Bupa Platinum consultant
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Verified account
Open Referral network
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Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr Matthew Sawa trained in psychiatry in London, Merseyside, Norfolk and Kent. He currently works as a Consultant Psychiatrist in a busy Home Treatment Team in west London. Prior to that, he worked in a busy inpatient unit in Kent for seven years.
He was awarded, with distinction, Masters Degree in Health Care Education and Management, by Kingston University, London.
Dr Sawa has extensive experience of in assessing and managing all major mental illness, such as all degrees of depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, bipolar affective disorder, psychoses and dual diagnoses (co-existing drug/alcohol misuse and mental disorder).
Dr Sawa uses holistic, compassionate and thorough approach in assessing clients from wide range of backgrounds, including various regions of the UK, gained from his training in various parts of the UK. Dr Sawa has endorsement from the Royal College of Psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Psychiatry and aim is to re-integrate adults of working age back into their lives as soon as possible.
Dr Sawa uses evidence-based treatments, combing them with psycho-social and cultural approaches. Dr Sawa is passionate about the role of diet and healthy life style in preventing and managing mental disorders.
Areas of interest
Dr Sawa has extensive experience of in assessing and managing all major mental illness, such as all degrees of depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, bipolar affective disorder, psychoses and dual diagnoses (co-existing drug/alcohol misuse and mental disorder).
Medical secretaries
About me
External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Psychiatrist for Rapid Response and Home Treatment Team
Riverside Centre
Hillingdon Hospital
Pield Heath Road
Uxbridge
UB8 3NN
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
Dr Sawa has the following two articles published in peer-reviewed journals:-
1. Sharma, VK, Durrani, S, Sawa, M, Copeland, RM, Abou-Saleh, MT, Lane, S, and Lepping, P (2013)’Arabic version of the Global Mental Health Assessment Tool-Primary Care version (GMHAT/PC): a validity and feasibility study’, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 19(11), pp 905-908.
2. Sawa, M, Selvaraj, M, Brown, R, Parker, P and Meehan, J (2011) ’Brief intervention and referrals on smoking cessation’, Mental Health Practice, 14{9), pp 30-31.
This first article was regarding a project in 2008 with Drs Sharma and Durrani on validating the Arabic version of Global Mental Health Assessment Tool (GM-HAT). This tool was developed primarily by Dr Sharma on English speaking population. It is available in various versions and languages and has been published widely in literature. I contributed by reviewing and appraising the evidence for conducting this project on Arabic speaking population.
The second article was regarding a full-cycle audit on the effectiveness of Brief Intervention and Referral for Smoking Cessation on rehabilitation service-users that I conducted in September 2009. My training in medical statistics and in using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was very useful in executing this project.
My outcomes
Outcomes (checked and approved by medical professional body)
Please click on this link if you would like to see information about this
healthcare professional’s performance compared to their peers, as published by
their medical professional body.
https://www.doctify.co.uk/specialist/dr_matthew_sawa
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- MBChB
Mosul Medical College 1997
- MRCPsych
Royal College of Psychiatrists 2006
- MSc in Health care Education and Management, with distinction
Kingston University, London 2012
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry with endorsement in Rehabilitation Psychiatry
Mersey Deanery and Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010
GMC registration
Reference number 6025159
Details of entry to specialist register
- General Medical Council
, 2010
Affiliations / memberships
June 2006 -Present
Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Membership number: 809721
Renewal date: January 2019
Awarded through passing MRCPscyh Exam
November 2003 – Present Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
Registration number: 6025159
On the specialist register since August 2010
Renewal date: April 2018
September 2010 – Present
Medical Defence Union
Membership number: 439587J
Renewal Date: August 2018
My private practice
Post treatment communication
Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs
in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies
guidelines.