Susan Bailey

Dame
Sue Bailey
Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Assumed office
1 January 2015
Preceded byTerence Stephenson
President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
In office
30 June 2011 – 2014
Preceded byDinesh Bhugra
Succeeded bySir Simon Wessely
Personal details
Born
Susan Mary Bailey

(1950-08-29) 29 August 1950 (age 74)
Manchester, England
EducationHulme Grammar School for Girls
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
ProfessionPsychiatrist
AwardsFRCPsych (1996)
OBE (2002)
DBE (2014)

Dame Susan Mary Bailey, DBE, FRCPsych (born 29 August 1950) is a British psychiatrist and academic who specialises in children's mental health. Since 2004, she has been Professor of Child Mental Health at the University of Central Lancashire. From 2011 to 2014, she was President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Since January 2015, she has been Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.