Buki Adeyemo – Chief Executive North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. Partner Member with the ICB for Mental Health

She is a consultant in old age psychiatrist and has worked in the NHS since 1997, the majority of that time in North Staffordshire. She leads the vascular dementia service for NHS Combined Trust – an innovative service which aims to recognise the early signs of dementia and provide support for people at an earlier opportunity in the course of their illness.

She is the lead for the Mental Health Medical Directors Group for the West Midlands and promotes the principles for medical leadership to acquire the required competence and skill to deliver safe patient care. She is especially passionate about developing medical leadership in multidisciplinary team.

During her career, Dr Adeyemo has specialised in medical education and psychological therapies and has completed Interpersonal Therapy Level B training.