Biographies

Myles M Paterson, MA (Law), Dip IM, Cert. Mgmt, RMN, RGN, MHSM
Regional Executive Director

Myles Paterson is the Partnerships in Care Regional Executive Director for the North East of England and the Registered Manager for Stockton Hall Hospital. Having worked in the healthcare sector for twenty-seven years, Myles has specialised in the management of medium secure forensic services for twenty-one years. Previous appointments include Executive Director of Stockton Hall Hospital and Director of Nursing Services at Kneesworth House Hospital (1988-1992). Myles has been involved in the commissioning of services at Kneesworth House Hospital, St Johns and Stockton Hall Hospital. From 2003-2006 he was Responsible Individual for The Spinney Hospital, Kemple View Hospital, Stockton Hall Hospital and PIC Women's Mental Health Services. He holds a Masters Degree in Law, a Diploma in Management and is registered with the NMC in both categories of General and Mental Health practice.

Dr Alexander Philip Woolf Shubsachs, BSc, MB BS, MRCPsych
Medical Director

Joining Partnerships in Care in July 2005, Alexander holds the position of Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist alongside Medical Director. Alexander began his training at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, University of London. After two years he took a sideways step into psychology, becoming an academic Occupational Psychologist for some years before returning to Medical School at St Mary's in 1977, graduating MB BS in 1980. Alexander's psychiatric and forensic psychiatric training was undertaken in Edinburgh, where from 1986 to 1988 he was a lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh. Previous positions have included Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Rampton Hospital (including a period as Clinical Director of Rampton Hospital's Sherwood Mental Health Directorate) and more recently, Medical Director/Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Marlborough House Regional Secure Unit, Milton Keynes 1996-2005. He is also author/co-author of a number of published research and conference papers.

June Donaldson, MA, RNMH, Dip RSA
Director Of Nursing Services

June has worked with Partnerships in Care since June 1990. She trained in Glasgow, Scotland, with previous experience in Profound Physical and Learning Disabled Care, Rehabilitation - Bill Anthony's Psychiatric Rehabilitation Model and Treatment Resistant Mental Illness. June specialises in Mental Illness and Learning Disability. She graduated with an MA in Management Studies from the University of York in 2003 and is currently studying for a Diploma in Social Policy and Criminology.