About the old age faculty
Executive committee
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Mohan Bhat | 2024 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Benjamin Underwood | 2024 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Robert Barber | 2024 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Nicholas Bass | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sarmishtha Bhattacharyya | 2023 (C) | Wales |
| Dr Harleen Birgi | 2024 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Simon Davidson | 2021 (C) | Sustainability Champion |
| Dr Elizabeth Dawson | 2024 (C) | Northern Ireland |
| Dr Rebecca Fitton | 2023 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Erin Gourley | 2024 (C) | PTC Rep |
| Dr Samantha Hamer | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ayana Hazu | 2024 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Chineze Ivenso | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Josie Jenkinson | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Ms J Keen | 2023 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Thomas Lewis | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sujoy Mukherjee | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rashi Negi | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Vivek Pattan | 2021 (C) | Scotland |
| Dr Afifa Qazi | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Manoj Rajagopal | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rajdeep Routh | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Judy Rubinsztein | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Mani Santhanakrishnan | 2024 (C) | Immediate Past Chair |
| 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 Syed | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Mr David Thomas | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Amanda Thompsell | 2024 (C) | 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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