I spent 6 years researching trauma/personality assessments and treatment and psychometric assessment development with the Ministry of Defence. Then I went into the NHS and undertook an MD on anger characterisation in elderly mentally ill patients.
In the last 10 years I undertook 3 Cochrane reviews in dementia, set up and developed clinical trials in dementia as a chief investigator and regional lead. In 2004 I set UK/US collaborations with colleagues which are ongoing. We have jointly co-developed work on the harms of screening, medication trials in dementia, collaborative care in dementia and the anticholinergic burden scale.
I worked as an NHS consultant for 9 years and developed an applied research strategy. I am presently working on funded projects on inpatient rehabilitation in dementia and assistive technology in dementia.

I lead 4 programmes of research- hospital care in dementia, carer support in dementia,  biomarker discovery in dementia and harms of sleeping medication in dementia.

I co-developed the most commonly used anticholinergic assessment tool.

I am working on medication studies, falls and sleep studies in dementia.

I am frailty group lead and am research lead for East of England Ambulance frequent users data study.

I have led and been an active collaborator on designing medication trials in dementia targeting prevention and behaviours. 

I have MHRA regulatory experience from leading trials and expertise in trouble shooting recruitment and design issues in clinical trials.

I have expertise in NHS data systems, medical device regulation and App development. 

Professional Qualifications and professional memberships
MBBS;  Bsc; Mmedsci;  MRCPsych;  MD

• Chair of Dementia Research Innovation Group
• Theme lead for life long and aging research
• Chair of national NIHR dementia portfolio research group
• Member of EU-Interdem dementia prevention task force

Professor of clinical psychiatry August 2015

Reader in mental health August 2014

Clinical Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Psychogeriatrician Norwich Medical School University of East Anglia + Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust-August 2010 ongoing
Clinical Director of Kent and Medway NIHR Comprehensive Local Research Network October 2007- 2010
Consultant Psychiatrist/Senior Lecturer Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust/University of Kent-August 2001- August 2010
Psychiatric Specialist Registrar Department of Adult Psychiatry, The Fairmile Hospital, Wallingford, Oxford April 2001- August 2001
Psychiatric Specialist Registrar Department of Psychiatry of Old Age, The Fairmile Hospital, Wallingford, Oxford April 2000 - April 2001
Psychiatric Specialist Registrar Department of Psychiatry of Old Age, The Warneford Hospital,  Oxford May 1999 - March 2000.
Psychiatric Specialist Registrar RAF Brize Norton Department of Community Psychiatry August 1998 - May 1999
Psychiatric Specialist Registrar Northallerton NHS Trust Yorkshire  August 1997- August 1998
Psychiatric Specialist Registrar Ministry of Defence Training Scheme - Colchester Essex  August 1997- August 1998
Senior House Officer/Registrar Ministry of Defence Scheme Duchess of Kent's Hospital, Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire October 1996 – August 1997
Senior House Officer/Registrar Northallerton NHS Trust             April 1996 – October 1996
Senior House Officer/Registrar Ministry of Defence Training Scheme Duchess of Kent's Hospital, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire October 1995 – April 1996 and Princess Alexandra's Hospital, RAF Wroughton, Swindon Wiltshire August 1993 – October 1995
Senior House Officer General Practice  Berlin RAF Gatow August 1992-August 1993
House Officer Royal Free Hospital, London January 1992 - August 1992   
House Officer Royal East Sussex Hospital, Hastings, Sussex August 1991 - January 1992

My research interests cover a wide range from bioscience through epidemiology, psychological interventions and health services research. My main areas of work have involved evidence based mental health, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in dementia, collaborative projects in neurology and UK/US studies in dementia; both interventions and outcome research at the interface of primary and secondary care. I have been involved in 7 clinical trials of investigational medicinal products as lead and co-investigator.
Currently I am pursuing a research strategy of novel medication usage for dementia, health service research in the UK and USA in dementia and protection of cognition in vulnerable hospitalised elders.
I am one of the Dementia Research Directors in the UK for DeNDRoN. 
Internationally I have links with the Das Deutsche Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen DZNE which has led to publications and projects
I have had a collaboration with the Indiana University Center for Aging Research since 2004 which has led to research bids and  the collaboration has supported my interest in implementation research.
I am involved in the East of England NIHR Applied Reseach Collaboration- board member of comorbidity theme.

Administration posts and responsibilities (including roles)

Chair of Dementia Research Innovation Group

Theme Lead Life long Aging theme

Implementation - how education can change practice

Teaching Activities

• Module 11(Psychiatry)  MB BS 
• MB BS Examiner
• HSC Educator
• External Examiner MSC Brighton Medical School

Theme lead life long aging

Chair of national NIHR dementia portfolio development group