Pratish Thakkar | 2013 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Oliver White | 2015 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Helen Whitworth | 2018 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Tom Wynne | 2018 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Panchu Xavier | 2016 (RRO) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jessica Yakeley | 2017 (C) | Committee Member |
- The committee meets three times a year in London. For further information please email us
- 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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