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Specialises in

• General

About me

Consultant in Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry (1997)
Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Completed training in Oxford, Cambridge and St Mary’s Hospital in London

Visiting Professor, Institute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire
Secretary, Association of Professors of Psychiatry

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Criminology and Psychology
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh)
Master of Laws (LLM) in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice.
Certificate in Forensic Psychotherapy
Family Mediator

Qualified Medical Panel Member for the Tribunals Service (DLA, ESA and CIC)
British Board of Film Classification Video Appeals Committee
Ministerial advisor to the Home Office (Protection of Freedoms Act 2012).
Bedfordshire and Luton Family Justice Council

Previously the Clinical Director of a successful Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Active in NHS management and the Department of Health

Member of:
Resolution
Association of Lawyers for Children
Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians
Society for Advanced Legal Studies
British Academy of Forensic Sciences
Society of Doctors in Law

Areas of interest

Anxiety; Tics and Tourettes Syndrome; Educational under-achievement; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Psycho-somatic conditions; Asperger's syndrome; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Autism; Psychosis; Depression; Family difficulties; Sleep difficulties; Problem behaviour; Separation and divorce; School non-attendance; Self-harming behaviour; Eating and feeding difficulties; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Musculoskeletal conditions

• Neurological disorders

• Physical disability