The Psychiatrist : Clinical and Therapeutic Journal
Open Access

Biography

David has worked in community based mental health services in the UK for over thirty years developing services for people with complex care needs and enduring mental health problems in a career spanning the voluntary sector, local authority services, and the NHS at a senior level. He has two Masters level degrees, including a distinction level MBA. From 2009 - 2011 he was the Dementia Implementation Lead for Commissioning Support for London, working with commissioners across London to improve dementia services. He is currently Chair the Dementia Alliance for Culture and Ethnicity ( www.demace.com ) a UK alliance of local and national voluntary organisations working with dementia and an independent writer and researcher on dementia support and services for Black and minority ethnic communities. He is also the Director of somfreshthinking limited, a healthcare consultancy working on service redesign and change management in health and social care services.

Research Interest

Mental Health in the community
Mental health and the criminal justice system

Dementia in the community
Dementia and diversity
The dementia pathway

Publications

Dementia: Human Rights and UK Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities

Dementia: Faith in Science or Faith in Pharmacy

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities and Dementia - Where Are We Now?