
Dr Simon Tunstill
Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Berkshire Hospital
Speaker's biography
Dr Simon Tunstill has been a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Berkshire Hospital since 2011. Having always been interested in the psychology of medicine and how interactions between healthcare professionals and patients can be enhanced by optimal communication, he undertook the Advanced Professional Diploma in Medical Hypnosis with the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis in 2018. Since then, his interest has focused on the informal use of psychological and hypnotic principles incorporated into communication during everyday clinical practice to enhance patient experience. He regularly teaches multidisciplinary colleagues locally and has spoken nationally at various Association of Anaesthetists events on this subject.