We are really grateful to our Positive Practice in MH Awards Judges who give up their time for us every year.
Our judges come from a variety of backgrounds connected with the mental health field,and in 2018 include:-
Sam Allen – Chief Executive, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Laura- Louise Arundell – National Collaborating Centre for MH (NCCMH);
Judith Barnes – Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Jess Barrett – National Collaborating Centre for MH (NCCMH); Luciana Berger MP; Mark Bradshaw; Stella Branthorne-Foster – Expert by Experience; Ben Briggs – NHS Improvement; Robert Buckland MP; Richard Bulmer – Service Director, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust;
Tom Cahill – CEO, Herts. Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Kate Carney – You in Mind; Kathy Chapman; Dr Phil Cooper MBE – Nurse Consultant Dual Diagnosis, NW Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Nathan Cope – Otsuka Healthcare Solutions; Michelle Costa – National Collaborating Centre for MH (NCCMH); Michael Crilly – Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Sheena Cumiskey – Chief Executive, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust;
Elaine Darbyshire – Director of Communications, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ruth Davies – NHS England; Philip Davies MP; Barry Day – Director of Operations, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Rachel Dewar – Head of Community Services Clinical Network and East Locality, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Caroline Donovan – Chief Executive, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust; Lesley Dougan; Sean Duggan – Chief Executive, The Mental Health Network; Sarah Dunsdon – NHS England; Liz Durrant – Director, Certitude;
Dr Navina Evans – Chief Executive, East London NHS Foundation Trust;
Alison Foster;
Caroline Gadd – Otsuka Healthcare Solutions; Vanessa Garrity – Director, Sociable Angels Health Consultancy; Becky Gate – NHS England, Digital; Julie Gaze – Deputy Chief Executive, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Stewart Gee – NHS Programme Director, NTW NHS Foundation Trust; Debra Gilderdale – Director of Operations and Nursing, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Becky Gill – NHS England; Helen Greatorex – Chief Executive, Kent and Medway NHS Partnership Trust;
David Harling – NHS Improvement; James Harper – Head of Older People’s MH, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust; Jodie Hart; John Heritage – NW Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Christopher Hilton – Director, West London Mental Health NHS Trust; Catherine Hogan – Expert by Experience;
Ursula James – National Programme Manager for IAPT, NHS England; Bec Jasper – PACT; Lisa Johnson – Sheffield Heath & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Steve Jones – NHS England; Paulina Jozwiak – NCCMH;
Viral Kantaria – MH Clinical Policy and Strategy Team, NHS England; Modestas Kavaliauskas – Cambridge and Peterborough CCG; Paul Keedwell – Director of Nursing, Devon Partnership NHS Trust;
John Lawlor – Chief Executive, NTW NHS Foundation Trust; Anna Lewis;
Marsha McAdam – Expert by Experience; Sonia McGough – Mental Health Matters; Angela McNab – Chief Executive, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust; Wendy Minhinnett – Success North East and Rollercoaster; James Morris MP; Dr Angela Moulson – Bradford and Airedale CCG; Dr Sara Munro – Chief Executive, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust;
Jay Nairn – NHS England; Maria Nelligan – Executive Director of Nursing and Quality, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust;
Vanessa Odlin – Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Anne O´Herlihy – NHS England; Constable Adele Owen – Tactical MH Lead, Greater Manchester Police;
Zo Payne – Otsuka Healthcare Solutions; Bobby Pratap – NHS England; Kathryn Pugh – NHS England;
Joe Rafferty – Chief Executive, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Camilla Rosa – NHS England; Tony Russell; Angie Russell;
Amy Shaw – Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Dr David Shiers; Julie Sheen – Chester PLUS; Kim Shutler-Jones – The Cellar Trust, Bradford; Dr Trudi Senaviratne – South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Mima Simic – Joint Head of Specialist CAMHS Eating Disorders Unit, SLAM NHS Foundation Trust; Dr David Somerfield – Chief Operating Officer, Devon Partnership NHS Trust; Jane Street – Associate Director for Psychology and Psychotherapies, South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Jim Symington, Director Symington-Tinto Health and Social Care Consultancy;
Dr Helen Taylor – CWP NHS Foundation Trust, Kevan Taylor – Chief Executive, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Trust; Mark Thomas – Mersey Fire & Rescue; Professor Heather Tierney-Moore OBE – Chief Executive, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Emma Tiffin – Cambs & Peterborough CCG; Dr Bill Tiplady – Consultant Psychologist, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; Michelle Trainer – Tees, Ask and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust;
Emma Wadey – Southern Healthcare NHS Trust; Charles Walker MP; Ellie Walsh – Navigo; Rob Walton – Managing Director, Wispa Public Affairs; Glenn Westrop – NHS Improvement; Helen Whateley MP; James Woollard – NHS England;