Faculty Officers
President
Dr Alex Gorton
MB BCh, MRCS, LLM(LAMP), RCPathME, FFFLM
Forensic Physician
Alex qualified from University of Wales College of Medicine in 2002 and has had a varied portfolio career since. Originally training in general surgery he migrated to emergency medicine before spending several years working full time in the private sector as a forensic physician. In that role he has had a number of senior positions including medical director to one of the private providers. Throughout his career he has been passionate about standards and training and this translated into his role as Assistant Registrar for the FFLM from 2016 to 2021. He has a solid understanding of legal aspects of medical practice having gained a Master of Laws from Cardiff Law School.
Alex is active in writing national guidance for forensic and legal medicine as well as developing training modules for forensic and emergency trainees alike. He sits on a range of national committees including the NPCC Clinical Advice Panel, the BMA Forensic & Secure Environments Committee and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (Wales) Council.
Over the last few years, he has been heavily involved in supporting the NPCC developing a competency framework for assessment of individuals exposed to Conducted Energy Devices, co-written the FFLM Joint CED Working Group Guidelines, and is the lead facilitator for the FFLM national training course for clinicians assessing individuals who have been exposed to a conducted energy device.
In addition to his forensic medical roles he works part time as an Emergency Medicine Middle Grade and as a Senior Medical Examiner in Wales.
Immediate Past-President
Dr Bernadette Butler
Forensic Physician
Bernadette was brought up in Bristol and qualified from St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, University of London, in 1978.
After initial specialist training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, (O&G), she stepped off the ‘career ladder’, after her children were born. She continued working in O&G, until, fortuitously in 2000, she joined what became the London sexual assault referral centre, (SARC), The Havens. Thus, her career in forensic medicine began, developing through the support and encouragement of her husband and children, colleagues and the FFLM.
Her forensic medical education continued through the University of Ulster, (UU), Course, then as a Member and Fellow of the FFLM. She still works at the Havens, as a forensic physician and as the clinical education and training lead. She has also worked in the Surrey and Gloucestershire SARCs.
She has an interest in education and training: no clinician would progress without the commitment and enthusiasm of those who help others learn: the ‘trainer’/supervisor, peers, students and patients.
Bernadette also sits as a Lay Magistrate, (JP) in Surrey, where she lives with her family and David, the ‘rescue’ Great Dane.
Registrar
Dr Iain Brew
FRCGP FFFLM FFMLM LLDip
GP working in Prisons
Iain has had a varied career in Primary Care, including five years in Shetland and over twenty years working in secure environments and medicolegal practice.
Until recently, the National Deputy Medical Director for a prison healthcare provider, he is now working freelance.
Iain enjoys searching for bargains in antique centres and restoring eighteenth-century longcase clocks.
Treasurer
Dr Amy Hamm
MBChB DCH DLM MFFLM MRCPCH CMgr
Forensic Physician and Paediatrician
Amy trained at Liverpool University and qualified in 2006. After completing foundation years she worked in obstetrics and gynaecology for three years before changing specialty to paediatrics and working in acute general paediatrics in a unit that included level 2 neonates for seven years. Amy has completed her MRCPCH and is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics.
Amy was introduced to forensic medicine in 2011 by Prof Ian Wall at Teesside University. She completed the FMERSA through St Mary’s SARC. Inspired by Cath White, Helena Thornton and Vicky Evans, she developed a passion for excellent care of sexual offence victims. Amy went on to obtain her MFFLM. Since becoming a member Amy has been keen to assist the faculty she sits on the forensic science sub-committee, she is an examiner and an appraiser. Amy is passionate about provision of quality care and improving outcomes for victims of all ages. She is enthusiastic about raising standards through provision of quality teaching, training and development of forensic clinicians and partner agencies.
Academic Dean
Dr Deryn Evans
FFFLM MRCGP MBBS DLM DFFP DRCOG BSc (hons)
Forensic Physician
Deryn qualified from Guys and St Thomas’ medical school in 2001. She initially trained in General Practice before taking on the role of Forensic Physician for States of Jersey Police in 2015. She embraced the role and completed her membership, grateful for the support and education of the faculty. Deryn is now the lead for the service in Jersey and Clinical Director of the local SARC. She enjoys training and has recently become an examiner for the Faculty. Deryn does some expert work locally and still works as a GP for homeless and vulnerable adults. Deryn also works as a GP appraiser and a medical referee.
Deryn is passionate about equality of care and trauma-informed practice.
When not working, Deryn enjoys spending time with her family and her two black Labradors.
Conference Lead and Deputy Registrar
Ms Samantha Fenoulhet
RM, LFFLM, CMgr
SARCs Clinical Practice Lead
Samantha Fenoulhet has been a midwife for 30 years, working mainly in the community, following a career in business management. She became a sexual offence examiner in 2017 and has worked for various SARC providers including the NHS gaining experience and seniority. She completed her Part 1 FFLM Licentiate (SOM) in 2020 and Part 2 (SOM) in 2022. In 2024 she became the SARC FSR/ISO clinical practice lead for the largest provider of SARCs in the UK, focusing on quality and governance, training and competency and UKAS inspections to ISO15189 and also completed her Chartered Management Institute Leadership and Management Diploma. She is an FFLM SOM examinations examiner in training and a member of the FFLM Training and Development Sub Committee. In her spare time she enjoys various gym classes, walking up the Malvern Hills where she lives and travelling to new parts of the world.
Vice President Forensic Medicine
Dr Libby Sevink
BMBS DLM MFFLM
Forensic Physician (General Forensic Medicine and Sexual Offence Medicine)
Libby graduated from Peninsula Medical School in 2008. After a career as a Medical Officer in the RAF, she was keen to continue to explore medicine in more unconventional environments.
She discovered Forensic Medicine in 2016 and worked in Police Custody for until 2023 progressing to become Clinical Lead for Custody. She was concurrently working as a Sexual Offences Examiner and joined the Devon and Cornwall Paediatric SARC in 2021 where she continues to work as their Training Lead.
She has worked closely with partner agencies to develop and implement policies to improve outcomes for vulnerable patients and is passionate about maintaining high standards of care in the challenging environments of Custody and SARC.
She also delivers training to clinicians embarking on their career in Forensic Medicine as well as Police Officers and other Healthcare Specialties.
Having obtained her Membership of the FFLM in Sexual Offences Medicine she became an examiner and was inspired by colleagues to become more involved with the Faculty and their work to maintain and improve standards in Forensic Medicine.
Not wanting to leave General Forensic Medicine behind she also obtained her FFLM Membership by examination for GFM and has recently been appointed Clinical Lead for the Devon and Cornwall Police, Clinical Governance Team.
Vice President Allied Healthcare Professionals
Ms Stacey Day
LFFLM
Nurse Clinical Lead & Vice-President for Allied Healthcare Professionals
Stacey is a nurse clinical lead and contract and partnership manager within Cleveland Police, this is where she began her forensic career in 2015. Qualifying with a BSc (HONS) in nursing in 2010 Stacey quickly gained experience within the healthcare field and went on to undertake further advanced clinical skills, disease management and non-medical prescribing qualifications.
Through a twist of fate, she found herself working as a senior healthcare practitioner in the niche area of forensic healthcare, not exclusively working within custody as Stacey is a dual trained examiner for both general forensics and sexual assault victims. After gaining further experience Stacey entered teaching, delivering various aspects of forensic topics across multiple Police Forces within the United Kingdom. While maintaining her competencies within custody, training gave her a wide breadth of knowledge and allowed her to pass on the skills she had developed. Gaining her Licentiate qualification over 3 years ago, alongside studying for her master’s degree in general forensic healthcare sparked her passion to give healthcare professionals and affiliate colleagues a voice within forensics.
Since becoming a Licentiate member in 2020, Stacey has worked alongside Professor Rix as the associate lead for mental health and intellectual disabilities. This enabled Stacey to dedicate time to tackling some of the complex issues presented within a modern forensic setting, advocating and raising awareness around mental health and intellectual disabilities. She now hopes that as the Vice-President for Allied Healthcare Professionals, she can dedicate some time to giving forensic practitioners of varying professions a voice in order to tackle the everyday issues faced within the forensic setting.
Vice President Legal Medicine
Dr Elaine Cook
I have worked for Medical Protection Society (Dental Protection) since September 2014 as a full-time Dentolegal Consultant.
I have a background as a General Dental Practitioner within the Armed Forces: the Royal Army Dental Corps for five years and then the Royal Air Force for 16 1/2 years. I currently still work in private practice on a sessional basis and I am the Senior Dental Officer on 4626 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron within the Royal Air Force Reserves, responsible for the training and career management of all Reserve Dental Officers and Dental Nurses.
I have undertaken further postgraduate training in both dentistry and law.
I have a keen interest in Forensic Odontology and I am currently going through the BAFO Mentoring Programme and participate in a Dental Forensic Team on-call rota for the UK.
I regularly present talks and webinars to dental practitioners and dental care professionals both face to face and more recently remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic and had a number of articles on various dental subjects published in the dental journals.
I live in rural Lincolnshire and I am kept very busy by my four rescue spaniels
Vice President Secure and Detained Settings
Dr Jonathan McAllister
FFFLM MRCGP
Jonathan was born in the beautiful county of Yorkshire and qualified from Liverpool University in 1996. He initially trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and then on to GUM and moved to London in 1999 and soon after he commenced his GP training. Later he discovered his interest in Drug/ Alcohol use and Psychiatry, gaining Section 12 approval and RCGP Part2 in SMS.
He was a GP partner in South London for 10 years, where he first made steps towards his SDS career and worked as an FME with the Metropolitan Police from 2004 to 2017. He then took on numerous roles in London prisons, including Regional Medical Lead for PPG and spent a year working at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre.
Jonathan currently works as Lead GP at HMP Thameside in Woolwich and continues to advocate for Equity of Healthcare in vulnerable patients and elevating the profile of Professionals working in this rewarding yet challenging environment.
He has contributed to a number of BMJ articles and has been interviewed on an RCGP podcast talking about working in prisons.