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About us
Executive committee
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Livia Martucci | 2024 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Sarah Taha | 2024 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Sushma Sundaresh | 2026 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Manonmani Manoharan | 2024 (C) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Chaya Mupiri | 2024 (C) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Sarah Abd El Sayed | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Saadia Alvi | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Madeeha Bandukda | 2025 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Laura Bladon | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Marisa Casanova Dias | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Victoria Chamorro | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Mrs Amy Chidley | 2026 (A) | Patient Representative |
| Dr Prutha Desai | 2026 (C) | SAS Doctor Representative |
| Dr Bibi Durgahee | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sarah Fitch | 2025 (C) | Wales |
| Prof. David Foreman | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Emily Forshall | 2025 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Katherine Hall | 2026 (C) | Sustainability Champion |
| Dr Asad Hayat | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rebecca Horne | 2022 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jacqueline Humphreys | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Mounika Iderapalli | 2026 (C) | PRDC Rep |
| Miss Karen Joash | 2021 (C) | RCOG Representative |
| Dr Snehita Joshi | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Hind Khalifeh | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sara Lowry | 2026 (C) | Northern Ireland |
| Dr Cressida Manning | 2024 (C) | Immediate Past Chair |
| Dr Lynsey McAlpine | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Aaron McMeekin | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Caitlin Meyer | 2025 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Ms Karen Middleton | 2019 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Leena Patel | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Caroline Pontvert | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Thanos Tsoumpris | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
Our aims
- To promote the subject of perinatal psychiatry within the College
- To provide a network of support and information for interested psychiatrists
- To promote the provision of services for childbearing women with mental health problems
- To develop educational opportunities for psychiatrists in training
- To foster research in the area of perinatal psychiatry
- To act as a resource for the College in its links with other related professional bodies, governmental organisations and the public.
Our priorities
- Education, training and CPD
- Define and promote competencies for perinatal consultants
- Clinical service development and policy
- Promote the development of perinatal managed care networks in all areas, as per NICE guidance, to support efficient service delivery along clear care pathways
- Develop guidance on safeguarding children in the context of perinatal psychiatry
- Lead the development of outcomes definitions and PBR relating to perinatal psychiatry, and closely monitor developments on commissioning
- Ensure perinatal and infant mental health is included in the public mental health agenda as it develops
- Workforce planning: maintain or increase the number of resident doctor perinatal psychiatrists.
- Set up a formal research network.
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