About us
Executive committee
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Mani Santhanakrishnan | 2020 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Josie Jenkinson | 2020 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Mohan Bhat | 2022 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Suhana Ahmed | 2020 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Robert Barber | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sarmishtha Bhattacharyya | 2023 (C) | Wales |
| Dr Ellena Businge | 2023 (C) | PTC Rep |
| Dr Elizabeth Dawson | 2024 (C) | Northern Ireland |
| Dr Charlotte Deasy | 2020 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rebecca Fitton | 2023 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Samantha Hamer | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Joanne Hew | 2024 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Chineze Ivenso | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Ms J Keen | 2023 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Thomas Lewis | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sujoy Mukherjee | 2020 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rashi Negi | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Vivek Pattan | 2021 (C) | Scotland |
| Dr Feena Sebastian | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Shaheen Shora | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sudip Sikdar | 2024 (C) | SAC Chair |
| Dr Kallur Suresh | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Anees-Ul-Haq Syed | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Mr David Thomas | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Amanda Thompsell | 2020 (C) | Immediate Past Chair |
| Dr Benjamin Underwood | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
The Faculty's strategic aims 2021-2023:
1. To increase awareness and engagement of faculty members with regards to large scale national service developments
2. To further increase the national and international profile of the Faculty on matters related to the mental health of all older people
3. To continue to attract and retain the best and brightest doctors to our specialty, in part by optimising specialist training in old age psychiatry to meet the needs of the future workforce
4. To engage with faculty members proactively with regards to emergent treatments and models of care
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Professional bodies/associations
All members of the Old Age Faculty now have membership to the European Association of Geriatric Psychiatry.
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