Review of the Mental Health Act: Implications for people with developmental disabilities - Part 2

Professor Alexander is a practising clinician with over 20 years of experience treating people with learning or developmental disability and mental health problems. He is currently a Consultant Psychiatrist with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) and a Visiting Professor at the University of Hertfordshire. He is the convenor of RADiANT-a research consortium that brings together a large number of NHS Trusts, university academics, service users and family members. In 2018, he was awarded the President's medal of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Professor Langdon has worked within secure mental healthcare services for offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities for twenty years. His research interests fall broadly within the area of developmental psychology and include the adaptation and evaluation of psychological therapies for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He is a non-medical approved clinician as defined with the Mental Health Act. He is registered as both a clinical and forensic psychologist and is Honorary Associate Director of Research for Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. He is also the co-convenor of RADiANT together with Dr Regi Alexander, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. 

Dr Devapriam is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director at Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. He isa medical member of the First Tier Tribunal for Mental Health and Trustee of HfT, a Learning Disability charity.He is a project executive for developing online resources on learning disability and mental health at MindEd, RCPsych and Chairs the Quality Network for learning disability at RCPsych. Previously, John has worked as National Professional Advisor for the Care Quality Commission and Academic Secretary for the Faculty of Intellectual Disability, RCPsych. His interest areas are forensic ID psychiatry, leadership and mental health law. He is also an active clinician researcher and has contributes to several book chapters and national publications.