Dr Gianetta Rands
Consultant PsychiatristShe is experienced in completing complex assessments for patients with multiple mental and physical illnesses. An area of special interest is cognitive impairment which may be due to dementia, delirium, or brain injury. She regularly undertakes mental capacity assessments and medicolegal reports.
Throughout her career, she has had major roles in postgraduate training for doctors specialising in psychiatry. She managed a large training programme, was an examiner for The Royal College of Psychiatrists, and a member of several of their committees.
She is an approved section 12 assessor for the Mental Health Act.
Associations
General Medical Council full registration since 1982; Specialist Register for General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry (1992); Revalidated to September 2024
Medical Protection Society (from 1981)
Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (member from 1988, fellow from 2005)
British Medical Association (from 1981)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (2012)
Published papers / Media
Rands, Gianetta (2018) Women’s Voices in Psychiatry; A collection of Essays, Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-878548-4
Women in UK Psychiatry and Mental Health by Gianetta Rands, pages 137-151 in “Mind, State, and Society: Social History of Psychiatry and Mental Health in Britain 1960-2010” edited by George Ikkos & Nick Bouras (2021) published by Cambridge University Press
DOI 10.1017/9781911623793
Rands G, McCabe T, Imray C (2020) Post-flight Confusion: does flying affect the brain? Special Paper. BJPsych International, 17.3, 1-4. Link to this article: http://ow.ly/G2fQ50EPkTm
RCPsychiatry Webinar “Where were the women?” February 2021.
RCPsych Webinar Helen Boyle; 27th May 2021 Link to this recording:
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/ccqi/quality-networks-accreditation/prison-mental-health-services/qnpmhs-webinars/dr-helen-boyle-our-first-woman-president-180th-anniversary-webinar-27-may-2021
Podcast: Does Flying affect the brain?
Published June 2021. Link to this podcast: https://soundcloud.com/bjpsych/bji-2020-1
G.Rands and Orrell, M “Aspirin for Vascular Dementia” Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; first published 2000, 4 reviews; PB: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; latest edition November 2012.
Education
Dr Rands was educated at Oxford University and the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, London.
Throughout her career she has had major roles in postgraduate training, as Membership examiner, and on several Committees of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. These continue as she develops her private practice and medicolegal work.
Qualifications
M.A.(Oxon) PPP/Experimental Psychology, 1976
MB.BS. (Royal Free, London) 1981
MRCPsychiatry 1988,
FRCPsychiatry, 2005
MRCGP, 1985
DRCOG and JCC certificate, 1983
Dr Thomas MacLaren
Consultant PsychiatristHe established a clinical network linking all dementia specialist consultants across the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. During the pandemic, he led the older people’s mental health service in Brent, working to support people experiencing a wide variety of mental health problems, with both in-person and remote consultation. In June 2020, Dr MacLaren took up a consultant psychiatrist role at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, supporting their Emergency Department and wards with mental health care for adults of all ages. He has worked with the hospital to improve support for people with alcohol use problems and confusion; in addition to quality improvement work with local mental health teams and research.
Areas of Expertise (conditions or services)
- Memory loss and dementia
- Mental capacity assessments
- Anxiety, depression and psychosis
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex-PTSD
- Personality disorder
- Adult ADHD assessment
Associations
Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; Certificate of Completion of Training; Section 12 approved Mental Health Specialist; Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London; Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; Quality Improvement Coach with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Published papers / Media
- Maclaren T, Ahmed N and Edwards S. (2021), An online forum to support consultant psychiatrists in their first five years of practice, introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Psychiatry. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1257.
- Shaw E, Catherine Adams C, Maclaren T and Brown F. (2020) PLAN standards and writing to patients: quality improvement by audit, BJPsych Open. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.589
- Sanatinia R, Afzal S, Maclaren T, McNulty A, Adele C, Morah A and Crawford M, (2019), Improved mental health among LABILE study participants: A qualitative exploration: Exploring improved mental health in LABILE study. Personality and Mental Health 13: 75–83
- MacLaren T, Warner J. (2016) Will the journal club survive? BJPsych Advances. Commentary On… Are Journal Clubs Useful In Teaching Psychiatry? BJPsych Advances, 22 (3) 211-212; DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.115.015479.
- MacLaren T (2016), On-line module updated for the Royal College of Psychiatrists Continuing Professional Development, Quickbite: Suicide in the elderly, [On-line, available from: http://www.psychiatrycpd.co.uk/learningmodules/quickbitesuicideintheelde.aspx].
- MacLaren T, Townell J, Shanmugham S, Argent V, De Ridder L, Venkataraman A, Clarke M, and Khwaja M. (2016) Knowledge of patients’ voting rights amongst mental health professionals working in the London Borough of Westminster during the 2015 UK general election. European Psychiatry 33: 450 [On-line] Available from DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1637.
- Townell J, MacLaren T, Argent V, De Ridder L, Shanmugham S, Venkataraman A, Clarke M, and Khwaja M. (2016) Knowledge and uptake of voting rights by adults with mental illness living in supported accommodation in Westminster (London) during the 2015 UK general election. European Psychiatry 33: 453 – 454. [On-line] Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1649
- Townell J, MacLaren T, De Ridder L, Shanmugham S, Argent V, Venkataraman A, Clarke M, and Khwaja M. (2016) Knowledge and uptake of voting rights by psychiatric inpatients in Westminster, London during the 2015 UK general election. European Psychiatry 33: 454. [On-line] Available from DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1650.
- MacLaren T and Warner J (2015) Spotting the difference: Mental Health Issues In Older Patients. General Medical Council Viewpoints, [On-line, available from: http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/26099.asp]
- Crawford M, MacLaren T, Reilly G. (2014) Are mood stabilisers helpful in treatment of borderline personality disorder? British Medical Journal; 349: g5378
Education
Dr MacLaren began his career in psychiatry at St Thomas’ Hospital and completed his training in the St Mary’s Hospital Scheme, North West London. He became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2013 and entered the Specialist Register in 2017. He has completed a Master’s Degree in Education at Imperial College London and uses these skills to develop training in mental health to healthcare professionals, trainee Psychiatrists, volunteers and carers supporting people with mental illness.
Dr Jonathan Foster
Consultant NeurologistAreas of Expertise (conditions):
Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Dementia and Other Brain-Related Conditions potentially impacting on Cognition/Thinking Skills in Adults; Fitness for Duty/Employment Assessments; Medical Negligence; Capacity Assessment (Testamentary Capacity/Fitness to Plead etc.)
Languages spoken:
Fluent in English; some French, German, Italian
Associations:
British Psychological Society (Division of Neuropsychology; Treasurer 2023-2026); Australian Psychological Society (College of Clinical Neuropsychologists; National Executive Committee 2005-2008); American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (Overseas Affiliate); New Zealand Special Interest Group in Neuropsychology
Editorial/Advisory Boards:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/neurosci/editors
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/editors
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medsci/editors
Published Papers/Media:
Professor Foster has published and lectured widely, including the authoring of numerous publications that are directly related to his clinical practice. He has written/edited 6 books to date, published over 180 scientific publications (Google Scholar) and given over 300 invited and conference oral presentations. He has published over 150 articles listed in the ISI Web of Science, with a current scientific H index>45 (Google Scholar). Professor Foster’s written works have been translated into nine languages; for example, https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Introduction-Jonathan-K-Foster/dp/0192806750. He has published in high impact, international, peer-reviewed academic and professional journals (including Journal of the American Medical Association, Brain, Molecular Psychiatry) and other scientific outlets & magazines; see, for example: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228416.400-instantexpert-memory-loss.html
Professor Foster has presented regularly in the media with respect to his expertise in clinical neuroscience.
Education
Education:
Clinical Fellowship in Neuropsychology (Universities of Toronto; Rotman Institute/Royal Society NATO Fellowship); Doctorate in Neuropsychology (University of Oxford); matriculated in Medicine (University of Edinburgh) with intercalated First Class Honours in Psychology, Philosophy & Mathematics (University of Manchester)
Career History:
Extensive international clinical and academic experience in both the public and private health sectors, including work on a range of national and international professional committees & related bodies; Certified in American Medical Association Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment & WorkCover Guides for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. Board-Approved Supervisor/Assessor in Clinical Neuropsychology.