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About me

Dr Handyside is a Clinical Neuropsychologist who specialises in diagnostic neuropsychological assessment and individualised neuropsychological rehabilitation for adults presenting with neurological symptoms and disorders. She works within the NHS and independent practice.

Within the independent sector, Dr Handyside provides neuropsychological assessments for diagnostic purposes; to help inform and guide return to work following brain injury; and for professional sportspeople who have concerns about their cognitive functioning or are required by their regulatory body to have a neuropsychological assessment.

In her NHS role, she helps to lead the development and provision of the outpatient neuropsychology service within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She provides diagnostic neuropsychological assessments for adult patients, referred by Consultant Neurologists, working within over 25 specialist neurology clinics, including cognitive disorders, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and neuro-inflammatory conditions, neurological infections, neuro-genetics, movement disorders, brain tumour, traumatic brain injury and cerebrovascular disease. She also provides evidence based cognitive and psychological interventions for people with neurological conditions.

Between 2013 and 2015, Dr Handyside was the lead Clinical Psychologist within the Neuro-Rehabilitation Service at the Queen Elizabeth Foundation. Working within a multidisciplinary team, she provided post-acute neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation to young adults presenting with acquired brain injury. From 2008 to 2013, Dr Handyside was a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square where she led the organisation and delivery of the neuropsychological service to a 17 bed acute brain injury and stroke unit (ABIU).

Education and Training:
Dr Handyside obtained a First-Class Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Birmingham, before completing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London in 2008. She has completed the post doctoral Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN) which is viewed as the gold standard qualification for clinical neuropsychology within the UK. She holds a place on the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (SRCN), which is regulated by the British Psychological Society.

Areas of interest

Neuropsychological assessment;
Neuropsychological rehabilitation;
Cognitive Rehabilitation;
Traumatic Brain Injury;
Stroke;
Encephalitis;;
Dementia;
Epilepsy;
Brain tumour;
Parkinson's disease;
Atypical Parkinsonism (MSA; PSP,CBS, DLB);
Huntington's disease;
Multiple Sclerosis;
Sarcoidosis

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Neurological disorders

• Physical disability

Medical secretaries

• Imperial Private Neuropsychology
• Imperial.privateneuropsychology@nhs.net