PiC appoints Dr Quazi Haque as Group Medical Director

14 March 2011

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Quazi Haque as the new Group Medical Director for Partnerships in Care. Dr Haque will take over from Dr John Taylor, who will be retiring from Partnerships in Care later this year.

Dr Haque joins us from Priory Secure Services, where he has been a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Medical Director since 2004. During his time at the Priory he has implemented innovative and effective quality and safety systems across Priory hospitals and has operationally advised on the development of comprehensive mental health services within the Priory Group. 

Dr Haque has been clinically and academically involved in several UK and international advisory committees that have steered the development of mental health services within forensic, civil and criminal justice settings. He is an Executive Advisor to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services, a clinical lead for Outcomes for the DoH Forensic QIPP programme, and also an Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, London.

On Dr Haque’s appointment, Fred Sinclair-Brown, Group Chief Executive of Partnerships in Care said: “We believe Dr Haque has the strategic vision to help take Partnerships in Care forward in this competitive climate. His experience and academic links will be a valuable asset to the business. We very much look forward to him joining us.”

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Notes to Editors

Partnerships in Care Limited is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist mental health care and related services.  For over 25 years PiC has been providing specialist secure psychiatric care for patients with mental illnesses and learning disabilities. The Company is committed to delivering quality services which extend the choice and range of care and provision for its patients, clients and purchasers. Partnerships in Care also provides brain injury rehabilitation services as well as Employee Assistance Programme, called Care First, which provides telephone and personal counselling to staff within and beyond Partnerships in Care.