Dame Sue Bailey | |
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Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges | |
Assumed office 1 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Terence Stephenson |
President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists | |
In office 30 June 2011 – 2014 | |
Preceded by | Dinesh Bhugra |
Succeeded by | Sir Simon Wessely |
Personal details | |
Born | Susan Mary Bailey 29 August 1950 Manchester, England |
Education | Hulme Grammar School for Girls Watford Grammar School for Girls |
Alma mater | University of Manchester |
Profession | Psychiatrist |
Awards | FRCPsych (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.