Dr Suman Ahmed

Dr Suman Ahmed is a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist with extensive experience in the assessment and management of dementia, delirium, cognitive impairment, complex neuropsychiatric presentations, mental disorder, risk, and decision-specific mental capacity.

He holds GMC Specialist Registration in Old Age Psychiatry since August 2013 and has 13 years' experience as a substantive Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, alongside senior clinical leadership roles across NHS and independent settings.

Professional Profile

• Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist — GMC Specialist Register since August 2013
• Section 12 approved doctor with over 12 years' experience of Mental Health Act assessments
• Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act
• Trained DoLS Mental Health Assessor with 13 years of DoLS-related experience
• Experience preparing Section 49 reports for the Court of Protection
• MRCPsych CASC Examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Medical School OSCE Examiner for the University of Leeds
• Academic Secretary for the Northern & Yorkshire Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Published researcher in Age and Ageing on delirium risk factors and cognitive variance in acute clinical settings
• Former NHS Clinical Director, Associate Clinical Director and Lead Psychiatrist
• Clinical oversight across more than 50 care-home environments and older adult inpatient services
• Extensive experience in medical governance, clinical risk management, safeguarding and application of the Mental Capacity Act
• Extensive experience preparing reports for testamentary capacity, COP3, LPA, DoLS and Court of Protection matters