North West School of Psychiatry
Welcome to the School of Psychiatry
The North West School of Psychiatry oversees postgraduate training in psychiatry across Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. The School offers core psychiatry training, as well as higher training in six psychiatry specialties, with dual specialty training schemes available.
For further details about the programme, please visit the North West School of Psychiatry website.
Please note, if you have a query regarding National recruitment, you will need to contact the Recruitment team on england.psychiatryrecruitment.nw@nhs.net
Head of School
Dr Hannah Cappleman
Email: hannah.cappleman@gmmh.nhs.uk
Site: GMMH
Associate Head of School
Dr Seri Abraham
Email: seri.abraham@nhs.net
Site: MFT, Pennine Care
Programme Support Team
| Natalie Dawson, Programme Support Manager |
NHS England |
| Teresa Guy, Programme Support Officer | |
| Alex Cooper, Programme Support Administrator |
Training Programme Directors
| Specialty | Region | Area | TPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Mersey | Mersey Care | Dr Declan Hyland Dr Raj Madgula |
| Core | North West | Manchester | Dr Emily Mountain Dr Kripa Ullal Dr Roshelle Ramkisson |
| Core | North West | Lancashire and South Cumbria | Dr Katy Mason |
| Core | Joint | Psychotherapy | Kathia Sullivan |
| Specialty | Region | Area | TPD |
| Child and Adolescent | Joint | All of NHSE-NW | Dr Rachel Elvins |
| General Psychiatry | Mersey | Cheshire and Mersey | Dr Nanda Dayalan |
| General Psychiatry | North West | Lancashire, Manchester | Dr Catrin Evans Dr Tarun Khanna |
| Forensic Psychiatry | Mersey and North West | All of NHSE-NW | Dr Clare Oakley |
| Medical Psychotherapy | Joint | All of NHSE-NW | Dr Kathia Sullivan |
| Old Age Psychiatry | Mersey | Cheshire and Mersey | Dr Adam Moreton |
| Old Age Psychiatry | North West | Lancashire, Manchester | Dr Ruth Sanderson |
| Psychiatry of Intellectual Disabilities | Joint | All of NHSE-NW | Dr Mischa Mockett |
| Specialty | Region | Area | TPD |
| Psychiatry | Joint | Health and Well Being | Dr Neelo Aslam |
| Psychiatry | Joint | Exam Support | Dr Roshelle Ramkisson Dr Amit Sindhi |
Trainee Representatives
| Core Psychiatry | |
| Dr Mahmoud Nagy | Greater Manchester CT Representative |
| Dr Childimma Orji | Lancashire CT Representative |
| Dr Faraaz Abulais | Mersey CT Representative |
| Higher Psychiatry | |
| Dr Saumya Singh | Greater Manchester ST Representative |
| Forensic Psychiatry | |
| Dr Scott Broadhurst | North West Forensic ST Representative |
| CAMHS Psychiatry | |
| Dr Anna Hedges | North West CAMHS ST Representative |
| General Adult Psychiatry | |
| Dr Shujah Khan | Lancashire and South Cumbria ST Representative |
| Dr Thomas Fyall | Lancashire and South Cumbria ST Representative |
| Dr Jonathon Whyler | Mersey General Adult ST Representative |
| Dr Zara Ahmed | Mersey General Adult ST Representative |
| Dr Lori Black | Mersey General Adult ST Representative |
| Dr Sehrish Shafiqe | General Adult ST Representative |
| Dr Darleen Chamles | Mersey General Adult ST Representative |
| Dr Emily Melling | Lancashire and South Cumbria ST Representative |
| Dr Andrew Hill | Lancashire and South Cumbria ST Representative |
| Old Age Psychiatry | |
| Dr Abosede Adegbohum | Mersey Old Age ST Representative |
| Dr Rebecca Harris | Mersey Old Age ST Representative |
| Equality and Diversity | |
| Dr Samuya Singh | Equality and Diversity Representative (NW) |
| Dr Manar Shaheen | Equality and Diversity Representative (Mersey) |
| Dr Laiba Khalid | Equality and Diversity Representative (Core) |
Links for Support and Health & Wellbeing
If you are a trainee experiencing difficulties, please follow this link: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/tres
for further support information from the lead employer shared services
The updated NW SuppoRTT Guidance Documents and contact details for the team are now available on our website here:
https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supported-return-to-training
https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-contacts
Supported Return to Training workshop - 14th January 2026, 9.30am – 4pm
Advert for Psychiatry workshop - 14th January 2026
To book on to this workshop, please click here
If you are a trainee returning to work and breastfeeding, complete the breastfeeding risk assessment with guidance documented before return to work: “Risk Assessment New and Expectant Mother’s Form, Breastfeeding Section 6” with the link https://leademployer.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/online-forms.
Please click on the following link for the Royal College of Psychiatrists 'Covid-19: Guidance for UK Psychiatric Trainees':
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/responding-to-covid-19/covid-19-and-p...
Links for curriculum queries
Curricula training and information
Upcoming Train The Trainer Event TO BE CONFIRMED :
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