Council members

George is an NHS podiatrist with many years of service to the Royal College of Podiatry (RCPod). 

George's  main professional interest is in the NHS delivery of a high class wound care service to the people of East Cheshire.

George has also been actively involved in reviewing the services that RCPod provides to its members and has been delighted to see how these have improved immeasurably from when he first joined the College. He is proud to have worked alongside the  Executive Team in modernising the Royal College.

Past service on Committees and Boards of Coumcil

George has been on Council since 2013 and served as Chair from June 2018 until September 2020.  During this time he seved on many committees across the sphere of podiatry.

Interests outside podiatry

George says:

My main interests outside of podiatry centre on taking my lad to various sports clubs and associations so I could be said to be an amateur Uber driver!

Krishna is a senior lecturer in podiatry and prescribing at the University of Northampton.

She trained at the University of Huddersfield.

Early career

Krishna's early career has included the following roles:

• Community podiatrist, North Staffordshire
• Podiatrist, Scholl
• Podiatry project officer, Royal College of Podiatry
• Advanced podiatrist, Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
• Clinical lead, Lower limb wounds, National Wound Care Strategy Programme.

Past service on Committees and Boards of Council

• This is Krishna’s first time on Council
• She is currently a member of the Medicine Management Committee
• She is also an executive member of Foot in Diabetes UK
• She coaches for the Student leadership programme for the Council of Deans.

Interests outside podiatry

Krishna’s interests outside podiatry include cooking, travelling, music and family.

Usamah Khalid qualified from the University of Northampton in 2018 with a First Class BSc Hons degree in Podiatry. He continued his studies, earning a Masters distinction in his MSc on the Theory of Podiatric Surgery from Huddersfield University in 2020.

Usamah was a one-time Chair of the College of Podiatry Students Association (CPSA), before taking his seat on Council following election in 2022. He is currently the Vice Chair of the College’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and is the Council champion of the Employment Support Committee.

With a strong clinical interest in Dermatology, Usamah has become a national speaker on skin tone and other dermatological conditions, particularly at the College’s Annual Conference and at the Primary Care Conference.

Usamah is passionate about podiatry’s future, and about current undergraduate training. Usamah would like to continue working with academics and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to improve recruitment of students into the profession.

Past service on Committees and Boards of Council

Chair of the College of Podiatry Students Association 2016-2018

Current positions:

• Council Champion to the Employment Support Committee
• Vice Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Interests outside podiatry

Outside podiatry Usamah enjoys walking, reading and travelling.

Dr Jane McAdam is Associate Dean Enterprise and Engagement at the University of Salford.

She worked privately in Australia, and then joined the NHS working in various roles in London and Salford – overall working as clinician for over 25 years. Her areas of interest are biomechanics, orthotics and pressure relief, which includes complex high risk patients as well as providing stock, modular and bespoke footwear.

Jane is a Director and Council Member of the Royal College of Podiatry. She is an appointed Governor to the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Greater Manchester.

In her role at the University of Salford, Jane is part of the senior management team for the School of Health & Society, with senior executive responsibility for the School across strategic and operational key performance indicators.

Past service on Committees and Boards of Council

• Dean of the Directorate of Podiatric Medicine 2016 - 2021
• Member of Clinical Senate 2016 - 2021
• Member Committee of the Directorate of Education 2015 - 2021
• Assessor for Canonbury Fellowship 2016, 2017
• Assessor for College of Podiatry Fellowship awards 2017

Interests outside podiatry

Outside work Jane enjoys gardening, renovating her crumbling house, seeing friends, reading on holiday, watching rugby union, and crime or espionage dramas.

Sue works in both independent practice, and in the NHS where she is a Freedom to Speak up Guardian across South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust.

Early career

Sue started in independent practice in 1999, mainly in a domiciliary setting, where she specialised in treating patients with learning disabilities and neurological conditions as well as providing routine work for a range of conditions. 

For the last 17 years, Sue has worked in a busy clinic in Tamworth (Footsteps). She provides a full range of routine treatments including nail surgery, but her passion is treating patients with neurological conditions.

Sue started her NHS career in Warwickshire in 1999 specialising in diabetes and wound care. In 2009 following a service redesign, Sue was appointed joint team leader of a newly-established neuro rehab speciality, and took responsibility for setting the standards, design and clinical delivery of the new service.

Sue has been a Freedom To Speak Up Guardian across South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) and George Eliot Hospital Trust (GEH) since 2016. She chairs the Midland Region Guardian’s Network organising meetings, mentoring new guardians and offering support and guidance to colleagues.

Trade union activities

In 2000, Sue became a Trade Union Rep for RCPod (or the Society as it was then) and become an active part of the Midlands Reps network. From 2014-2016 she also sat on the Midlands TUC and has represented RCPod at the TUC Congress presenting motions on behalf of members. Sue has also undertaken TUC training on employment law and other courses

In 2011 Sue became the Chair of South Warwickshire Staff Side Committee and has been involved in a variety of activities, including change management, agenda for change matching, evaluating and consistency checking, policy development and staff engagement. She has worked on the EDI agenda for many years and was privileged to be part of a European project designing and evaluating “Healthy Diversity” aimed at educating university students on the vital importance of equality diversity and inclusion.

Sue set up and became chair of the LGBTQIA+ Staff Network in 2021 for SWFT and GEH.  She has supported Pride events across Warwickshire and Birmingham.

Past service on Committees and Board of Council

• This is Sue’s first time on Council
• She has been a member of the Employment Support Committee since 2018
• She is also a member of the EDI Group
• She has previously served on the England Reps forum.

Interests outside podiatry

Sue’s interests outside podiatry include scouting, where she was chairperson for five years and is now involved as a helper; hiking, camping and travel; and spending time with family and friends. Sue also set up and leads a walking for wellbeing group and enjoys taking people on expeditions.