Dr Sheila Mann FRCPsych

John Gunn

doi:10.1192/pb.bp.113.045807

Abstract

![Figure][1] Sheila Mann was a leading figure in the Royal College of Psychiatrists, holding positions of major responsibility within the College from the 1970s for over 35 years. She joined the Research Committee in 1973, becoming its Honorary Secretary in 1977 and chairman of its first in-

Highlights

Sheila Mann was a leading figure in the Royal College of Psychiatrists, holding positions of major responsibility within the College from the 1970s for over 35 years
Sheila’s work was not limited to the College. She made a major contribution to the General Medical Council (GMC), where she was an examiner and assessor on its Health Committee for 12 years and a health screener for 8 years
She became chairman of the Working Group on Assessment in Psychiatry, devising a procedure for the assessment of psychiatrists whose competence was in question

Summary

Introduction

Senior Lecturer at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Consultant in the Psychiatry of Old Age to the North East Essex Mental Health Trust ( the East London Foundation Trust) Sheila Mann was a leading figure in the Royal College of Psychiatrists, holding positions of major responsibility within the College from the 1970s for over 35 years. Later she became the College Revalidation Lead (1999-2003) and was Vice President with special responsibility for clinical governance from 2000 to 2002.

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