Dr Sanjith Kamath has been a Consultant Psychiatrist since 2007, working in both the NHS and the private sector before joining St Andrew's Healthcare in 2012. He has an interest in service development and is also a Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. He also has a MBA. He was appointed as Executive Medical Director of St Andrew’s in 2018.

Presenting: Getting into Executive Leadership in Psychiatry

Dr Max Hudson is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist who joined St Andrew's in 2024 to work in the Women's Blended Secure Service. He completed his core psychiatric training in Surrey before completing his higher training in West London. Dr Hudson has a keen interest in medical education and is actively involved with teaching at both Imperial College London and St Andrew's.

Presenting: Transitioning from the NHS to the independent sector

Dr Iain Grant is a Consultant in General Adult and Rehabilitation Psychiatry, he is the Responsible Clinician for Heygate PICU and holds the role as Associate Medical Director for the charity. As chair of the Digital Psychiatry Special Interest Group, he contributes to the national digital health strategy and aims to reduce the digital divide to increase health access for patients.

Presenting: Getting into Leadership

Dr Donna Arya is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and specialist in Deaf mental health. She is one of the consultants for the Medium Secure Deaf Service at St Andrew’s in Northampton. She has a level 3 British Sign Language qualification, is studying for level 6 British Sign Language and has worked as a Deaf communication support worker. She believes passionately in improving access for the Deaf community. She undertook her specialist training in West London and Broadmoor Hospital.

Donna has a BSc (Hons) in medical education and is the Associate Medical Director for Education. She is also Senior Clinical Teacher at Imperial College, London and Honorary Senior Lecturer of the University of Buckingham. She also have extensive experience in post graduate teaching and is an experienced CASC tutor.

Presenting: Consultant interview advice, academia and research

Dr Alex Hamilton is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist for Deaf people. Although hearing, coming from a Deaf family he grew up using British Sign Language (BSL) and with an understanding of Deaf culture. He undertook his specialist training in Dorset, Hampshire, Broadmoor Hospital, and at the National High Secure Deaf Service at Rampton Hospital, before becoming the Consultant for the Medium Secure Deaf Service at St Andrew’s in Northampton in 2014.

Presenting: Tips and advice for forensic court reports and being in a courtroom

Dr Anupama Iyer has dual accreditation in Intellectual Disabilities and Child Psychiatry and over 15 years of experience of inpatient care at various levels of security from medium secure care to open units, both in the NHS and the independent sector, in adults and adolescents including experience of senior management roles. Anupama is also currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Intellectual Disabilities at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Presenting: Transitioning from inpatient care to living in the community

During his 30-year career, Dr Paul Stankard has had significant clinical experience at consultant level in forensic psychiatry across all levels of security and within community settings, personality disorder services, autism and adult ADHD services, addiction psychiatry, learning disability and within women-specific services. He has broad experience in delivering care through applying pharmacological, psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions.

Presenting: Transitioning from inpatient care to living in the community

Dr Ana Ilea is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist with a strong background in healthcare leadership and quality improvement. Holding an MBA and a postgraduate qualification from Harvard Medical School’s Safety, Quality, Informatics, and Leadership (SQIL) program, Ana is passionate about fostering high-performing teams and driving excellence in patient care. With a keen interest in leadership development, system-wide quality improvement, and organisational performance, Ana is dedicated to creating impactful change in the healthcare sector.